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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
vampeta
4-5 124.9
94.52
 
VS
proj
黑白九号半
65.48 6-3
90.65

vampeta beat expectations, defeat 黑白九号半 in 124.90-65.48 rout

vampeta rose to the occasion, rolling to a 124.90-65.48 victory over 黑白九号半, who fell short of projections. vampeta pulled out to a 7.72-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Patrick Mahomes (27.8 points) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (22) and never relinquished it. James Conner (107 Rush Yds, 56 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Cam Newton (247 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds) did their part for 黑白九号半 in defeat. vampeta (4-5) will look to add to their success against For_Champion, while 黑白九号半 (6-3) face AKI77 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  vampeta   黑白九号半

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 22 points against their 6.91-point projection. In a 24-9 win over the Lions, they allowed only 9 points, surrendered 209 yards, and forced a fumble. The Vikings defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Bears next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

vampeta
Points
% of total points 124.9
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.8
24.43
22.3%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
22
6.91
17.6%
3
O.J. Howard
TE
17.3
6.77
13.9%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.5
14.38
13.2%
黑白九号半
Points
% of total points 65.48
1
James Conner
RB
22.3
14.65
34.1%
2
Cam Newton
QB
21.18
25.65
32.3%
3
Graham Gano
K
6
10.3
9.2%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
5.4
8.59
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for vampeta, helping the team to a 70.40-62.68 lead.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 54-yard catch for vampeta, contributing to a 112.80-65.48 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  vampeta   黑白九号半

StatSmack

vampeta must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (124.9) than their season average (104.83).
黑白九号半 are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than vampeta (2 vs 1).
vampeta should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than 黑白九号半 (6 vs 4).
黑白九号半 have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than vampeta (1) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, vampeta have outscored 黑白九号半 at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
vampeta don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 10 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for vampeta had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for 黑白九号半 (0).
Don't worry 黑白九号半, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

黑白九号半
Things won't exactly get any easier for third-place 黑白九号半, because they now get to go up against the league-leading AKI77 in Week 10. Each side has players with byes next week, as Lamar Miller, Keke Coutee, and Stefon Diggs are off for 黑白九号半 and Adam Thielen, Emmanuel Sanders, and John Brown are out for AKI77.
vampeta
Something's got to give next week, as vampeta (4-5) enter Week 10 riding a two-match winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (For_Champion, 6-3), come in as winners of three straight. vampeta may need to rearrange the deck some with the Minnesota Vikings defense, Deshaun Watson, and DeAndre Hopkins out on bye next week. When it comes to scoring production, these two teams have almost been mirror images of each other lately. vampeta have put up 112.35 points per game over the last three weeks, while For_Champion have averaged 111.53 per contest over that same period.