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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Ballers
4-6 148.75
161.52
 
VS
proj
Da Waterboyz!
95.75 7-3
161.4

Da Waterboyz! fall to Ballers, 148.75-95.75

There's no way around it, Da Waterboyz! dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Ballers earned a 148.75-95.75 win. Ballers never trailed in this one after taking a 10.00-point lead on Thursday behind Luke Kuechly (6.5 points) and Sean Davis (3.5). Todd Gurley II (23 points) and Anthony Walker (8.5) led the charge for Da Waterboyz! in the loss. Ballers (4-6) will look to keep it rolling against Super Mariota Bros, while Da Waterboyz! (7-3) will face Dudley in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Ballers   Da Waterboyz!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 14 points, surrendering 284 yards, and intercepting 2 passes against the Bengals, the Saints defense registered 16 points this week. Their scoring output was 61.9% more than their 9.88-point projection and was much higher than their 8-point season scoring average. The Saints defense will face the Eagles next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Ballers
Points
% of total points 148.75
1
Philip Rivers
QB
24.42
34.32
16.4%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
19.65
14.81
13.2%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
16
9.88
10.8%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
11.5
7.75
7.7%
Da Waterboyz!
Points
% of total points 95.75
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
23
24.73
24%
2
Anthony Walker
LB
8.5
6.42
8.9%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
8
9.93
8.4%
4
Jordan Poyer
S
7.5
6.15
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jason Myers had a 55-yard field goal for Da Waterboyz!, while Tom Brady had a 44-yard pass for the team, who trailed 79.18-48.10 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 66-yard touchdown pass for Ballers to contribute to a 123.60-89.35 lead for the team.
Monday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Ballers on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Ballers   Da Waterboyz!

StatSmack

Ballers are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Da Waterboyz! (1).
Ballers have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Da Waterboyz! (1 vs 0).
By position, Ballers have outscored Da Waterboyz! at QB, WR, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Ballers was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than Da Waterboyz! (1).
There's not much good to say about Da Waterboyz! this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Ballers
Two teams with identical 4-6 records, Ballers and Super Mariota Bros will go head-to-head next week in a mid-season showdown. Each of these teams will have players on bye next week, as Avery Williamson, Matt Milano, Elijah McGuire, Stephen Gostkowski, and Larry Ogunjobi are off for Super Mariota Bros and Jabrill Peppers, DeForest Buckner, and Quincy Enunwa will get the week off for Ballers. Over the last two weeks, Ballers have put up 144.76 points per game, while Super Mariota Bros have averaged 122.35 per contest.
Da Waterboyz!
Looking ahead to Week 11, Da Waterboyz! (7-3) are scheduled to take on Dudley (5-5). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 11, as LeSean McCoy, Jordan Poyer, DeVante Parker, Jason Myers, Joe Schobert, Kenyan Drake, Reshad Jones, Tom Brady, and Sam Darnold are off for Da Waterboyz! and Cordarrelle Patterson, Devin McCourty, Patrick Chung, and Bilal Powell are out for Dudley.