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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
San Francisco 49ers
4-5 197.08
203.24
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
183.68 3-6
167.5

San Francisco 49ers defeat New England Patriots for third straight win, 197.08-183.68

San Francisco 49ers extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over New England Patriots, securing a 197.08-183.68 victory. San Francisco 49ers never trailed in this one after grabbing a 12.00-point lead on Thursday behind C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Justin Jefferson (10 Rush Yds, 115 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Austin Ekeler (47 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 24 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for New England Patriots in the loss. San Francisco 49ers (4-5) will look to notch another W against Cleveland Browns, while New England Patriots (3-6) face Chicago Bears in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  San Francisco 49ers   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 0.96 points, Dortch more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 3.06 points as the Cardinals lost to the Seahawks 31-21. He ran for 3 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Dortch will play the Rams.
Greg Dortch

Top Player Comparison

San Francisco 49ers
Points
% of total points 197.08
1
Justin Fields
QB
42.72
17.82
21.7%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
18.3
9.41
9.3%
3
Budda Baker
S
18
15.02
9.1%
4
Zaire Franklin
LB
17.5
15.37
8.9%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 183.68
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
25.5
22.49
13.9%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
24.1
19.96
13.1%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
24.08
18.86
13.1%
4
Isaiah Simmons
LB
21
13.56
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was San Francisco 49ers who owned the lead, 151.42-120.88. For San Francisco 49ers, Justin Fields had a 61-yard touchdown run. Justin Jefferson made the highlight reel for New England Patriots with a 47-yard catch.

Points By Position

  San Francisco 49ers   New England Patriots

Game Notes

San Francisco 49ers got the W even though only seven of their 19 starters exceeded their projected scores.
New England Patriots had only eight of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as San Francisco 49ers had one starter score zero points, while New England Patriots had seven.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
San Francisco 49ers won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while New England Patriots exceeded their projection.
San Francisco 49ers ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while New England Patriots ranked 11th.
The matchup's 13.4-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with San Francisco 49ers. They won, but did not cover the 35.74-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Justin Jefferson scored 25.5 points, the fourth-best score for a wideout this week.

Next Week Preview

New England Patriots
On the docket for Week 10, New England Patriots (3-6, 10th-place) will look to get back in the win column against Chicago Bears (5-4, fifth-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 10, as Joe Mixon, Joe Burrow, Hayden Hurst, and Tyquan Thornton are off for Chicago Bears and Devin McCourty, Hunter Henry, and Damien Harris will sit for New England Patriots.
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers (4-5) will face Cleveland Browns (3-6) in a Week 10 matchup that'll showcase teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as Matthew Judon, Greg Zuerlein, Patrick Queen, Calais Campbell, Trey Hendrickson, J.K. Dobbins, and Marcus Williams are off for Cleveland Browns and Rhamondre Stevenson, Evan McPherson, Vonn Bell, Breece Hall, and Ja'Marr Chase will take a seat for San Francisco 49ers. Over the last two weeks, San Francisco 49ers have put up 201.01 points per game, while Cleveland Browns have averaged 210.76 per contest.