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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
LLsay
2-7 90.46
84.42
 
VS
proj
zxz_alexandre
86.6 3-6
92.88

Despite top scorer Ryan, zxz_alexandre fall to LLsay in 90.46-86.60 battle

zxz_alexandre had the top scorer in the matchup with QB Matt Ryan racking up 29 points, the fifth-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome LLsay, who narrowly earned a 90.46-86.60 win. zxz_alexandre made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. LLsay led 90.46-75.40 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 11.2 points from Ezekiel Elliott on Monday night for zxz_alexandre. LLsay were led by Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 259 yards and 2 touchdowns for 19.16 points, and O.J. Howard, who caught 4 passes for 53 yards and 2 touchdowns (17.3 points). LLsay (2-7) will look to keep it rolling against r18xxl, while zxz_alexandre (3-6) will try to get back on track against S.R.911.

Matchup Timeline

  LLsay   zxz_alexandre

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Howard (4 Rec, 53 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 17.3 points in a 42-28 lost to the Panthers in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.77-point projection and was much higher than his 8.58-point season scoring average. Howard ranks #80 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
O.J. Howard

Top Player Comparison

LLsay
Points
% of total points 90.46
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
19.16
23.46
21.2%
2
O.J. Howard
TE
17.3
6.77
19.1%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.5
14.38
18.2%
4
Ito Smith
RB
12.4
7.77
13.7%
zxz_alexandre
Points
% of total points 86.6
1
Matt Ryan
QB
29
19.89
33.5%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
15.2
10.02
17.6%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.2
15.74
12.9%
4
Jason Myers
K
9
7.86
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for zxz_alexandre, while Jason Myers had a 56-yard field goal, contributing to a 55.40-41.60 lead for zxz_alexandre.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which zxz_alexandre had a 75.40-71.30 lead. For LLsay, Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal. Keenan Allen made the highlight reel for zxz_alexandre with a 54-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 51-yard pass for LLsay, helping the team to a 90.46-75.40 lead.

Points By Position

  LLsay   zxz_alexandre

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on LLsay scored higher than their projected point totals.
zxz_alexandre had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
LLsay put up more points than their projected total, while zxz_alexandre failed to reach their projection.
LLsay ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while zxz_alexandre ranked 9th.
The matchup's 3.86-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win concludes a streak of four straight losses for LLsay.
Both of the wins for LLsay have been close wins.
On the losing side, Matt Ryan (29 points) recorded the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

zxz_alexandre
A pair of teams with matching 3-6 records, 11th-place zxz_alexandre will now get a date with ninth-place S.R.911 in Week 10. zxz_alexandre might have to rearrange the deck a bit with Lamar Miller out on bye in Week 10. Through nine weeks of action, zxz_alexandre are ranked 10th in points scored, while S.R.911 have scored the eighth-highest point total in TDL Advanced 2018 B league.
LLsay
LLsay (2-7) will take on r18xxl (6-3) in Week 10. LLsay might need to shuffle the deck a bit with DeAndre Hopkins and Dan Bailey out on bye next week. r18xxl will be without Latavius Murray. Over the last three weeks, LLsay have scored 82.73 points per game, while r18xxl have averaged 112.07 per contest.