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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Maria's Team
5-4 108.1
107.72
 
VS
proj
TITO's Tip-Top Team
95.38 4-5
108.22

TITO's Tip-Top Team lose to Maria's Team, 108.10-95.38

TITO's Tip-Top Team failed to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, as Maria's Team secured a 108.10-95.38 victory. Maria's Team earned an early 1.80-point lead on Thursday. TITO's Tip-Top Team came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Kareem Hunt (32.6 points) and Cam Newton (21.18). Unphased, Maria's Team made a run later that afternoon, as Michael Thomas (33.1 points) and the Seattle Seahawks defense (3) put them back on top for good. Maria's Team (5-4) will look to keep it rolling against michael V's Team, while TITO's Tip-Top Team (4-5) will attempt to get back on track against James's Swell Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Maria's Team   TITO's Tip-Top Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas caught 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown as the Saints beat the Rams 45-35. In doing so, he put up 33.1 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Maria's Team this week. Thomas will face the Bengals in Week 10.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Maria's Team
Points
% of total points 108.1
1
Michael Thomas
WR
33.1
16.46
30.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
30.2
20.1
27.9%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
25.2
18.63
23.3%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
8
13.51
7.4%
TITO's Tip-Top Team
Points
% of total points 95.38
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
32.6
17.83
34.2%
2
Cam Newton
QB
21.18
25.65
22.2%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
12.7
17.29
13.3%
4
Matt Prater
K
9
9.29
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which TITO's Tip-Top Team became the proud owner of a 89.78-72.00 lead. For Maria's Team, Ben Roethlisberger had a 51-yard pass. Kareem Hunt made the highlight reel for TITO's Tip-Top Team with a 50-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Maria's Team   TITO's Tip-Top Team

What If

Maria's Team would have beaten seven other teams besides TITO's Tip-Top Team this week.
TITO's Tip-Top Team would have lost to four other teams besides Maria's Team this week.
If they played TITO's Tip-Top Team every week, Maria's Team would be 5-4 this season.
Last week, TITO's Tip-Top Team would have been victorious over Maria's Team 123.26-118.74.
Maria's Team would be 2-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TITO's Tip-Top Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Maria's Team, TITO's Tip-Top Team would be 3-5.
If Maria's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-37.
If they played every team every week, TITO's Tip-Top Team would be 42-39.

Next Week Preview

TITO's Tip-Top Team
Two squads with matching 4-5 records, seventh-place TITO's Tip-Top Team are set to battle sixth-place James's Swell Team next week. Each side has a pair of players on bye next week, as Demaryius Thomas and Stefon Diggs are off for TITO's Tip-Top Team and Emmanuel Sanders and Royce Freeman for James's Swell Team.
Maria's Team
Maria's Team (5-4) are set to go up against michael V's Team (7-2) in Week 10. Nine weeks into the season, Maria's Team are ranked seventh in points scored, while michael V's Team have put up the league's fourth-highest point total. In terms of scoring production, these two squads have been nearly identical recently. Maria's Team have scored 113.42 points per game over the last three weeks, while michael V's Team have averaged 112.86 per outing over that same stretch.