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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Frank's Team
7-2 165
202.24
 
VS
proj
ThisIsUnbelievable
159 4-5
184.04

Frank's Team climb into 1st place in 165-159 struggle

Frank's Team climbed to the top of the standings in INSIDE THE FIVE with a come-from-behind win over ThisIsUnbelievable, staging an impressive comeback for a 165-159 victory. Frank's Team trailed 150-105 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Andy Dalton, who passed for 210 yards and a touchdown for 50 points, and Justin Tucker, who made both of his FG attempts (10 points). Justin Herbert (64 points) and Terrace Marshall Jr. (18) carried the flag for ThisIsUnbelievable in the loss. Frank's Team (7-2) will look to keep it rolling against The Smash Brothers, while ThisIsUnbelievable (4-5) face The Klingons in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Frank's Team   ThisIsUnbelievable

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 106 yards against the Titans, Kelce tallied 20 points this week. He scored right around his 22.88-point projection in the 20-17 win. Kelce ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Frank's Team
Points
% of total points 165
1
Andy Dalton
QB
50
61.4
30.3%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
35
15.85
21.2%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
20
22.88
12.1%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
14
23.36
8.5%
ThisIsUnbelievable
Points
% of total points 159
1
Justin Herbert
QB
64
78.84
40.3%
2
Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR
18
5.12
11.3%
3
Joshua Palmer
WR
18
13.36
11.3%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
16
19.4
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was ThisIsUnbelievable who emerged with the lead, 134-38. For Frank's Team, Stefon Diggs had a 42-yard catch. Terrace Marshall Jr. made the highlight reel for ThisIsUnbelievable with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Andy Dalton had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Frank's Team on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Frank's Team   ThisIsUnbelievable

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Frank's Team scored fewer points in this one (165) than their season average of 198.11.
We heard scoring helps you win. ThisIsUnbelievable need some help then, averaging just 184.11 versus Frank's Team's 198.11.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Frank's Team (7-2) have a better record than ThisIsUnbelievable (4-5).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Frank's Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (405) than ThisIsUnbelievable (542).
Once Frank's Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than ThisIsUnbelievable (2 vs 1).
Frank's Team are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than ThisIsUnbelievable (0 vs 1).
Frank's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than ThisIsUnbelievable (5 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of ThisIsUnbelievable - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Frank's Team (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Frank's Team have outscored ThisIsUnbelievable at WR, TE, and K this season.
Frank's Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 37 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Frank's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for ThisIsUnbelievable (1).
There's not much good to say about ThisIsUnbelievable this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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