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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Zelinsky Fresno
4-5 68.2
93.89
 
VS
proj
Poldi Steelers
48.22 5-4
71.18

Offensively challenged Zelinsky Fresno beat Poldi Steelers, 68.20-48.22

With the 11th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Zelinsky Fresno were fortunate to earn a victory against a foe that had an even worse week, earning a 68.20-48.22 victory over Poldi Steelers. Zelinsky Fresno leapt out to a 27.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Michael Carter (15.1 points) and Tee Higgins (9.5) and never looked back. Lamar Jackson (133 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 82 Rush Yds) and Greg Zuerlein (2-2 FG, 53 long, 2-2 XP) led the way for Poldi Steelers in the loss. Zelinsky Fresno (4-5) have now won four straight and will look to keep it rolling against MILLER'S KILLERS. Poldi Steelers (5-4) will attempt to get back on track against WBK Giants.

Matchup Timeline

  Zelinsky Fresno   Poldi Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Bills in Week 9, Carter ran for 76 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 15.1 points and scored 59.3% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Zelinsky Fresno this week. Next week, Carter will face the Patriots.
Michael Carter

Top Player Comparison

Zelinsky Fresno
Points
% of total points 68.2
1
Geno Smith
QB
21.8
17.89
32%
2
Michael Carter
RB
15.1
9.48
22.1%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
9.5
14.65
13.9%
4
Evan McPherson
K
6
10.18
8.8%
Poldi Steelers
Points
% of total points 48.22
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.52
21.47
36.3%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
10
7.14
20.7%
3
Mike Evans
WR
6.5
12.61
13.5%
4
Rachaad White
RB
4.9
6.59
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Greg Zuerlein had a 53-yard field goal for Poldi Steelers, who trailed 42.50-15.40 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 51-yard pass for Zelinsky Fresno, contributing to a 68.20-30.70 lead for the team.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Poldi Steelers.

Points By Position

  Zelinsky Fresno   Poldi Steelers

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starting players on Zelinsky Fresno scored higher than their projected point totals.
Poldi Steelers had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Zelinsky Fresno had one starter score zero points, while Poldi Steelers had two.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
This matchup featured the two lowest scores of the week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Zelinsky Fresno. They got the win, but failed to cover the 22.71-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Zelinsky Fresno
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by utterly dominating Poldi Steelers at the wide receiver position (16.6 points to 6.5).
Poldi Steelers
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) combined to receive a hearty 17 targets in Week 9. Chemistry and timing appear to be issues as that group reeled in only eight catches.