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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Newbies Rule
5-4 169.67
115.35
 
VS
proj
Don's Dazzling Team
139.4 2-7
140.93

Newbies Rule smirk at expectations, earn win over Don's Dazzling Team in 169.67-139.40 romp

Newbies Rule brought their A game, rolling to a 169.67-139.40 victory over Don's Dazzling Team, who fell short of projections. Don's Dazzling Team got out to a 0.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Newbies Rule after that. They were led by Joe Mixon, who racked up 211 yards from scrimmage and scored 5 touchdowns for 64.1 points, and Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 446 yards , ran for 63 yards and scored 2 touchdowns (36.17 points). Derrick Henry (32 points) and Geno Smith (25.97) did everything they could for Don's Dazzling Team in the loss. Newbies Rule (5-4) will look to build on their success against Ram's Den, while Don's Dazzling Team (2-7) will match up against jichanorthNJ in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Newbies Rule   Don's Dazzling Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 23.35 points, Mixon more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 64.1 points as the Bengals beat the Panthers 42-21. He racked up 211 yards from scrimmage and scored 5 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. In Week 10, Mixon and the Bengals will battle the Steelers.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Newbies Rule
Points
% of total points 169.67
1
Joe Mixon
RB
64.1
23.35
37.8%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
36.17
28.06
21.3%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
22.5
19.16
13.3%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
20
9.13
11.8%
Don's Dazzling Team
Points
% of total points 139.4
1
Derrick Henry
RB
32
27.19
23%
2
Geno Smith
QB
25.97
20.39
18.6%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
23.8
19.55
17.1%
4
Tom Brady
QB
15.33
19.86
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 47-yard catch for Newbies Rule, helping the team to a 121.00-66.10 lead.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 51-yard pass for Don's Dazzling Team, who trailed 133.50-107.40 after the late round of games.
Sunday Night
Derrick Henry had a 56-yard run for Don's Dazzling Team, who trailed 169.67-139.40 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Newbies Rule   Don's Dazzling Team

What If

Newbies Rule would have beaten four other teams besides Don's Dazzling Team this week.
Don's Dazzling Team would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Don's Dazzling Team every week, Newbies Rule would be 6-3 this season.
Don's Dazzling Team would have been victorious over Newbies Rule 179.1-108.33 had they played each other last week.
Newbies Rule would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Don's Dazzling Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Newbies Rule, Don's Dazzling Team would be 1-7.
If Newbies Rule had played every team in the league each week, they would be 31-32.
If they played every team every week, Don's Dazzling Team would be 13-50.

Next Week Preview

Don's Dazzling Team
In Week 10, Don's Dazzling Team (2-7, last-place) will take on jichanorthNJ (3-6, sixth-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as Lamar Jackson, Justin Tucker, the Cincinnati Bengals defense, and Mark Andrews are off for jichanorthNJ while the New England Patriots defense, Tee Higgins, and Breece Hall will sit for Don's Dazzling Team.
Newbies Rule
A couple of squads with identical 5-4 records, Newbies Rule and Ram's Den are set to go at it next week in a mid-season matchup. Newbies Rule may have to shuffle the deck some with Joe Mixon, James Robinson, Nick Folk, and Damien Harris out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Newbies Rule have put up 133.33 points per game, while Ram's Den have averaged 159.52 per contest.