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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
The Little Dingy's
4-6 144.42
137.89
 
VS
proj
Dad Went For Cigs
104.82 0-10
134.14

The Little Dingy's hand Dad Went For Cigs 10th consecutive loss in 144.42-104.82 rout

The Little Dingy's rolled to a 144.42-104.82 win to hand Dad Went For Cigs their 10th straight loss to open the season. This one was over before it really even started, as The Little Dingy's leapt out to a 60.70-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 67.42 points from Ben Roethlisberger (328 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 27 Rush Yds) and Antonio Brown (6 Rec, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Zach Ertz (40.5 points) and Cam Newton (18.72) led the way for Dad Went For Cigs in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Little Dingy's have taken down Dad Went For Cigs, after winning 142.4-126.98 in their last matchup. The Little Dingy's (4-6) will look to sustain their momentum against Dilly Dilly, while Dad Went For Cigs (0-10) will face The Man-Cheetahs in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  The Little Dingy's   Dad Went For Cigs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 45.82 points, Roethlisberger nearly doubled his 24.74-point projection as the Steelers beat the Panthers 52-21. He passed for 328 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 27 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Little Dingy's this week. Roethlisberger will go up against the Jaguars in Week 11.
Ben Roethlisberger

Top Player Comparison

The Little Dingy's
Points
% of total points 144.42
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
45.82
24.74
31.7%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
26.2
24.64
18.1%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
21.6
20.83
15%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
19.8
11.55
13.7%
Dad Went For Cigs
Points
% of total points 104.82
1
Zach Ertz
TE
40.5
16.29
38.6%
2
Cam Newton
QB
18.72
27.31
17.9%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
16.4
14.85
15.6%
4
Josh Gordon
WR
12.1
13.34
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Thursday, after which The Little Dingy's had a 79.42-18.72 lead. Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown for a 53-yard touchdown pass for The Little Dingy's. Roethlisberger also lit up the scoreboard with a 75-yard touchdown pass. Cam Newton made the highlight reel for Dad Went For Cigs with a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Josh Gordon had a 44-yard catch for Dad Went For Cigs, who trailed 144.42-64.32 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  The Little Dingy's   Dad Went For Cigs

What If

The Little Dingy's would have beaten six other teams besides Dad Went For Cigs this week.
Dad Went For Cigs would have lost to seven other teams besides The Little Dingy's this week.
If they played Dad Went For Cigs every week, The Little Dingy's would be 7-3 this season.
Had they played each other last week, The Little Dingy's would have beaten Dad Went For Cigs 131.1-101.38.
The Little Dingy's would be 2-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dad Went For Cigs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Little Dingy's, Dad Went For Cigs would be 3-5.
If The Little Dingy's had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-51.
If they played every team every week, Dad Went For Cigs would be 27-63.

Coach Talk

The Little Dingy's
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Not only did we double up Dad Went For Cigs at QB (45.82 points to 18.72), we also royally dominated them at WR (52.4 to 19.1).
Dad Went For Cigs
Well, we can't really whine about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 39 times in Week 10. With only 22 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.