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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Snakebitten!!
3-6 136.2
117.37
 
VS
proj
Started from the top
92.92 3-6
109.57

Snakebitten!! hand Started from the top sixth consecutive loss in 136.20-92.92 beatdown

Snakebitten!! rolled to a 136.20-92.92 victory to hand Started from the top their sixth consecutive loss. Snakebitten!! got out to a 14.90-point lead on Thursday behind Dameon Pierce and never looked back. Lamar Jackson (16.52 points) and Jeff Wilson Jr. (14.7) led the way for Started from the top in the loss. Snakebitten!! (3-6) will look to keep it rolling against Huy's Expert Team, while Started from the top (3-6) will meet Darkhorse198 in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Snakebitten!!   Started from the top

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (3 Pts Allowed, 121 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 27 points in a 26-3 win over the Colts in Week 9. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 11.71-point projection and was much higher than their 11.86-point season scoring average. The Patriots defense ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Snakebitten!!
Points
% of total points 136.2
1
Davante Adams
WR
32.6
14.68
23.9%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
27
11.71
19.8%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
23
18.85
16.9%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.4
22.27
13.5%
Started from the top
Points
% of total points 92.92
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
16.52
21.47
17.8%
2
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
14.7
4.88
15.8%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
11.8
17.16
12.7%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
11.5
8.47
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Snakebitten!! had a 136.20-76.40 lead. Davante Adams had a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for Snakebitten!!, while Justin Jefferson had a 47-yard catch. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for Started from the top with a 42-yard catch.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Started from the top.

Points By Position

  Snakebitten!!   Started from the top

What If

Snakebitten!! would have beaten seven other teams besides Started from the top this week.
Started from the top would have lost to six other teams besides Snakebitten!! this week.
If they played Started from the top every week, Snakebitten!! would be 5-4 this season.
Snakebitten!! would have beaten Started from the top 115.78-103.42 had they played each other last week.
Snakebitten!! would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Started from the top.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Snakebitten!!, Started from the top would be 4-4.
If Snakebitten!! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-35.
If they played every team every week, Started from the top would be 41-40.

Next Week Preview

Started from the top
In Week 10, Started from the top (3-6, eighth-place) will try to right the ship against Darkhorse198 (2-7, 10th-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as Lamar Jackson, Tee Higgins, and Ja'Marr Chase are off for Started from the top while the Baltimore Ravens defense and Justin Tucker are out for Darkhorse198.
Snakebitten!!
Two teams with identical 3-6 records, Snakebitten!! and Huy's Expert Team will each vie for their fourth win next week in a mid-season matchup. Each side has a pair of bye weeks to think about in Week 10, as the New England Patriots defense and Rhamondre Stevenson are off for Snakebitten!! and Greg Zuerlein and Tyler Boyd for Huy's Expert Team. Over the last three weeks, Snakebitten!! have put up 118.79 points per game, while Huy's Expert Team have averaged just 84.01 per contest.