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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
No17 Go Long
3-6 130
161.28
 
VS
proj
UP THE MIDDLE
94 3-6
100.58

Offensively challenged No17 Go Long knock off UP THE MIDDLE, 130-94

No17 Go Long emerged victorious with a 130-94 victory over UP THE MIDDLE despite posting only the 13th-highest point total in the league for the week. UP THE MIDDLE jumped out to a 42-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Dallas Goedert (28 points) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (11). But No17 Go Long held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Trevor Lawrence, who passed for 235 yards and a touchdown and ran for 53 yards for 63 points, and Garrett Wilson, who caught 8 passes for 92 yards (17 points). No17 Go Long (3-6) will look to sustain their momentum against STEWARTS TERRORS, while UP THE MIDDLE (3-6) will attempt to get back on track against Texas Rattlers.

Matchup Timeline

  No17 Go Long   UP THE MIDDLE

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Patriots in Week 9, the Colts defense allowed 26 points, surrendered 203 yards, and forced a fumble. In doing so, they put up 11 points and scored 34.0% higher than their scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on No17 Go Long this week. The Colts will square off against the Raiders next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

No17 Go Long
Points
% of total points 130
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
63
68.4
48.5%
2
Garrett Wilson
WR
17
12.71
13.1%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
11
8.21
8.5%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
10
15.69
7.7%
UP THE MIDDLE
Points
% of total points 94
1
Dallas Goedert
TE
28
11.71
29.8%
2
Curtis Samuel
WR
20
11.1
21.3%
3
Chris Olave
WR
13
16.72
13.8%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
11
11.46
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Curtis Samuel had a 49-yard touchdown catch for UP THE MIDDLE, who trailed 118-81 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  No17 Go Long   UP THE MIDDLE

What If

No17 Go Long would have beaten only two other teams besides UP THE MIDDLE this week.
UP THE MIDDLE would have lost to 13 other teams besides No17 Go Long this week.
If No17 Go Long played UP THE MIDDLE every week this season, they'd be 4-5.
UP THE MIDDLE would have topped No17 Go Long 173-151 had they played each other last week.
No17 Go Long would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as UP THE MIDDLE.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as No17 Go Long, UP THE MIDDLE would be 2-5-1.
If No17 Go Long had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-95.
If they played every team every week, UP THE MIDDLE would be 41-93-1.

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