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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Mandalay Bay
5-4 169.25
147.65
 
VS
proj
MrAwesome'sMoMo's
166.25 6-3
157.97

Mandalay Bay knock MrAwesome'sMoMo's from top spot in 169.25-166.25 cliff-hanger

Mandalay Bay squeaked by for a 169.25-166.25 victory over MrAwesome'sMoMo's, knocking them out of the top spot in FANTASY FB 2022 (MOE STYLE). It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Mandalay Bay led 169.25-132.45 heading into Monday night. MrAwesome'sMoMo's made them sweat behind Kenyan Drake, who racked up 109 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 33.8 points. Mandalay Bay were led by Josh Allen (205 Pass Yds, 86 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Dallas Goedert (8 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Mandalay Bay improve to 5-4 on the season, while MrAwesome'sMoMo's fall to 6-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Mandalay Bay   MrAwesome'sMoMo's

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert caught 8 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown as the Eagles beat the Texans 29-17. In doing so, he put up 26 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. Next week, Goedert will battle the Commanders.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

Mandalay Bay
Points
% of total points 169.25
1
Josh Allen
QB
37.45
37.63
22.1%
2
Dallas Goedert
TE
26
11.63
15.4%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
22.6
11.44
13.4%
4
Joshua Palmer
WR
21.2
13.76
12.5%
MrAwesome'sMoMo's
Points
% of total points 166.25
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
33.8
13.97
20.3%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.85
27.71
14.3%
3
Allen Lazard
WR
23.4
14.38
14.1%
4
Jaylen Waddle
WR
23
18.61
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, MrAwesome'sMoMo's had a 115.45-113.65 lead. For Mandalay Bay, Josh Allen had a 36-yard touchdown run and a 42-yard pass. Allen Lazard had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for MrAwesome'sMoMo's, while Kirk Cousins had a 47-yard pass.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Mandalay Bay, helping the team to a 151.65-132.45 lead.

Points By Position

  Mandalay Bay   MrAwesome'sMoMo's

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. Mandalay Bay has left fewer points on the bench this season (262.65) than MrAwesome'sMoMo's (522.1).
Mandalay Bay should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than MrAwesome'sMoMo's (6 vs 4).
Mandalay Bay have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than MrAwesome'sMoMo's (42 vs 34).
By position, Mandalay Bay have outscored MrAwesome'sMoMo's at QB, TE, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about MrAwesome'sMoMo's this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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