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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Bruising Knights
5-4 207.24
179.61
 
VS
proj
Greyhound Express
144.66 6-3
190.17

Bruising Knights beat Greyhound Express for third straight win in 207.24-144.66 romp

Bruising Knights extended their win streak to three games with an easy win over Greyhound Express, rolling to a 207.24-144.66 victory. Bruising Knights took a 41.30-point lead on Thursday behind Dameon Pierce (27.4 points) and A.J. Brown (13.9) and never let go of it. Kyler Murray (175 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 60 Rush Yds) and Dalvin Cook (47 Rush Yds) led the way for Greyhound Express in defeat. Bruising Knights (5-4) will look to build on their success against Big Blue, while Greyhound Express (6-3) meet cheeseheads in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Bruising Knights   Greyhound Express

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 126 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Raiders, Etienne Jr. put up 39.6 points this week. His scoring output was 70.8% more than his 23.18-point projection and was much higher than his 20.1-point season scoring average. Etienne Jr. ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Travis Etienne Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Bruising Knights
Points
% of total points 207.24
1
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
39.6
23.18
19.1%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
39.4
22
19%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
27.4
22.55
13.2%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
21.77
23.65
10.5%
Greyhound Express
Points
% of total points 144.66
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27.83
27.11
19.2%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
21.1
24.67
14.6%
3
Derek Carr
QB
20.63
19.33
14.3%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.7
22.85
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Derek Carr had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Greyhound Express, while Stefon Diggs had a 42-yard catch for the team, who trailed 135.04-91.73 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Greyhound Express, who trailed 182.44-126.46 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Bruising Knights   Greyhound Express

What If

Bruising Knights would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Greyhound Express would have lost to four other teams besides Bruising Knights this week.
If they played Greyhound Express every week, Bruising Knights would be 6-3 this season.
Last week, Bruising Knights would have topped Greyhound Express 204.03-191.44.
Bruising Knights would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Greyhound Express.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bruising Knights, Greyhound Express would be 6-2.
If Bruising Knights had played every team in the league each week, they would be 42-21.
If they played every team every week, Greyhound Express would be 39-24.

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