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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Obi Will Kenobi
6-3 194
208.81
 
VS
proj
Rum Ham
189 5-4
201.78

Obi Will Kenobi top Rum Ham for fourth straight win in 194-189 nailbiter

Obi Will Kenobi extended their win streak to four games with a narrow win over Rum Ham, eking out a 194-189 victory. Rum Ham had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Obi Will Kenobi led 163-154 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 35 points from five players on Monday night for Rum Ham. Obi Will Kenobi were led by Geno Smith (27 points) and Mykal Walker (21). Obi Will Kenobi (6-3) will look to keep it rolling against Belly Jump Passers, while Rum Ham (5-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against I AM BRAINWASHED.

Matchup Timeline

  Obi Will Kenobi   Rum Ham

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Okonkwo overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 4 points against his 0.56-point projection. During a 20-17 loss to the Chiefs, he caught one pass for 48 yards . Okonkwo will face the Broncos next week.
Chig Okonkwo

Top Player Comparison

Obi Will Kenobi
Points
% of total points 194
1
Geno Smith
QB
27
17.58
13.9%
2
Mykal Walker
LB
21
29.59
10.8%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
21
13
10.8%
4
Kyzir White
LB
19
24.13
9.8%
Rum Ham
Points
% of total points 189
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
28
19.25
14.8%
2
Derek Carr
QB
25
17.14
13.2%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
23
18.91
12.2%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
17
21.99
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Derek Carr had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Rum Ham, while Tyler Bass had a 51-yard field goal, contributing to a 131-84 lead for Rum Ham.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 51-yard pass for Obi Will Kenobi, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 22-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 154-138 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Chig Okonkwo had a 48-yard catch for Obi Will Kenobi, contributing to a 163-154 lead for the team.
Monday
Both teams had players with standout plays on Monday night. For Obi Will Kenobi, Andy Dalton had a 41-yard touchdown pass. Juwan Johnson made the highlight reel for Rum Ham with a 41-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Obi Will Kenobi   Rum Ham

Game Notes

Just 10 of the 23 starters on Obi Will Kenobi exceeded their scoring projections.
Rum Ham had only nine of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Obi Will Kenobi had four starters score zero points, while Rum Ham had six.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Obi Will Kenobi managed to get the win, but did not cover the 7.03-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, Obi Will Kenobi moves to (1-0), while Rum Ham falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, the Indianapolis Colts defense scored 28 points, the third-best score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Obi Will Kenobi
You know Obi Will Kenobi, the good news is that we won this matchup by 5 points. Even better news is that we know we're better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through eight weeks was 208.75. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Rum Ham
Yo, Rum Ham, did your wideouts talk bad about their quarterbacks or something? Seeing only 16 total targets in Week 9, our seven wide receivers clearly need to get the attention of their respective QBs this week in practice.