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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Hrustin Cowboys
6-3 90.9
103.12
 
VS
proj
Rebellion
87.92 5-4
98.29

Hrustin Cowboys manage to defeat Rebellion in 90.90-87.92 nailbiter despite falling short of expectations

Both teams failed to meet their projected point totals, but Hrustin Cowboys did enough to take down Rebellion, eking out a 90.90-87.92 victory. Rebellion made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Hrustin Cowboys led 90.90-80.22 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 7.7 points from Alvin Kamara on Monday night for Rebellion. Austin Ekeler (47 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 24 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Miles Sanders (93 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the way for Hrustin Cowboys in the victory. Hrustin Cowboys (6-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against High Fives, while Rebellion (5-4) will attempt to right the ship against Angeell's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Hrustin Cowboys   Rebellion

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 93 yards and a touchdown against the Texans, Sanders registered 15.3 points this week. He scored 25.7% more than his 12.17-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Sanders ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Commanders next week.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Hrustin Cowboys
Points
% of total points 90.9
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.6
17.41
22.7%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
15.3
12.17
16.8%
3
Tom Brady
QB
15.2
17.61
16.7%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
12.5
9.7
13.8%
Rebellion
Points
% of total points 87.92
1
Kenneth Walker III
RB
26.4
13.25
30%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.02
25.64
22.8%
3
Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR
12.8
3.98
14.6%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
7.7
16.68
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Terrace Marshall Jr. had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Rebellion to contribute to a 53.82-42.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Hrustin Cowboys   Rebellion

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starting players on Hrustin Cowboys exceeded their scoring projections.
Rebellion had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Rebellion ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Hrustin Cowboys ranked 9th.
The matchup's 2.98-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Hrustin Cowboys managed to get the win, but did not cover the 4.83-point projected margin of victory.
Hrustin Cowboys moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while Rebellion falls to (1-1).
Despite the loss, Kenneth Walker III scored 26.4 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

Rebellion
Looking ahead to Week 10, Rebellion (5-4, fifth-place) are scheduled to square off against Angeell's Team (4-5, eighth-place). Through nine weeks of action, Rebellion have tallied the league's third-lowest point total while Angeell's Team (and their 107.38 points per game) are ranked fifth. Over the last two weeks, Rebellion has scored 94.11 points per game, while Angeell's Team has averaged 105.01 per contest.
Hrustin Cowboys
Hrustin Cowboys (6-3) take on High Fives (3-6) in Week 10. Hrustin Cowboys won't be able to count on another seven-point outing from Tyler Boyd, who will be out on bye in Week 10. High Fives will be without Justin Tucker and Hayden Hurst. Over the last three weeks, Hrustin Cowboys have scored 94.4 points per game, while High Fives have averaged 115.21 per contest.