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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Unhappy Alliance Losers
6-3 122.06
95.26
 
VS
proj
Michael's Legit Team
115.44 5-4
107.62

Unhappy Alliance Losers climb into top spot, 122.06-115.44

Unhappy Alliance Losers climbed into first place in Backroom Division with a hard-fought win over Michael's Legit Team, emerging victorious with a 122.06-115.44 victory. Unhappy Alliance Losers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 15.30-point lead on Thursday behind Miles Sanders. Patrick Mahomes (446 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 63 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Tyreek Hill (7 Rec, 143 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Michael's Legit Team in the loss. Unhappy Alliance Losers (6-3) have now won four straight games and will look to keep it rolling against Last Mohican UA. Michael's Legit Team (5-4) attempt to get some positive momentum against Blue Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Unhappy Alliance Losers   Michael's Legit Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 211 yards from scrimmage and scoring 5 touchdowns against the Panthers, Mixon scored 51.1 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 13.39-point projection and was much higher than his 14.86-point season scoring average. Mixon ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Unhappy Alliance Losers
Points
% of total points 122.06
1
Joe Mixon
RB
51.1
13.39
41.9%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
19.14
20.61
15.7%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
15.3
11.36
12.5%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
9.6
11.7
7.9%
Michael's Legit Team
Points
% of total points 115.44
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
35.14
23.46
30.4%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
20.3
13.56
17.6%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
17.1
14.87
14.8%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
10
8.64
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Bass had a 51-yard field goal for Unhappy Alliance Losers, helping the team to a 102.94-52.30 lead.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Unhappy Alliance Losers to contribute to a 112.54-70.30 lead for the team.
Monday
Isaiah Likely had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Unhappy Alliance Losers during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Unhappy Alliance Losers   Michael's Legit Team

StatSmack

Unhappy Alliance Losers must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (122.06) than their season average (104.24).
Unhappy Alliance Losers are on a roll, winning four in a row.
Unhappy Alliance Losers are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Michael's Legit Team (1).
Unhappy Alliance Losers are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Michael's Legit Team (1 vs 2).
By position, Unhappy Alliance Losers have outscored Michael's Legit Team at WR and TE this season.
Unhappy Alliance Losers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 8 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Unhappy Alliance Losers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Michael's Legit Team (0).
There's not much good to say about Michael's Legit Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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