Recap

Week 9, 2016 Dustin vs John

Week 9

 

• Hitters/Future Champ
• 119.05 pts, 7-2
• Weekly Grade

 

 

• Bullock Bulls!
• 80.9 pts, 7-2
• Weekly Grade

Not only did Hitters/Future Champ (7-2, 1,103.45 points) knock Bullock Bulls! (7-2, 1,017.55 points) out of the top spot by beating them 119.05 to 80.90, they claimed the throne for themselves. They were led by Marcus Mariota who got 32.05 points while DeMarco Murray scored 21.00. These two teams are tied for first place with 7-2 records, but if you want to talk points, then Hitters/Future Champ has a clear lead, 1,103.45 to 1,017.55. Having won their last five straight, Hitters/Future Champ can officially be called a contender.

Top Players

• • Marcus Mariota
  • 32.05
 
• • DeMarco Murray
  • 21.00
 
• • Tyrell Williams
  • 18.50
 
• • Terrelle Pryor Sr.
  • 15.70

Smooth Moves by Hitters/Future Champ

• The Toyota Hall of Fame would have its eyes on you for this week's win. But the Toyota Hall of Fame doesn't have eyes. Obviously.
• Expect to see some trade offers for Marcus Mariota. He ranked sixth in the league in scoring with 32.05 points.
• Sat Michael Crabtree, who scored fewer points than any WR in the starting lineup with 4.70.
• With 21.00 points, DeMarco Murray ranked seventh in scoring among all RBs in the league this week.
• With 15.30 points versus a projected 12.50, Cameron Brate exceeded his scoring projection by 22.4%.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

• Don't worry, Bullock Bulls!, the Toyota Hall of Fame says losing isn't contagious. But it is embarrassing. And you should be embarrassed.
• Dennis Pitta has now underachieved in three straight games after scoring a matchup-low 3.40 points against a projected 13.06.
• Did not start Chris Ivory, who scored 8.70 points and beat his projected point total by a team-leading 66.7%.
• It was a beating at QB for Bullock Bulls!, as they were outscored 32.05 - 7.50 by Hitters/Future Champ.
• It's times like these when it's important to support your players when they're down. So move the mouse pointer away from the DROP button. Derek Carr scored a season-low 7.50 points, 39.0% of his projected 19.23, which is his lowest percentage of the year.

What If

• If Hitters/Future Champ played Bullock Bulls! every week, they'd be 6-3 this season.
• Besides Bullock Bulls!, Hitters/Future Champ would have defeated eight other teams this week.
• Hitters/Future Champ would be 8-0 if they played the same schedule as Bullock Bulls!.
• Hitters/Future Champ would be 103-32 if they played every team every week.
• Bullock Bulls! would have lost to 11 other teams besides Hitters/Future Champ this week.
• Timing really is everything. Hitters/Future Champ would have lost to Bullock Bulls! 155.15 - 115.70 had they played each other last week.
• Bullock Bulls! would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule as Hitters/Future Champ.
• If they played every team every week, Bullock Bulls! would be 82-53.

Game Notes

• Hitters/Future Champ has won five straight games, the longest current winning streak in the league.
• The loss snapped a seven-game win streak by Bullock Bulls!.
• It was a season-low point total for Bullock Bulls!.
• Hitters/Future Champ had two starters score more points than the highest-scoring starter for Bullock Bulls!.
• Hitters/Future Champ ups their record in blowout matchups to 3-0.
• Bullock Bulls! falls to 3-1 in blowout games this season.
• It was the biggest loss of the season for Bullock Bulls!.
• The margin of victory of 38.15 points was the third-highest margin in the league this week.