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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Munoz
5-5 135.9
106.44
 
VS
proj
The Bus #36
134.66 4-6
130.56

Munoz come back to win against The Bus #36 in 135.90-134.66 battle

Munoz showed up and outperformed expectations, coming back to earn a 135.90-134.66 win over The Bus #36. Trailing 134.66-121.10 heading into Monday night, Munoz staged a comeback behind George Kittle (14.8 points). Mark Ingram (104 Rush Yds, 58 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Antonio Brown (6 Rec, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for The Bus #36 in the loss. This marks the first time this season Munoz have knocked off The Bus #36, after falling 162.98-127.46 in their last matchup. Munoz (5-5) will look to rack up another W against The Thurmanator, while The Bus #36 (4-6) will take on Arnie Weinmeister in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Munoz   The Bus #36

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 265 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Bengals, Brees registered 28.9 points this week. His scoring output was 37.3% more than his 21.05-point projection and was higher than his 21.54-point season scoring average. Brees ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

Munoz
Points
% of total points 135.9
1
Drew Brees
QB
28.9
21.05
21.3%
2
Kerryon Johnson
RB
21.9
9.04
16.1%
3
Davante Adams
WR
21.2
18.8
15.6%
4
George Kittle
TE
14.8
11.89
10.9%
The Bus #36
Points
% of total points 134.66
1
Mark Ingram
RB
24.7
12.12
18.3%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
22.1
19.62
16.4%
3
Wil Lutz
K
16
10.32
11.9%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
16
10.56
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Antonio Brown had a 53-yard touchdown catch for The Bus #36, helping to stake The Bus #36 to a 22.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which The Bus #36 owned a 101.16-82.00 lead. For Munoz, Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass. Mark Ingram had a 28-yard touchdown catch for The Bus #36, while Tom Brady had a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Davante Adams had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Munoz, who trailed 134.66-103.20 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Munoz   The Bus #36

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 10) of the starters on Munoz scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Bus #36 had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Munoz won despite starting Charles Clay, who scored zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 1.24-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a streak of two consecutive losses for Munoz.
In close games this season, Munoz moves to (1-1), while The Bus #36 falls to (0-3).

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