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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Roughnecks
7-3 199.1
154.49
 
VS
proj
Whackers
138.95 8-2
171.16

Roughnecks knock Whackers from top spot in 199.10-138.95 rout

Roughnecks rolled to a 199.10-138.95 win over Whackers, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in OklahomIraqis League NFC. This matchup was over before it really even started, as Roughnecks jumped out to a 49.10-point lead on Thursday behind a impressive effort from Ben Roethlisberger. Matt Breida (101 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Alvin Kamara (56 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 46 Rec Yds) led the charge for Whackers in the loss. Roughnecks (7-3) will look to get another W against Hangovers, while Whackers (8-2) will attempt to get back in the win column against The Dogs of War.

Matchup Timeline

  Roughnecks   Whackers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 14 passes for 145 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Ertz put up 40.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 16.29-point projection and was much higher than his 18.39-point season scoring average. Ertz ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 199.1
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
49.1
28.01
24.7%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
40.5
16.29
20.3%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
27.5
24.75
13.8%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
19.8
11.55
9.9%
Whackers
Points
% of total points 138.95
1
Matt Breida
RB
28.2
12.31
20.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
26.3
24.9
18.9%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
21.2
15.77
15.3%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
13.5
11.6
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard touchdown pass for Roughnecks, helping to stake the team to a 49.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 66-yard touchdown catch for Roughnecks, contributing to a 145.50-84.45 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Roughnecks   Whackers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Roughnecks scored more in this one (199.1) than their season average (160.37).
You can't win if you don't play. Whackers has left more points on the bench this season (465.7) than Roughnecks (360.3).
Roughnecks see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Whackers (0).
Roughnecks should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Whackers (8 vs 7).
Whackers have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Roughnecks (2) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Roughnecks have outscored Whackers at QB, TE, and K this season.
Roughnecks don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Roughnecks had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Whackers (0).
There's not much good to say about Whackers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Roughnecks
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Fueled by a thrilling outing from Ben Roethlisberger, we royally dominated Whackers at the quarterback position this past week (49.1 points to 10.45). Roethlisberger lit up the Panthers defense by putting up 328 yards and five passing touchdowns.
Whackers
Your quarterback threw two interceptions and just a single touchdown? It might be good to go back and review the game tape: Were the Saints really that great against the pass, or was Andy Dalton just that off-rhythm with his receiving crew? What do you think? Do we continue to roll with him as the starting QB of Whackers?