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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Shalabajzeri
1-8 118
95.7
 
VS
proj
Tonyk 77ers
95 3-6
98.76

Shalabajzeri earn win over Tonyk 77ers in 118-95 rout

Shalabajzeri rose to the occasion and beat expectations, cruising to a 118-95 victory over Tonyk 77ers, who fell short of projections. Tonyk 77ers took a 51-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Travis Kelce (21 points) and Jordan Howard (16). But it was all Shalabajzeri after that. They were led by Drew Brees (38 points) and Michael Thomas (27). Shalabajzeri (1-8) will look to get another W against So Solid Spoilers, while Tonyk 77ers (3-6) will take on spopov_k_2018 in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Shalabajzeri   Tonyk 77ers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Rams in Week 9, Thomas caught 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 27 points to more-than-double his 12.14-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Shalabajzeri this week. In Week 10, Thomas and the Saints will battle the Bengals.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Shalabajzeri
Points
% of total points 118
1
Drew Brees
QB
38
25.82
32.2%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
27
12.14
22.9%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
17
9.35
14.4%
4
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
13
7.45
11%
Tonyk 77ers
Points
% of total points 95
1
Travis Kelce
TE
21
10.09
22.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
17
26.5
17.9%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
16
9.89
16.8%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
14
9.92
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Shalabajzeri became the proud owner of a 100-78 lead. For Shalabajzeri, Brandin Cooks had a 48-yard catch. Greg Zuerlein made the highlight reel for Tonyk 77ers with a 56-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Tonyk 77ers, who trailed 105-95 after the evening game.

Points By Position

  Shalabajzeri   Tonyk 77ers

Game Notes

Shalabajzeri had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Tonyk 77ers had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Tonyk 77ers can partially blame the loss on DeVante Parker, who didn't score any points.
Shalabajzeri put up more points than their season scoring average (88.89) while Tonyk 77ers fell short of theirs (96.11).
Shalabajzeri scored more points than their projected total, while Tonyk 77ers failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 23-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In blowout games this year, Shalabajzeri moves to (1-2), while Tonyk 77ers falls to (1-3).
Despite the loss, Travis Kelce tallied 21 points, the fourth-highest score for a tight end this season.

Coach Talk

Shalabajzeri
Identifying mismatches is a big key to success in football. Thanks to a solid outing from Drew Brees, we doubled up Tonyk 77ers at the quarterback position this past week (38 points to 17). Brees went 25-for-36 for 346 yards and four TDs in a 45-35 win over the Rams.
Tonyk 77ers
Tonyk 77ers may find it tough to complain about lack of opportunity this past week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a whopping 24 times in Week 9. Chemistry appears to be a problem, as that group tallied only 14 catches.