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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Bad Boys
6-4 115.7
127.31
 
VS
proj
Osaka Blues
106.8 6-4
103.17

Unable to overcome negative points, Osaka Blues fall to Bad Boys, 115.7-106.8

Impeded by negative points from the Cincinnati Bengals defense, Osaka Blues were unable to overcome Bad Boys, which earned a 115.7-106.8 victory. Bad Boys jumped out to a 51.2-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Christian McCaffrey and Vance McDonald. McCaffrey racked up 138 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 36.8 points, while McDonald caught 4 passes for 44 yards and a touchdown (14.4 points). Osaka Blues came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Julio Jones (23.7 points) and Matthew Stafford (20.6). Not to be deterred, Bad Boys pulled it together later that afternoon, as Keenan Allen (17.7 points) and Greg Zuerlein (12) put them back in the lead for good. Bad Boys (6-4) will look to keep it rolling against Purple Mountain, while Osaka Blues (6-4) will face Diggin Heat in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Bad Boys   Osaka Blues

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 14.4 points, McDonald scored 62% more than his 8.89-point projection as the Steelers beat the Panthers 52-21. He caught 4 passes for 44 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Bad Boys this week. Next week, McDonald will face the Jaguars.
Vance McDonald

Top Player Comparison

Bad Boys
Points
% of total points 115.7
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
36.8
23.4
31.8%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
17.7
18.2
15.3%
3
Vance McDonald
TE
14.4
8.89
12.4%
4
Tom Brady
QB
14.3
22.97
12.4%
Osaka Blues
Points
% of total points 106.8
1
Julio Jones
WR
23.7
21.24
22.2%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
20.6
19.24
19.3%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
17.8
5.82
16.7%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
17.3
8.78
16.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Christian McCaffrey had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for Bad Boys, helping the team to a 51.2-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 44-yard pass for Bad Boys, who trailed 97.9-75.3 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Bad Boys   Osaka Blues

What If

Bad Boys would have beaten five other teams besides Osaka Blues this week.
Osaka Blues would have lost to eight other teams besides Bad Boys this week.
If they played Osaka Blues every week, Bad Boys would be 7-3 this season.
Bad Boys would have topped Osaka Blues 116.4-103.75 had they played each other last week.
Bad Boys would be 5-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Osaka Blues.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bad Boys, Osaka Blues would be 5-4.
If Bad Boys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-67.
If they played every team every week, Osaka Blues would be 64-66.

Next Week Preview

Bad Boys
In a matchup featuring teams separated by just a game in the standings, Bad Boys (6-4) go up against Purple Mountain (5-5) in Week 11. Each side has players on bye next week, as Tom Brady, Quincy Enunwa, Cordarrelle Patterson, and Kelvin Benjamin are off for Bad Boys, while Purple Mountain will be missing Julian Edelman and Elijah McGuire. Over the last three weeks, Bad Boys have scored 108.73 points per game, while Purple Mountain have averaged 146.23 per contest.
Osaka Blues
Two squads sporting identical 6-4 records, seventh-place Osaka Blues are set to square off against sixth-place Diggin Heat in Week 11. 10 weeks into the season, Osaka Blues are ranked ninth in points scored, while Diggin Heat have scored the eighth-highest point total in Japanese huddle mate2 league. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have posted similar results lately. Osaka Blues has put up 105.28 points per game over the last three weeks, while Diggin Heat has averaged 106.68 per matchup over that same span.