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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Meatmonger
8-1 127.28
121.94
 
VS
proj
Sandbagging
110.54 4-5
111.45

Meatmonger knock off Sandbagging for third straight win, 127.28-110.54

Meatmonger extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Sandbagging, earning a 127.28-110.54 victory. Meatmonger never trailed in this one after grabbing a 17.50-point lead on Thursday behind Dameon Pierce (13.9 points) and A.J. Brown (11.9). Justin Fields (123 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 178 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Miles Sanders (93 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for Sandbagging in the loss. Meatmonger (8-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Prestige Worldwide, while Sandbagging (4-5) take on Bills Get Paid in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Meatmonger   Sandbagging

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 10 tackles against the Eagles, Owens tallied 7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 3.24-point projection and was much higher than his 4.43-point season scoring average. Owens ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Giants next week.
Jonathan Owens

Top Player Comparison

Meatmonger
Points
% of total points 127.28
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
32.08
22.92
25.2%
2
Geno Smith
QB
19.8
21.03
15.6%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
17.3
6.56
13.6%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
13.9
12.06
10.9%
Sandbagging
Points
% of total points 110.54
1
Justin Fields
QB
50.72
19.88
45.9%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
15.3
11.36
13.8%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
10
7.21
9%
4
Bobby Okereke
LB
8
3.59
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Fields had a 61-yard touchdown run for Sandbagging, who trailed 104.48-95.04 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 51-yard pass for Meatmonger to contribute to a 127.28-105.04 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Meatmonger   Sandbagging

Game Notes

Meatmonger had seven of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Sandbagging had only four of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Meatmonger had one starter score zero points, while Sandbagging had two.
Meatmonger put up more points than their season scoring average (123.9) while Sandbagging fell short of theirs (113.9).
Meatmonger scored more points than their projected total, while Sandbagging failed to reach their projection.
Sandbagging ranked 5th in the league in scoring this week, while Meatmonger ranked 4th.
The matchup's 16.74-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Meatmonger win, but they also covered the 10.49-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Justin Fields officially posted the 3rd-highest score in the league this season with 50.72 points.

Next Week Preview

Sandbagging
Coming up in Week 10, Sandbagging (4-5, ninth-place) will take on Bills Get Paid (2-7, 14th-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as Evan McPherson, Jakobi Meyers, Sam Hubbard, Devin Duvernay, and J.K. Dobbins are off for Sandbagging while Germaine Pratt and Trey Hendrickson are out for Bills Get Paid.
Meatmonger
Meatmonger (8-1) square off against Prestige Worldwide (3-6) in Week 10. Meatmonger may need to shuffle their lineup some with Ja'Marr Chase out on bye next week. Prestige Worldwide will be without Garrett Wilson and Mike Davis. Over the last three weeks, Meatmonger have scored 135.26 points per game, while Prestige Worldwide have averaged only 103.14 per contest.