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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Doughboys
7-2 121.05
142.62
 
VS
proj
Rebel Alliance
115.2 4-5
143.9

Doughboys jump into top spot, 121.05-115.20

Doughboys ascended into first place in OklahomIraqis League AFC with a hard-fought win over Rebel Alliance, emerging victorious with a 121.05-115.20 victory. Doughboys took a 46.7-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 51.5 points from the New England Patriots defense (3 Pts Allowed, 121 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Justin Jefferson (10 Rush Yds, 115 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Cooper Kupp (8 Rec, 127 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Christian Kirk (8 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Rebel Alliance in the loss. Doughboys (7-2) will look to build on their success against Vultures, while Rebel Alliance (4-5) will match up against SAWTOOTHS in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Doughboys   Rebel Alliance

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 3 points, surrendering 121 yards, and intercepting a pass against the Colts, the Patriots defense registered 26 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 8.5-point projection and was much higher than their 9.33-point season scoring average. The Patriots defense ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Doughboys
Points
% of total points 121.05
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
26
8.5
21.5%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
25.5
22.49
21.1%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.05
26.6
19%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
11.7
15.98
9.7%
Rebel Alliance
Points
% of total points 115.2
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
26.8
21.7
23.3%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
21.6
12.94
18.8%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
13
17.66
11.3%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
10
8.64
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins linked up with Justin Jefferson for a 47-yard pass for Doughboys, helping Doughboys to a 109.85-63.15 lead.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 69-yard touchdown catch for Rebel Alliance, who trailed 117.85-95.35 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Doughboys   Rebel Alliance

What If

Doughboys would have beaten six other teams besides Rebel Alliance this week.
Rebel Alliance would have lost to nine other teams besides Doughboys this week.
Doughboys would be 6-3 if they played Rebel Alliance every week.
Had they played each other last week, Doughboys would have been victorious over Rebel Alliance 155.4-145.25.
Doughboys would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rebel Alliance.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Doughboys, Rebel Alliance would be 3-5.
If Doughboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 68-49.
If they played every team every week, Rebel Alliance would be 49-68.

Coach Talk

Doughboys
Listen Doughboys, the good news is that we won this matchup by nearly six points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through eight weeks was 143.47. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Rebel Alliance
Hey now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for Rebel Alliance collectively logged only three targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 10!