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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
buttfumble's Team
4-5 90.4
76.47
 
VS
proj
veryslowhand
58.66 5-4
87.35

buttfumble's Team brush off expectations, defeat veryslowhand in 90.40-58.66 rout

buttfumble's Team outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 90.40-58.66 victory over veryslowhand, who fell short of projections. buttfumble's Team got out to a 7.90-point lead on Thursday behind Doug Martin and never looked back. Tom Brady (294 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Cooper Kupp (5 Rec, 89 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for veryslowhand in defeat. buttfumble's Team (4-5) will look to sustain their winning ways against 霸气的LT, while veryslowhand (5-4) will meet will's Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  buttfumble's Team   veryslowhand

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Howard (4 Rec, 53 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 17.3 points against 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

buttfumble's Team
Points
% of total points 90.4
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
25.2
18.62
27.9%
2
O.J. Howard
TE
17.3
6.77
19.1%
3
Mike Davis
RB
10.7
6.1
11.8%
4
The New York Jets defense
DEF
8
6.5
8.8%
veryslowhand
Points
% of total points 58.66
1
Tom Brady
QB
15.66
22.69
26.7%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.9
9.61
25.4%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
8.7
14.39
14.8%
4
Devontae Booker
RB
6.4
7.3
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 51-yard pass for buttfumble's Team, contributing to a 69.80-19.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which buttfumble's Team owned a 90.40-40.90 lead. For buttfumble's Team, Doug Baldwin had a 42-yard catch. Cooper Kupp made the highlight reel for veryslowhand with a 41-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass for veryslowhand, who trailed 90.40-58.66 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  buttfumble's Team   veryslowhand

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. buttfumble's Team scored more in this matchup (90.4) than their season average (83.46).
buttfumble's Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than veryslowhand (2 vs 1).
buttfumble's Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than veryslowhand (0).
By position, buttfumble's Team have outscored veryslowhand at QB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about veryslowhand this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

veryslowhand
One losing skid will end in Week 10 as fourth-place veryslowhand have now lost two consecutive games while the opposition, will's Team, have dropped each of their last three. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as Adam Thielen, Devontae Booker, John Brown, and the Baltimore Ravens defense are off for veryslowhand while DeAndre Hopkins, Dalvin Cook, Demaryius Thomas, and the Houston Texans defense are out for will's Team.
buttfumble's Team
Two teams that have now won two straight games, buttfumble's Team (4-5) will go toe-to-toe against 霸气的LT (7-2) next week in a mid-season matchup. Each team will have players with byes next week, as Dan Bailey, Michael Crabtree, Kyle Rudolph, and Stefon Diggs are off for buttfumble's Team, while 霸气的LT will be missing Deshaun Watson and Lamar Miller. Over the last three weeks, buttfumble's Team have put up 82.93 points per game, while 霸气的LT have averaged 101.57 per contest.