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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
amy's Amazing Team
6-3 128.1
136.12
 
VS
proj
Griffin’s Great Team
124.04 5-4
120.32

amy's Amazing Team defeat Griffin’s Great Team for fourth straight win in 128.10-124.04 cliff-hanger

amy's Amazing Team extended their win streak to four games with a narrow win over Griffin’s Great Team, eking out a 128.10-124.04 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as amy's Amazing Team led 108.90-76.04 heading into Monday night. Griffin’s Great Team made it interesting behind Kenyan Drake (24.9 points) and Chris Olave (13.1). amy's Amazing Team were led by Cooper Kupp (8 Rec, 127 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyler Lockett (5 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). amy's Amazing Team (6-3) will look to notch another W against Troy's Boys, while Griffin’s Great Team (5-4) meet 3 KiDs in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  amy's Amazing Team   Griffin’s Great Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 26-3 win over the Colts, Folk scored 17 points to more-than-double his 8.42-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any K in the league this season. Folk will go up against the Jets in Week 10.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

amy's Amazing Team
Points
% of total points 128.1
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
26.8
21.56
20.9%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
17.7
12.85
13.8%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.4
19.96
13.6%
4
Nick Folk
K
17
8.42
13.3%
Griffin’s Great Team
Points
% of total points 124.04
1
Kenneth Walker III
RB
27.9
14.34
22.5%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
24.9
9.9
20.1%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
19.14
20.61
15.4%
4
Chris Olave
WR
13.1
15.72
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 47-yard pass for amy's Amazing Team, while Stefon Diggs had a 42-yard catch, helping amy's Amazing Team to a 64.40-37.14 lead.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 69-yard touchdown catch for amy's Amazing Team, contributing to a 108.90-76.04 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  amy's Amazing Team   Griffin’s Great Team

Game Notes

amy's Amazing Team got the win despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Griffin’s Great Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Griffin’s Great Team can partially blame the loss on Tyler Higbee, who didn't score any points.
amy's Amazing Team put up fewer points than their season scoring average (138.78) while Griffin’s Great Team scored above theirs (117.05).
amy's Amazing Team won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Griffin’s Great Team outscored their projection.
The matchup's 4.06-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
amy's Amazing Team managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 15.8-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, amy's Amazing Team moves to (1-0), while Griffin’s Great Team falls to (1-1).
In a losing effort, Kenneth Walker III scored 27.9 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

amy's Amazing Team
Hey amy's Amazing Team, the good news is that we took this matchup by over four points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this, as our scoring average through Week 8 stood at 140.11. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Griffin’s Great Team
The problem this week is pretty easy to diagnose, Griffin’s Great Team. Choosing to start Tyler Higbee in what was ultimately a tight fantasy matchup... let's try to move forward with a full deck of cards next time.