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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Jokers Wild
2-7 400.59
416.77
 
VS
proj
Beefy Legends
185.38 0-9
244.16

Jokers Wild hand Beefy Legends ninth consecutive loss in 400.59-185.38 rout

Jokers Wild rolled to a 400.59-185.38 victory to hand Beefy Legends their ninth consecutive loss to open the season. Beefy Legends leapt out to a 53.03-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 52.03 points from Miles Sanders (93 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (17 Pts Allowed, 303 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). But it was all Jokers Wild after that. They were led by Trevor Lawrence, who passed for 235 yards and a touchdown and ran for 53 yards for 53.23 points, and Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 291 yards and a touchdown and ran for 40 yards (48.31 points). Jokers Wild (2-7) will look to get another W against Last Man Standing, while Beefy Legends (0-9) take on Pai Mei in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Jokers Wild   Beefy Legends

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hardman caught 6 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs beat the Titans 20-17. In doing so, he put up 43.3 points to nearly double his 22.75-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Jokers Wild this week. Hardman will play the Jaguars in Week 10.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

Jokers Wild
Points
% of total points 400.59
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
53.23
47.48
13.3%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
48.31
49.02
12.1%
3
Mecole Hardman
WR
43.3
22.75
10.8%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
42
23.96
10.5%
Beefy Legends
Points
% of total points 185.38
1
Miles Sanders
RB
41.5
39.45
22.4%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
39.63
51.01
21.4%
3
Sam Ehlinger
QB
31.62
40.76
17.1%
4
David Montgomery
RB
25.6
37.54
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Jokers Wild, helping the team to a 219.71-175.88 lead.

Points By Position

  Jokers Wild   Beefy Legends

Game Notes

Jokers Wild won even though only seven of their 20 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Beefy Legends had only two of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Beefy Legends even trying this week? They started nine players who scored zero points.
Jokers Wild had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Beefy Legends.
Jokers Wild put up more points than their season scoring average (366.37) while Beefy Legends fell short of theirs (294.09).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Jokers Wild win, but they also covered the 172.61-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Jokers Wild moves to (1-3), while Beefy Legends falls to (0-5).

Next Week Preview

Beefy Legends
One losing skid will conclude next week as last-place Beefy Legends have now dropped nine consecutive games. Their Week 10 opponent, Pai Mei, have lost two straight. Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 10, as Justice Hill, Kendrick Bourne, Marlon Humphrey, and Patrick Queen are off for Pai Mei while Breece Hall and Nelson Agholor are scheduled to rest for Beefy Legends.
Jokers Wild
Week 10 features two teams heading in opposite directions, as Jokers Wild (2-7) enter Week 10 on a two-game winning streak, while their opponent (Last Man Standing, 1-8), come in having lost two in a row. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as James Robinson, Hunter Henry, Justin Tucker, and DeVante Parker are off for Last Man Standing and Logan Wilson and Elijah Moore will sit for Jokers Wild. Over the last three weeks, Jokers Wild have scored 425.43 points per game, while Last Man Standing have averaged just 280.93 per contest.