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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Silver & Black
3-7 127.75
128.54
 
VS
proj
GoldDiggers
81.5 1-9
110.82

Silver & Black hand GoldDiggers eighth consecutive loss, 127.75-81.50

Silver & Black earned a 127.75-81.50 win to hand GoldDiggers their eighth consecutive loss. GoldDiggers took a 18.00-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Cam Newton (15 points) and Devin Funchess (6). But Silver & Black held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Melvin Gordon III, who racked up 165 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 31.5 points, and Anthony Miller, who caught 5 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown (23 points). Silver & Black (3-7) will look to maintain their winning ways against TheMuffinStuffers, while GoldDiggers (1-9) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Ligers.

Matchup Timeline

  Silver & Black   GoldDiggers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown against the Lions, Miller registered 23 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.61-point projection and was much higher than his 7.75-point season scoring average. Miller will face the Vikings next week.
Anthony Miller

Top Player Comparison

Silver & Black
Points
% of total points 127.75
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
31.5
28.03
24.7%
2
Anthony Miller
WR
23
8.61
18%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.5
28.01
16%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
11
7.78
8.6%
GoldDiggers
Points
% of total points 81.5
1
Corey Davis
WR
25
11.5
30.7%
2
Cam Newton
QB
15
25.73
18.4%
3
Evan Engram
TE
8
8.26
9.8%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
7
3.14
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Cam Newton had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for GoldDiggers, helping give GoldDiggers a 21.00-3.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Silver & Black became the proud owner of a 76.25-66.75 lead. Anthony Miller had a 45-yard touchdown catch and a 55-yard catch for Silver & Black, while Patrick Mahomes had a 37-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Corey Davis had a 23-yard touchdown catch for GoldDiggers, while Matt Prater had a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 66-yard touchdown catch for Silver & Black to contribute to a 127.75-68.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Silver & Black   GoldDiggers

Game Notes

Silver & Black got the W despite the fact that only four of their 10 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
GoldDiggers had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The victory snaps a three-match losing skid for Silver & Black.
Not only did Silver & Black get the win, but they also easily covered the 17.72-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Corey Davis (25 points) recorded the fourth-highest score for a WR this week.

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