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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
sharpzyg
5-4 124.3
106.24
 
VS
proj
Flying Elvis
115.44 3-6
98.26

sharpzyg come back to knock off Flying Elvis for third straight win, 124.30-115.44

sharpzyg extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind win over Flying Elvis, coming back to earn a 124.30-115.44 victory. sharpzyg trailed 115.44-106.10 heading into Monday night, but the unit came back behind Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 112 yards from scrimmage for 11.2 points, and the Dallas Cowboys defense, who allowed 28 points, surrendered 340 yards, and forced 2 fumbles (7 points). The Chicago Bears defense (9 Pts Allowed, 264 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and James White (31 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 72 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Flying Elvis in the loss. sharpzyg (5-4) will look to maintain their momentum against stafgu, while Flying Elvis (3-6) will attempt to right the ship against librabian.

Matchup Timeline

  sharpzyg   Flying Elvis

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.66 points, Kittle more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 16.8 points as the 49ers beat the Raiders 34-3. He caught 4 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on sharpzyg this week. In Week 10, Kittle and the 49ers will face the Giants.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

sharpzyg
Points
% of total points 124.3
1
Matt Ryan
QB
29
19.89
23.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.7
16.75
22.3%
3
George Kittle
TE
16.8
7.66
13.5%
4
Cody Parkey
K
12
8.15
9.7%
Flying Elvis
Points
% of total points 115.44
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
28
9.97
24.3%
2
James White
RB
22.3
13.52
19.3%
3
Julio Jones
WR
18.1
11.95
15.7%
4
Tom Brady
QB
15.66
22.69
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 71-yard catch for sharpzyg, helping to give the team a 16.80-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which sharpzyg owned a 97.70-49.40 lead. For sharpzyg, Matt Ryan had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass. Julio Jones made the highlight reel for Flying Elvis with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Wil Lutz had a 54-yard field goal for Flying Elvis, who trailed 106.10-66.10 after the late games.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Flying Elvis, contributing to a 115.44-106.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  sharpzyg   Flying Elvis

Game Notes

sharpzyg got the W even though only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Flying Elvis lost despite five of their nine starters scoring above their points projection.
Flying Elvis can partially blame the loss on Lance Kendricks, who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
sharpzyg ranked 2nd in the league in points scored this week, while Flying Elvis ranked 4th.
The matchup's 8.86-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did sharpzyg earn the win, but they also covered the 7.98-point forecasted margin of victory.
sharpzyg moves to (3-0) in comeback games this year, while Flying Elvis falls to (1-2).
Despite the loss, the Chicago Bears defense registered 28 points, the top overall score for a DEF this year.

Next Week Preview

Flying Elvis
Two squads with matching 3-6 records, 10th-place Flying Elvis will now have a date with 11th-place librabian in Week 10. Flying Elvis might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Courtland Sutton and Michael Crabtree out on bye next week. Nine weeks into the season, Flying Elvis are ranked fifth in points scored, while librabian have put up the sixth-highest point total in TDL Advanced 2018 A league.
sharpzyg
Something's got to give next week, as sharpzyg (5-4) enter Week 10 riding a three-match winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (stafgu, 8-1), have notched eight straight victories. sharpzyg may have to rearrange the deck a bit with Phillip Lindsay out on bye in Week 10. stafgu will be without Latavius Murray, Emmanuel Sanders, and John Brown. Looking at just the last two weeks, sharpzyg have scored 122.2 points per game, while stafgu have averaged 106.57 per contest.