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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Puremichigan
4-5 89.7
101.85
 
VS
proj
Chicken Dinner
85.3 2-7
74.06

Offensively challenged Puremichigan come back to knock off Chicken Dinner in 89.70-85.30 thriller

With the 10th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Puremichigan were lucky to earn a victory against a foe that performed even worse, coming back to earn an 89.70-85.30 victory over Chicken Dinner. Trailing 73.85-45.95 heading into Monday night, Puremichigan charged back behind Kenyan Drake (93 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 16 Rec Yds) and Lamar Jackson (133 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 82 Rush Yds). Jalen Hurts (243 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) and Kenneth Walker III (109 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 20 Rec Yds) did their part for Chicken Dinner in the loss. Puremichigan (4-5) will look to notch another W against Wallywood, while Chicken Dinner (2-7) attempt to right the ship against Out for Blood.

Matchup Timeline

  Puremichigan   Chicken Dinner

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 22.9 points against his 8.13-point projection. During a 27-13 win over the Saints, he racked up 109 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Drake will face the Panthers next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Puremichigan
Points
% of total points 89.7
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
22.9
8.13
25.5%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
20.85
25.91
23.2%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
14.35
11.92
16%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
9.3
13.49
10.4%
Chicken Dinner
Points
% of total points 85.3
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
26.45
30.32
31%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
24.9
12.18
29.2%
3
Cole Kmet
TE
17
3.11
19.9%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
11.45
12.5
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 42-yard catch for Puremichigan, who trailed 48.95-24.60 after the early round of games.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Puremichigan on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Puremichigan   Chicken Dinner

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Puremichigan scored less in this one (89.7) than their season average of 95.12.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Puremichigan (4-5) have a better record than Chicken Dinner (2-7).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Puremichigan has left fewer points on the bench this season (402.3) than Chicken Dinner (441.05).
Chicken Dinner are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Puremichigan (4 vs 2).
Puremichigan are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Chicken Dinner (2).
Puremichigan are clutch masters, with more close wins than Chicken Dinner (1 vs 0).
By position, Puremichigan have outscored Chicken Dinner at WR, K, and DEF this season.
Puremichigan has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Chicken Dinner this season (-15).
The starters for Puremichigan had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Chicken Dinner (0).
Hey Chicken Dinner, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Puremichigan
Hey Puremichigan, the good news is that we took this matchup by more than four points. The *even better* news is that we know we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 8 stood at 95.79. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Chicken Dinner
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our trio of pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) combined to receive a hearty 17 targets in Week 9. With just nine total catches, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.