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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Drafting like George Paton
6-3 108.12
126.38
 
VS
proj
Fancy Dancers
105.54 3-6
117.37

Drafting like George Paton hand Fancy Dancers fourth consecutive loss in 108.12-105.54 cliff-hanger

Drafting like George Paton narrowly earned a 108.12-105.54 victory to hand Fancy Dancers their fourth consecutive loss. Fancy Dancers made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Drafting like George Paton led 108.12-104.54 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 1 points from Devin Duvernay on Monday night for Fancy Dancers. Justin Herbert (27.1 points) and Austin Ekeler (20.6) were the top performers for Drafting like George Paton in the victory. Drafting like George Paton (6-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Mad Dogs, while Fancy Dancers (3-6) will try to get back on track against RIP Dem Boyz.

Matchup Timeline

  Drafting like George Paton   Fancy Dancers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kirk overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 17.6 points against his 10.47-point projection. During a 27-20 win over the Raiders, he caught 8 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. Kirk ranks #47 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

Drafting like George Paton
Points
% of total points 108.12
1
Justin Herbert
QB
27.1
34.25
25.1%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.6
17.41
19.1%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
17.6
10.47
16.3%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11.6
15.21
10.7%
Fancy Dancers
Points
% of total points 105.54
1
Davante Adams
WR
31.6
14.68
29.9%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
25.14
30.77
23.8%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
20
9.01
19%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
8
7.68
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Davante Adams had a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for Fancy Dancers, while Aaron Rodgers had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass to contribute to a 96.54-89.32 lead for Fancy Dancers.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Drafting like George Paton to contribute to a 108.12-104.54 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Drafting like George Paton   Fancy Dancers

What If

Drafting like George Paton would have beaten only three other teams besides Fancy Dancers this week.
Fancy Dancers would have lost to seven other teams besides Drafting like George Paton this week.
If they played Fancy Dancers every week, Drafting like George Paton would be 9-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Drafting like George Paton would have been victorious over Fancy Dancers 105.8-74.14.
Drafting like George Paton would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fancy Dancers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Drafting like George Paton, Fancy Dancers would be 3-5.
If Drafting like George Paton had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-38.
If they played every team every week, Fancy Dancers would be 27-72.

Coach Talk

Drafting like George Paton
Hey, this sport is all about recognizing the mismatches, right? We made that a point of emphasis by almost tripling Fancy Dancers at running back this past week (29.92 points to 10.3).
Fancy Dancers
Generally, missing a field goal isn't anything to really be worried about. But come on now, talk about impeccable timing: Chase McLaughlin went 1-for-2 on FGs instead of 2-for-2, and Fancy Dancers lost the matchup by 2.58 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.