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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Balmain Forever
5-1 48.84
58.23
 
VS
proj
Blazin Asians
48.46 3-3
59.19

Balmain Forever top Blazin Asians for fifth straight win in 48.84-48.46 battle

Balmain Forever extended their win streak to five games with a tight win over Blazin Asians, narrowly earning a 48.84-48.46 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Balmain Forever led 48.84-21.30 heading into Sunday night. Blazin Asians came roaring back behind Tom Brady (294 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Jimmy Graham (4 Rec, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Balmain Forever were led by Drew Brees (346 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Dan Bailey (1-1 FG, 39 long, 3-3 XP). Balmain Forever (5-1) will look to keep it rolling against MR's Majestic Team, while Blazin Asians (3-3) will attempt to get back on track against Password Is Taco.

Matchup Timeline

  Balmain Forever   Blazin Asians

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 346 yards and 4 touchdowns and running for 16 yards against the Rams, Brees put up 31.44 points this week. His scoring output was 41.6% more than his 22.2-point projection and was much higher than his 15.28-point season scoring average. Brees ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

Balmain Forever
Points
% of total points 48.84
1
Drew Brees
QB
31.44
22.2
64.4%
2
Dan Bailey
K
6
8.07
12.3%
3
David Njoku
TE
5.3
6.6
10.9%
4
Lamar Miller
RB
4.8
10.6
9.8%
Blazin Asians
Points
% of total points 48.46
1
Tom Brady
QB
15.66
22.69
32.3%
2
Pierre Garcon
WR
11.6
4.77
23.9%
3
Jimmy Graham
TE
11.5
7.05
23.7%
4
Kerryon Johnson
RB
4.4
8.5
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Pierre Garcon had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Blazin Asians, helping Blazin Asians to a 12.90-0.00 lead.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Blazin Asians, who trailed 48.84-48.46 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  Balmain Forever   Blazin Asians

Game Notes

Balmain Forever won despite the fact that only one of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Blazin Asians had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Balmain Forever had three starters score zero points, while Blazin Asians had three.
Balmain Forever emerged victorious despite scoring a season-low 48.84 points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Blazin Asians ranked 13th in the league in scoring this week, while Balmain Forever ranked 11th.
The matchup's 0.38-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
In close games this season, Balmain Forever moves to (2-0), while Blazin Asians falls to (0-1).

Coach Talk

Balmain Forever
Hey, the key to football is spotting (and then exploiting) the mismatches. Fueled by a thrilling showing by Drew Brees, we doubled up Blazin Asians at the quarterback position this past week (31.44 points to 15.66). Brees went 25-for-36 for 346 yards and four TDs in a 45-35 win over the Rams.
Blazin Asians
So, Blazin Asians, what did your wideouts do to tick off their quarterbacks this week? With only five total targets in Week 9, our three wide receivers clearly need to get the attention of their respective QBs this week in practice.