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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
War Pigs
3-6 741.1
602.24
 
VS
proj
Champ Kind
514 4-5
488.34

War Pigs knock off Champ Kind in 741.1-514.0 beatdown

War Pigs outperformed expectations, rolling to a 741.1-514.0 victory over Champ Kind. War Pigs got out to a 57.0-point lead on Thursday behind T.J. Edwards and never let go of it. Joshua Palmer (77.6 points) and Eric Kendricks (75) did their part for Champ Kind in defeat. This marks the first time this season War Pigs have knocked off Champ Kind, after falling 629-401.3 in their last matchup. War Pigs (3-6) will look to build on their success against Cheeseheads, while Champ Kind (4-5) will try to get some positive momentum against Pogues Mahone.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pigs   Champ Kind

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mixon racked up 211 yards from scrimmage and scored 5 touchdowns as the Bengals beat the Panthers 42-21. In doing so, he put up 193.4 points to more-than-triple his 56.85-point projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Mixon will face the Steelers in Week 10.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

War Pigs
Points
% of total points 741.1
1
Joe Mixon
RB
193.4
56.85
26.1%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
87.2
65.15
11.8%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
81.8
73.31
11%
4
Zaven Collins
LB
81
63.15
10.9%
Champ Kind
Points
% of total points 514
1
Joshua Palmer
WR
77.6
37.08
15.1%
2
Eric Kendricks
LB
75
66.44
14.6%
3
Foye Oluokun
LB
73
72.47
14.2%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
63.8
36.17
12.4%

Points By Position

  War Pigs   Champ Kind

Game Notes

War Pigs got the win despite the fact that only five of their 12 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Champ Kind lost despite seven of their 12 starters scoring higher than their points projection.
Champ Kind could have used points from Jonathan Taylor and the Denver Broncos defense, as both put up goose eggs.
War Pigs had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Champ Kind.
War Pigs put up more points than their season scoring average (566) while Champ Kind fell short of theirs (612.2).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 227.1-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did War Pigs get the win, but they also covered the 113.9-point predicted margin of victory.
War Pigs moves to (1-1) in blowout games this year, while Champ Kind falls to (1-1).
Despite the loss, Joshua Palmer (77.6 points) recorded the fifth-best score for a WR this week.

Next Week Preview

Champ Kind
In Week 10, 10th-place Champ Kind (4-5) are scheduled to square off against seventh-place Pogues Mahone (5-4). Champ Kind may have to rearrange their lineup some with Germaine Pratt out on bye in Week 10. Pogues Mahone won't have Rhamondre Stevenson or J.K. Dobbins.
War Pigs
War Pigs (3-6) will go up against Cheeseheads (6-3) in Week 10. War Pigs might have to shuffle the deck some with Joe Mixon and Kenyan Drake out on bye next week. Cheeseheads will be without Gus Edwards. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. War Pigs have scored 689.5 points per game over the last three weeks, while Cheeseheads have averaged 697.15 per matchup over that same period.