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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Kitty
4-5 334.7
327.72
 
VS
proj
Memphis Showboats
250.35 4-5
290.48

Memphis Showboats succumb to Kansas City Kitty, 334.70-250.35

There's no way around it, Memphis Showboats didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Kansas City Kitty earned a 334.70-250.35 victory. Kansas City Kitty never trailed in this one after grabbing a 51.80-point lead on Thursday behind Dallas Goedert (34 points) and Kenneth Gainwell (17.8). The Indianapolis Colts defense (38.2 points) and Tyreek Hill (37.3) carried the flag for Memphis Showboats in the loss. Kansas City Kitty (4-5) will look to maintain their momentum against Rhode Island Reds, while Memphis Showboats (4-5) attempt to get back in the win column against Fort Worth Gunslingers.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Kitty   Memphis Showboats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert (8 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 34 points against the Texans in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.98-point projection and was much higher than his 15.12-point season scoring average. Goedert ranks #87 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Commanders next week.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Kitty
Points
% of total points 334.7
1
Derek Carr
QB
54.45
57.68
16.3%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
40
31.82
12%
3
Jared Goff
QB
39.75
56.98
11.9%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
34
13.98
10.2%
Memphis Showboats
Points
% of total points 250.35
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
38.2
27.31
15.3%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
37.3
28.8
14.9%
3
Mac Jones
QB
32.15
50.21
12.8%
4
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
28.5
24.12
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Derek Carr had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Kansas City Kitty, while Tyler Allgeier had a 44-yard run, helping Kansas City Kitty to a 268.10-197.65 lead.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Kansas City Kitty to contribute to a 294.70-210.85 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Derrick Henry had a 56-yard run for Kansas City Kitty, helping the team to a 334.70-234.65 lead.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Kitty   Memphis Showboats

Game Notes

Kansas City Kitty won even though only six of their 13 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Memphis Showboats had only four of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Derek Carr, Derrick Henry, and Jared Goff all scored more points than the Indianapolis Colts defense, the leading scorer for Memphis Showboats.
Kansas City Kitty put up more points than their season scoring average (331.64) while Memphis Showboats fell short of theirs (300.91).
Kansas City Kitty put up more points than their projected total, while Memphis Showboats fell short of their projection.
This win ends a streak of four straight losses for Kansas City Kitty.
Not only did Kansas City Kitty get the W, but they also easily covered the 37.24-point projected margin of victory.
For Memphis Showboats, the Indianapolis Colts defense (38.2 points) recorded the second-highest score for a DEF this week.

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