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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
LombardiWould bProud
6-3 197.82
216.75
 
VS
proj
More than a Thielen
103.96 1-8
170.42

LombardiWould bProud hand More than a Thielen sixth straight loss in 197.82-103.96 romp

LombardiWould bProud rolled to a 197.82-103.96 victory to hand More than a Thielen their sixth straight loss. LombardiWould bProud took a 7.50-point lead on Thursday behind Dallas Goedert (20 points) and never let it go. C.J. Mosley (6 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Jalen Pitre (9 Tackles) led the way for More than a Thielen in the loss. LombardiWould bProud (6-3) will look to add to their success against General Jakobi, while More than a Thielen (1-8) will attempt to right the ship against Collin's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  LombardiWould bProud   More than a Thielen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 29-17 win over the Texans, Goedert scored 20 points to more-than-double his 9.01-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Goedert will go up against the Commanders in Week 10.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

LombardiWould bProud
Points
% of total points 197.82
1
Dallas Goedert
TE
20
9.01
10.1%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.52
21.47
8.9%
3
Allen Lazard
WR
16.7
10.63
8.4%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
15
14.1
7.6%
More than a Thielen
Points
% of total points 103.96
1
C.J. Mosley
LB
12.5
14.56
12%
2
Jalen Pitre
S
12.5
9.54
12%
3
Zaire Franklin
LB
12
12.09
11.5%
4
Christian Wilkins
DT
8.5
8.99
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which LombardiWould bProud emerged with a 145.30-96.86 lead. For LombardiWould bProud, Allen Lazard had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch. Tyler Bass made the highlight reel for More than a Thielen with a 51-yard field goal.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 24-yard touchdown pass for LombardiWould bProud during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  LombardiWould bProud   More than a Thielen

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. LombardiWould bProud scored fewer points in this one (197.82) than their season average of 213.68.
More than a Thielen would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost six in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. LombardiWould bProud are doing a better job of that, averaging 213.68 versus More than a Thielen's 169.21.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" LombardiWould bProud (6-3) have a better record than More than a Thielen (1-8).
Even the computers think LombardiWould bProud have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (213.28) than More than a Thielen (186.42).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. More than a Thielen has left more points on the bench this season (701.2) than LombardiWould bProud (516.38).
LombardiWould bProud don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than More than a Thielen (3 vs 0).
LombardiWould bProud should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than More than a Thielen (4 vs 2).
LombardiWould bProud have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than More than a Thielen (82 vs 66).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of More than a Thielen - they’ve made more transactions (7) than LombardiWould bProud (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, LombardiWould bProud have outscored More than a Thielen at QB, RB, WR, TE, and IDP this season.
LombardiWould bProud don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 32 points, highest in the league.
The starters for LombardiWould bProud had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for More than a Thielen (1).
LombardiWould bProud was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (7) than More than a Thielen (5).
There's not much good to say about More than a Thielen this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

More than a Thielen
On the docket next week, More than a Thielen (1-8, last-place) will square off against Collin's Team (4-5, 10th-place). Each side has players with byes next week, as C.J. Mosley, Justice Hill, Sam Hubbard, and Devin Duvernay are off for More than a Thielen and Demarcus Robinson and Tyler Conklin are out for Collin's Team.
LombardiWould bProud
LombardiWould bProud (6-3) are set to go up against General Jakobi (4-5) in Week 10. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as Matthew Judon, Rhamondre Stevenson, Mac Jones, Devin McCourty, Quincy Williams, Deatrich Wise Jr., Jakobi Meyers, Tyquan Thornton, and Damien Harris are off for General Jakobi and Lamar Jackson, Kyle Hamilton, Patrick Queen, Hayden Hurst, and Evan McPherson will get the week off for LombardiWould bProud. Over the last three weeks, LombardiWould bProud have scored 189.11 points per game, while General Jakobi have averaged 210.56 per contest.