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Cynthia Frelund's Week 9 fantasy projections

My projections are based on historical trends, personnel, matchups and probable game scripts. Yes, it could be considered overkill to use 10 full years of past actual data and comparables to forecast each week, but why wouldn't you want to at least try to be as accurate as possible? I know I can't find a reason not to:

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Cynthia Frelund

NFL Network Analytics Expert

272 pass yards, 2 TD; 52 rush yards

1 / 18

1. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers

272 pass yards, 2 TD; 52 rush yards

Perry Knotts/NFL

273 pass yards, 2 TD; 25 rush yards

2 / 18

2. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

273 pass yards, 2 TD; 25 rush yards

Peter B Joneleit/Associated Press

282 pass yards, 2 TD

3 / 18

3. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

282 pass yards, 2 TD

Adrian Kraus/Associated Press

280 pass yards, 2 TD

4 / 18

4. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints

280 pass yards, 2 TD

Jim Mone/Associated Press

279 pass yards, 2 TD

5 / 18

5. Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams

279 pass yards, 2 TD

Ben Liebenberg/NFL

254 pass yards, 2 TD

6 / 18

Upside pick: Alex Smith, QB, Washington Redskins

254 pass yards, 2 TD

Seth Wenig/Associated Press

141 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

7 / 18

1. Todd Gurley, RB, Los Angeles Rams

141 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

Ryan Kang/NFL

99 scrimmage yards, TD; 6 rec

8 / 18

2. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers

99 scrimmage yards, TD; 6 rec

Mike McCarn/Associated Press

108 scrimmage yards, TD; 3 rec

9 / 18

3. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys

108 scrimmage yards, TD; 3 rec

Alex Brandon/Associated Press

97 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

10 / 18

4. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints

97 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

Bruce Kluckhohn/Associated Press

96 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

11 / 18

5. Kareem Hunt, RB, Kansas City Chiefs

96 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

Charlie Riedel/Associated Press

81 scrimmage yards, TD; 3 rec

12 / 18

Upside pick: Aaron Jones, RB, Green Bay Packers

81 scrimmage yards, TD; 3 rec

Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press

8 receptions, 103 yards, TD

13 / 18

1. Adam Thielen, WR, Minnesota Vikings

8 receptions, 103 yards, TD

Bruce Kluckhohn/Associated Press

7 receptions, 92 yards, TD

14 / 18

2. Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints

7 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Bruce Kluckhohn/Associated Press

7 receptions, 87 yards, TD

15 / 18

3. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans

7 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Michael Wyke/Associated Press

6 receptions, 91 yards, TD

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4. Davante Adams, WR, Green Bay Packers

6 receptions, 91 yards, TD

Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press

6 receptions, 90 yards, TD

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5. Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons

6 receptions, 90 yards, TD

John Bazemore/Associated Press

6 receptions, 74 yards, TD

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Upside pick: Kenny Golladay, WR, Detroit Lions

6 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Duane Burleson/Associated Press

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