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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
6-3 150.9
118.6
 
VS
proj
ItsACatch
103.32 6-3
107.85

Buffalo Bills overtake ItsACatch for top spot in 150.90-103.32 blowout

Buffalo Bills overtook ItsACatch in the standings, jumping into the No. 1 position in Yahoo Public 36506 with an easy win, cruising to a 150.90-103.32 victory. Buffalo Bills got out to a 6.10-point lead on Thursday behind Dallas Goedert (20 points) and never relinquished it. Christian Kirk (8 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Lamar Jackson (133 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 82 Rush Yds) carried the flag for ItsACatch in defeat. Buffalo Bills (6-3) will look to build on their success against STP2, while ItsACatch (6-3) will try to generate some positive momentum against West coast Brownie.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   ItsACatch

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert (8 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 20 points against the Texans in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.01-point projection and was much higher than his 9.34-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

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 150.9
1
Josh Allen
QB
26.8
26.06
17.8%
2
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
25.6
14.55
17%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
23.5
16.34
15.6%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
20
9.01
13.3%
ItsACatch
Points
% of total points 103.32
1
Christian Kirk
WR
17.6
10.28
17%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.52
21.47
17%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
13.9
14.57
13.5%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
12.5
9.7
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Buffalo Bills who claimed the lead, 111.40-64.80. For Buffalo Bills, Josh Allen had a 36-yard touchdown run and a 42-yard pass. Tyler Bass made the highlight reel for ItsACatch with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Derrick Henry had a 56-yard run for Buffalo Bills to contribute to a 150.90-85.80 lead for the team.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 24-yard touchdown pass for ItsACatch.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   ItsACatch

StatSmack

Buffalo Bills must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (150.9) than their season average (128.87).
We heard scoring helps you win. Buffalo Bills are doing a better job of that, averaging 128.87 versus ItsACatch's 118.97.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Buffalo Bills has left fewer points on the bench this season (400.7) than ItsACatch (507.92).
Buffalo Bills don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than ItsACatch (5 vs 3).
Buffalo Bills have the clutch gene, with more close wins than ItsACatch (1 vs 0).
Buffalo Bills have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than ItsACatch (45 vs 34).
ItsACatch have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Buffalo Bills (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Buffalo Bills have outscored ItsACatch at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
Buffalo Bills don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 20 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Buffalo Bills had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for ItsACatch (2).
There's not much good to say about ItsACatch this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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