Rock Z06's Rad Team find way to defeat ItsACatch in 86.30-85.66 cliff-hanger despite coming up short of predictions
Both teams fell short of expectations, but Rock Z06's Rad Team did enough to take down ItsACatch. Predicted to lose 114.44-96.46, Rock Z06's Rad Team eked out an 86.30-85.66 win over ItsACatch. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Rock Z06's Rad Team led 86.30-64.96 heading into Sunday night. ItsACatch came roaring back behind Leonard Fournette (72 Rush Yds, 90 Rec Yds). Joe Burrow (375 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Joe Mixon (65 Rush Yds, 43 Rec Yds) won the week for Rock Z06's Rad Team in the win. This marks the first time this season Rock Z06's Rad Team have beaten ItsACatch, after falling 119.02-104.86 in their last matchup.
While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Vikings, Gano registered 14 points this week. His scoring output was 79.9% more than his 7.78-point projection and was much higher than his 7.67-point season scoring average. Gano ranks #7 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Colts next week.
Saturday
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel moments Saturday, but after the dust settled, Rock Z06's Rad Team emerged with an 86.30-68.96 lead. Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Rock Z06's Rad Team, while Graham Gano had a 55-yard field goal. Meanwhile, A.J. Brown had a 48-yard catch for ItsACatch, while Justin Fields had a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for ItsACatch, who trailed 86.30-85.66 after Sunday night.
Rock Z06's Rad Team
Hey, the key to football is creating and exploiting the mismatches, right? Fueled by an awesome outing from Joe Burrow, we royally dominated ItsACatch at the quarterback position this past week (25.5 points to 9.86). Burrow went 40-for-52 for 375 yards, three TDs, and two INTs in a four-point victory over the Patriots.
ItsACatch
Normally, a single missed field goal isn't any real cause for concern, but talk about impeccable timing: Tyler Bass went 0-for-1 on FGs instead of 1-for-1, and ItsACatch dropped the matchup by 0.64 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.