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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Hyenas Gon' Eat
4-5 249
158.72
 
VS
proj
Slob on my Cobb
179 5-4
168.31

Hyenas Gon' Eat outperform expectations, defeat Slob on my Cobb, 249-179

Hyenas Gon' Eat exceeded their projected point total, securing a 249-179 victory over Slob on my Cobb. Hyenas Gon' Eat jumped out to a 59-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Joe Mixon (79 points) and Tua Tagovailoa (36) and never looked back. Davante Adams (45 points) and Kenneth Walker III (40) were the leading performers for Slob on my Cobb in the loss. Hyenas Gon' Eat improve to 4-5 on the season, while Slob on my Cobb fall to 5-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Hyenas Gon' Eat   Slob on my Cobb

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mixon racked up 211 yards from scrimmage and scored 5 touchdowns as the Bengals beat the Panthers 42-21. In doing so, he put up 79 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. In Week 10, Mixon and the Bengals will go up against the Steelers.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Hyenas Gon' Eat
Points
% of total points 249
1
Joe Mixon
RB
79
20.59
31.7%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
51
34.08
20.5%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
36
25.22
14.5%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
21
12.56
8.4%
Slob on my Cobb
Points
% of total points 179
1
Davante Adams
WR
45
22.11
25.1%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
40
16.97
22.3%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
28
29.55
15.6%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
17
20.58
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Davante Adams had a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for Slob on my Cobb, who trailed 198-139 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Hyenas Gon' Eat   Slob on my Cobb

Game Notes

Hyenas Gon' Eat had six of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Slob on my Cobb had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Slob on my Cobb can partially blame the loss on Taysom Hill, who didn't score any points.
Hyenas Gon' Eat put up more points than their season scoring average (165.67) while Slob on my Cobb fell short of theirs (183.89).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 249 points scored by Hyenas Gon' Eat are the 4th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 70-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Davante Adams scored 45 points, the highest score for a wide receiver this week.

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