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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6-4 259.82
252.11
 
VS
proj
Indianapolis Colts
161.14 2-8
167.11

Tampa Bay Buccaneers hand Indianapolis Colts eighth straight loss in 259.82-161.14 rout

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rolled to a 259.82-161.14 win to hand Indianapolis Colts their eighth straight loss. Tampa Bay Buccaneers earned a 0.72-point lead on Thursday behind Cam Newton (15.72 points) and never let it go. Ezekiel Elliott (36.7 points) and Austin Hooper (21.6) led the charge for Indianapolis Colts in defeat. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-4) will look to build on their success against Houston Texans, while Indianapolis Colts (2-8) will match up against Jacksonville Jaguars in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Tampa Bay Buccaneers   Indianapolis Colts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ertz scored 40.5 points against the Cowboys in Week 10 to more-than-double his 16.29-point projection. He caught 14 passes for 145 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Next week, Ertz will square off against the Saints.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 259.82
1
Zach Ertz
TE
40.5
16.29
15.6%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
26.9
14.66
10.4%
3
Wesley Woodyard
LB
26.5
16.69
10.2%
4
Kerryon Johnson
RB
24.9
9.73
9.6%
Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 161.14
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
36.7
17.15
22.8%
2
Austin Hooper
TE
21.6
9.6
13.4%
3
Luke Kuechly
LB
15
16.75
9.3%
4
Robbie Gould
K
15
11.83
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Cam Newton had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, helping to stake the team to a 15.72-15.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Josh Gordon had a 44-yard catch for Indianapolis Colts, who trailed 114.62-93.02 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, contributing to a 198.32-100.94 lead for the team.
Monday
Robbie Gould had a 53-yard field goal for Indianapolis Colts.

Points By Position

  Tampa Bay Buccaneers   Indianapolis Colts

What If

Tampa Bay Buccaneers would have beaten seven other teams besides Indianapolis Colts this week.
Indianapolis Colts would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Tampa Bay Buccaneers played Indianapolis Colts every week this season, they'd be 8-2.
Indianapolis Colts would have defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers 147.74-135.88 had they played each other last week.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be 2-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Indianapolis Colts.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts would be 1-8.
If Tampa Bay Buccaneers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 54-56.
If they played every team every week, Indianapolis Colts would be 21-89.

Next Week Preview

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-4) will take on Houston Texans (5-5) in a Week 11 matchup that showcases teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 11, as Darron Lee, Duke Johnson Jr., Danny Amendola, Trey Flowers, and Kenyan Drake are off for Houston Texans and Robert Quinn, Frank Gore, and Albert Wilson will sit for Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Over the last three weeks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers have scored 207.19 points per game, while Houston Texans have averaged 281.99 per contest.
Indianapolis Colts
On the docket next week, Indianapolis Colts (2-8) will take on Jacksonville Jaguars (7-3). Each side has players on bye next week, as Baker Mayfield, Robbie Gould, Josh Gordon, DeForest Buckner, Anthony Zettel, Terrance Mitchell, and Ramon Humber are off for Indianapolis Colts while Nick Chubb, Damarious Randall, James White, Jason Myers, Arik Armstead, and Rob Gronkowski are out for Jacksonville Jaguars.