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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
London Gentlemen
4-6 141.5
98.78
 
VS
proj
Can I Haz Touchdown?
94 5-5
93.75

London Gentlemen outperform projections, knock off Can I Haz Touchdown? in 141.5-94.0 rout

London Gentlemen brought their A game, rolling to a 141.5-94.0 win over Can I Haz Touchdown?. There wasn't much drama in this matchup, as London Gentlemen grabbed a 30.0-point lead on Thursday behind 30 points from Christian McCaffrey (77 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 61 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (13 Rush Yds, 90 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Drew Brees (17 points) and Leonard Fournette (17) led the way for Can I Haz Touchdown? in defeat. London Gentlemen (4-6) will look to get another win against ken simmons's Team, while Can I Haz Touchdown? (5-5) will attempt to get back in the win column against Standing4Flag.

Matchup Timeline

  London Gentlemen   Can I Haz Touchdown?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Trubisky scored 22.5 points in a 34-22 win over the Lions to more-than-triple his 7.1-point projection. He passed for 355 yards , ran for 18 yards and scored 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. Next week, Trubisky will play the Vikings.
Mitchell Trubisky

Top Player Comparison

London Gentlemen
Points
% of total points 141.5
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
27
17.55
19.1%
2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
22.5
7.1
15.9%
3
David Johnson
RB
22
8.76
15.5%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
21
13.64
14.8%
Can I Haz Touchdown?
Points
% of total points 94
1
Drew Brees
QB
17
8.85
18.1%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
17
7.86
18.1%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
13
17.29
13.8%
4
Jake Elliott
K
10
9.56
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Christian McCaffrey had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for London Gentlemen, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 75-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 30.0-0.0 lead for London Gentlemen.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which London Gentlemen owned a 113.5-52.0 lead. For London Gentlemen, Mitchell Trubisky had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for Can I Haz Touchdown? with a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Jake Elliott had a 56-yard field goal for Can I Haz Touchdown?, who trailed 141.5-94.0 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  London Gentlemen   Can I Haz Touchdown?

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. London Gentlemen scored more in this one (141.5) than their season average (102.55).
We heard scoring helps you win. London Gentlemen are doing a better job of that, averaging 102.55 versus Can I Haz Touchdown?'s 91.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. London Gentlemen has left fewer points on the bench this season (507) than Can I Haz Touchdown? (534.5).
Once London Gentlemen put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Can I Haz Touchdown? (3 vs 1).
London Gentlemen are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Can I Haz Touchdown? (1).
London Gentlemen should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Can I Haz Touchdown? (6 vs 3).
London Gentlemen have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Can I Haz Touchdown? (62 vs 45).
By position, London Gentlemen have outscored Can I Haz Touchdown? at RB, DEF, and IDP this season.
London Gentlemen has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Can I Haz Touchdown? this season (-10).
The starters for London Gentlemen had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Can I Haz Touchdown? (3).
Don't worry Can I Haz Touchdown?, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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