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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
The Paper Curtain
4-6 78.76
86.49
 
VS
proj
Donnie Football
77.12 2-8
105.47

Offensively challenged The Paper Curtain beat Donnie Football in 78.76-77.12 battle

While they posted only the 12th-highest point total in the league for the week, The Paper Curtain eked out a 78.76-77.12 win over Donnie Football. Donnie Football had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. The Paper Curtain led 76.86-68.22 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 8.9 points from Marquise Goodwin on Monday night for Donnie Football. Michael Thomas (8 Rec, 70 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (13 Rush Yds, 90 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did the heavy lifting for The Paper Curtain in the victory. The Paper Curtain (4-6) will look to maintain their winning ways against The Empire, while Donnie Football (2-8) meet Little Machines in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Paper Curtain   Donnie Football

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Vannett caught one pass for 8 yards and a touchdown as the Seahawks lost to the Rams 36-31. In doing so, he put up 7.3 points and scored 45.4% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Paper Curtain this week. In Week 11, Vannett and the Seahawks will go up against the Packers.
Nick Vannett

Top Player Comparison

The Paper Curtain
Points
% of total points 78.76
1
Michael Thomas
WR
23
18.47
29.2%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
17.8
12.26
22.6%
3
Chris Boswell
K
12
10.12
15.2%
4
Tom Brady
QB
11.26
23.75
14.3%
Donnie Football
Points
% of total points 77.12
1
Cam Newton
QB
18.72
27.31
24.3%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
14.7
14.96
19.1%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
9.5
15.56
12.3%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
9
6.6
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Thursday, after which The Paper Curtain owned a 29.80-18.72 lead. JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 75-yard touchdown catch for The Paper Curtain, while Chris Boswell had a 50-yard field goal. Cam Newton made the highlight reel for Donnie Football with a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which The Paper Curtain emerged with a 64.56-53.22 lead. For The Paper Curtain, Tom Brady had a 44-yard pass. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for Donnie Football with a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  The Paper Curtain   Donnie Football

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. The Paper Curtain scored fewer points in this one (78.76) than their season average of 104.3.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Donnie Football. They've dropped their last six matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Paper Curtain are doing a better job of that, averaging 104.3 versus Donnie Football's 99.02.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Paper Curtain (4-6) have a better record than Donnie Football (2-8).
Even the machines think The Paper Curtain have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (111.29) than Donnie Football (103.53).
The Paper Curtain don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Donnie Football (1 vs 0).
By position, The Paper Curtain have outscored Donnie Football at RB, WR, and DEF this season.
The Paper Curtain came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than Donnie Football (2).
Don't worry Donnie Football, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

The Paper Curtain
The Paper Curtain (4-6) are set to battle The Empire (6-4) in Week 11. Each team has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 11, as Tom Brady, Alfred Morris, and Rob Gronkowski are off for The Paper Curtain and Jason Myers and the New England Patriots defense are out for The Empire. Over the last three weeks, The Paper Curtain have scored 89.39 points per game, while The Empire have averaged 112.57 per contest.
Donnie Football
Up ahead next week, Donnie Football (2-8) will try to get back on track against Little Machines (3-7). Each side has a couple of bye weeks to contend with in Week 11, as Marquise Goodwin and Rex Burkhead are off for Donnie Football and George Kittle and Cordarrelle Patterson for Little Machines.