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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Fishguts
8-1 93.12
102.75
 
VS
proj
kevin's Rad Team
92.9 4-5
106.33

Offensively challenged The Fishguts top kevin's Rad Team in 93.12-92.90 cliff-hanger

Ranking eighth in the league in points scored for the week, The Fishguts were lucky to earn a victory against a team that performed even worse, narrowly earning a 93.12-92.90 victory over kevin's Rad Team. kevin's Rad Team had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. The Fishguts led 93.12-82.90 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 10 points from Justin Tucker on Monday night for kevin's Rad Team. Davante Adams (10 Rec, 146 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Jalen Hurts (243 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) won the week for The Fishguts in the victory. The Fishguts (8-1) have now won eight matchups in a row and will look to keep it rolling against TonyM's Terrific Team. kevin's Rad Team (4-5) will try to get back in the win column against Hoodsta 2.

Matchup Timeline

  The Fishguts   kevin's Rad Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Eagles defense scored right around their 8.16-point projection with 8 points against the Texans in Week 9. They allowed 17 points, surrendered 303 yards, and intercepted 2 passes in the 29-17 win. The Eagles defense ranks #91 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Commanders next week.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense

Top Player Comparison

The Fishguts
Points
% of total points 93.12
1
Davante Adams
WR
31.6
14.68
33.9%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.02
25.64
21.5%
3
Jason Myers
K
8
8.64
8.6%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
8
8.16
8.6%
kevin's Rad Team
Points
% of total points 92.9
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
22
18.85
23.7%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.4
19.96
18.7%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
11.5
8.46
12.4%
4
Justin Tucker
K
10
9.34
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was The Fishguts who emerged with the lead, 77.92-76.40. For The Fishguts, Davante Adams had a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins linked up with Justin Jefferson for a 47-yard pass for kevin's Rad Team.

Points By Position

  The Fishguts   kevin's Rad Team

Game Notes

The Fishguts emerged victorious even though only one of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
kevin's Rad Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Fishguts emerged victorious despite putting up a season-low 93.12 points.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The Fishguts ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while kevin's Rad Team ranked 9th.
The matchup's 0.22-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a streak of two straight wins for kevin's Rad Team.
In close games this year, The Fishguts moves to (2-0), while kevin's Rad Team falls to (1-2).
On the losing side, Justin Jefferson scored 22 points, the fourth-best score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

The Fishguts
You know The Fishguts, we're "glass half full" kind of coaches. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring's slipped recently, we'll choose to take the high road. Averaging 126.56 points through Week 8, our crew has shown it's more than capable of outproducing the 93.12 we needed to win this past week!
kevin's Rad Team
We should use this narrow loss as a learning opportunity and regroup for in Week 10, kevin's Rad Team. Take a gander at what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and deploy the strongest lineup possible next week.