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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Hooked On A Thielen
5-4 105.8
100.05
 
VS
proj
The Fighting Sloth
101.3 2-7
87.06

The Fighting Sloth lose to Hooked On A Thielen in 105.8-101.3 battle despite outperforming predictions

The Fighting Sloth rose to the occasion and beat expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to win 100.0-87.1, Hooked On A Thielen rallied for a 105.8-101.3 win over The Fighting Sloth. Hooked On A Thielen trailed 100.1-95.2 heading into Sunday night, but the team rallied behind Travis Kelce, who caught 10 passes for 106 yards for 10.6 points. The New England Patriots defense (3 Pts Allowed, 121 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Travis Etienne Jr. (109 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) carried the flag for The Fighting Sloth in defeat. Hooked On A Thielen (5-4) will look to notch another W against The Phantom Limbs, while The Fighting Sloth (2-7) face Nana Nancy in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Hooked On A Thielen   The Fighting Sloth

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 12 points, Succop scored 44.4% more than his 8.31-point projection as the Buccaneers beat the Rams 16-13. He made 3 of his 4 FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Hooked On A Thielen this week. Succop will face the Seahawks next week.
Ryan Succop

Top Player Comparison

Hooked On A Thielen
Points
% of total points 105.8
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
18.5
15.21
17.5%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
17.3
6.56
16.4%
3
Tom Brady
QB
15.2
17.61
14.4%
4
Ryan Succop
K
12
8.31
11.3%
The Fighting Sloth
Points
% of total points 101.3
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
26
8.5
25.7%
2
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
24.6
13.02
24.3%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
19
22.51
18.8%
4
Joshua Palmer
WR
10.6
8.02
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 47-yard catch for Hooked On A Thielen, who trailed 81.1-56.3 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, The Fighting Sloth became the proud owner of a 100.1-95.2 lead. For Hooked On A Thielen, Ryan Succop had a 50-yard field goal. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for The Fighting Sloth with a 22-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Hooked On A Thielen   The Fighting Sloth

Game Notes

Hooked On A Thielen had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Fighting Sloth had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Fighting Sloth can partially blame the loss on Tyler Higbee, who didn't score any points.
The three highest scorers for The Fighting Sloth scored more points than Justin Jefferson, the leading scorer for Hooked On A Thielen.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The Fighting Sloth ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while Hooked On A Thielen ranked 2nd.
The matchup's 4.5-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This victory concludes a two-game losing skid for Hooked On A Thielen.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Hooked On A Thielen. They won, but failed to cover the 12.99-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Hooked On A Thielen moves to (1-2), while The Fighting Sloth falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, the New England Patriots defense registered 26 points, the second-best score for a DEF this year.

Coach Talk

Hooked On A Thielen
Heckuva job shrugging off that two-game losing streak, Hooked On A Thielen! Every fantasy GM will surely be faced with adversity at some point or another... continue to keep your eyes out for what challenges lie ahead.
The Fighting Sloth
Fortunately, The Fighting Sloth, Week 9's problem isn't exactly rocket science. Going with Tyler Higbee in what was ultimately a tight fantasy matchup... we'll just put this behind us and move on?