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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
For_Champion
6-3 82.82
80.61
 
VS
proj
rookiechen
50.04 3-6
68.39

For_Champion beat rookiechen for third straight win, 82.82-50.04

For_Champion extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over rookiechen, coming out on top with a 82.82-50.04 victory. rookiechen grabbed a 7.34-point lead on Thursday, but For_Champion held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Drew Brees (31.44 points) and Nick Chubb (15). Tre'Quan Smith (8.3 points) and Giorgio Tavecchio (8) did everything they could for rookiechen in the loss. For_Champion (6-3) will look to sustain their momentum against vampeta, while rookiechen (3-6) try to get back in the win column against hanmufang.

Matchup Timeline

  For_Champion   rookiechen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brees (346 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) scored 31.44 points in a 45-35 win over the Rams in Week 9. His scoring output was 41.6% more than his 22.2-point projection and was much higher than his 20.12-point season scoring average. Brees ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

For_Champion
Points
% of total points 82.82
1
Drew Brees
QB
31.44
22.2
38%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
15
10.85
18.1%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
11.38
9.14
13.7%
4
Wil Lutz
K
11
10.8
13.3%
rookiechen
Points
% of total points 50.04
1
Tre'Quan Smith
WR
8.3
6.1
16.6%
2
Giorgio Tavecchio
K
8
10.39
16%
3
Derek Carr
QB
7.34
17.38
14.7%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
6.6
8.38
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Wil Lutz had a 54-yard field goal for For_Champion, helping the team to a 64.84-50.04 lead.

Points By Position

  For_Champion   rookiechen

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. For_Champion scored less in this one (82.82) than their season average of 93.1.
A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. rookiechen have lost their last three weeks, while For_Champion have won three straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. rookiechen need some help then, averaging just 81.46 versus For_Champion's 93.1.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. For_Champion (6-3) have a better record than rookiechen (3-6).
Even the computers think For_Champion have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (94.87) than rookiechen (85.28).
For_Champion don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than rookiechen (3 vs 1).
For_Champion should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than rookiechen (5 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of rookiechen - they’ve made more transactions (6) than For_Champion (2) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, For_Champion have outscored rookiechen at QB, RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
For_Champion has a higher average scoring margin (3) than rookiechen this season (-19).
The starters for For_Champion had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for rookiechen (0).
For_Champion was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (5) than rookiechen (3).
Don't worry rookiechen, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

For_Champion
This sport is all about creating mismatches. We not only dominated rookiechen at RB (21.6 points to 5.9), we also quadrupled them at QB (31.44 to 7.34).
rookiechen
With just one catch this past week, the starting RBs for rookiechen should remind their QBs to start checking down more frequently (and dial up a screen play or two).