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Nothing to It LA Warlords didn't give Warthogs a chance this week, blowing past them 135 to 91. The 135 points that LA Warlords dropped were the most they scored this year. Warthogs will finish their season at 11 - 6. The win brings LA Warlords to 10 - 6 - 1. LA Warlords were hot right out of the gate. They were powered by the duo of Tee Higgins and Lamar Jackson, who scored 27 and 43 points, respectively. Apparently Jackson was just “jogging” when he scored this 48-yard rushing touchdown. LA Warlords also got a solid effort from Cameron Dicker (10.5 points above expected). Dicker's 18 points were good for 2nd place among all kickers this week. Meanwhile, Warthogs were having a so-so performance. Rhamondre Stevenson really stunk it up, scoring zero points. Stevenson wasn't supposed to start this week but he did (barely): he only had two carries for one yard. Going into the Sunday early games, LA Warlords were already looking good. After the Bills defense dropped 26 points, the contest was over.	They Shall Not Pass Lucente's Rule made sure that they didn't become the 8th straight team to lose to Shamrocks. Lucente's Rule got past Shamrocks, winning 136 to 128. Lucente's Rule got some measure of revenge on Shamrocks for their matchup back in week eight, when Lucente's Rule were defeated 112 to 101. Lucente's Rule have now finished off three straight opponents after this win, giving them a record of 11 - 6. With the loss, Shamrocks will close the season at 13 - 4. Ladd McConkey hadn't had a big game since week eight's 23 point performance. This week finally brought about another big effort. Lucente's Rule had all (well, most) hands on deck in this win, with eight players beating their positional averages. McConkey was the best of the bunch, racking up 22 points.3 That made him the top performer on Lucente's Rule for the first time this year. Meanwhile, The Cowboys defense stuck out as the worst performer for Shamrocks, recording zero points. The Cowboys fell farther short of their expected points than any other player this week.
Carrying the Load Young Guns were looking to keep their four game winning streak going this week, and that's just what they did. They had just enough against Lynx, winning 93 to 88. The win brings Young Guns' record to 7 - 10, while dropping Lynx to an identical 7 - 10. Young Guns won with a balanced effort, as four players outperformed their positional averages. Jonathan Taylor was the first among equals, scoring 21 points.3 That was the most that any running back collected this week. He caught the Giants sleeping when he scored this 26-yard touchdown, his second of the day. Meanwhile, Coach Tony Lucente will find no easy scapegoat for this week's loss. Lynx had five underperformers, with Kyler Murray (13 points) being the worst.1 Murray's performances have closely tracked the fortunes of Lynx this season, as they have gone 2 - 6 when he fails to meet his expectations, and 4 - 1 when he meets them. Lynx certainly didn't lose because of coaching issues this week. Coach Tony Lucente left Tank Bigsby and DeAndre Hopkins on the bench in favor of Travis Kelce and Marquise Brown, who were both expected to score less. These great decisions gave Lynx a nice 14 point bonus. Coach Tony Lucente's lineup moves this week also allowed him to move into positive territory for the year, giving his team 3 points more than the experts would have.

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