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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
THE CIRCLE
7-3 211
170.08
 
VS
proj
Pillage & Plunder
162 3-7
180.64

THE CIRCLE beat Pillage & Plunder for fifth straight win in 211-162 rout

THE CIRCLE extended their win streak to five games with a dominant victory over Pillage & Plunder, rolling to a 211-162 win. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as THE CIRCLE jumped out to a 64-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 72 points from Ben Roethlisberger (328 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 27 Rush Yds) and Antonio Brown (6 Rec, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). The Kansas City Chiefs defense (14 Pts Allowed, 260 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Matt Breida (101 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Pillage & Plunder in defeat. This marks the second time this season THE CIRCLE have taken down Pillage & Plunder, after winning 146-145 in their last matchup. THE CIRCLE improve to 7-3 on the season, while Pillage & Plunder fall to 3-7.

Matchup Timeline

  THE CIRCLE   Pillage & Plunder

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Lions in Week 10, Robinson II caught 6 passes for 133 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 34 points and nearly tripled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Robinson II will battle the Vikings next week.
Allen Robinson II

Top Player Comparison

THE CIRCLE
Points
% of total points 211
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
51
27.42
24.2%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
34
11.56
16.1%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
29
36.73
13.7%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
27
13.25
12.8%
Pillage & Plunder
Points
% of total points 162
1
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
41
39.09
25.3%
2
Matt Breida
RB
33
11.5
20.4%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
26
33.57
16%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
13
10.91
8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Ben Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown for a 53-yard touchdown pass for THE CIRCLE. Roethlisberger also lit up the scoreboard with a 75-yard touchdown pass, helping to stake THE CIRCLE to a 72-8 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which THE CIRCLE had a 157-106 lead. For THE CIRCLE, Allen Robinson II had a 36-yard touchdown catch and a 26-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Pillage & Plunder with a 37-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 20-yard touchdown catch for THE CIRCLE on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  THE CIRCLE   Pillage & Plunder

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Pillage & Plunder, THE CIRCLE averaged more points (178.5) than they usually score (164.3).
THE CIRCLE are on fire, with victories in five straight weeks.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. THE CIRCLE (7-3) have a better record than Pillage & Plunder (3-7).
Once THE CIRCLE put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Pillage & Plunder (3 vs 2).
THE CIRCLE have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Pillage & Plunder (1 vs 0).
Pillage & Plunder have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (8) than THE CIRCLE (3) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, THE CIRCLE have outscored Pillage & Plunder at WR, K, and DEF this season.
THE CIRCLE don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 20 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for THE CIRCLE had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Pillage & Plunder (1).
Time to rest the starters for THE CIRCLE. They've clinched a playoff spot while Pillage & Plunder are currently on the outside looking in.
Don't worry Pillage & Plunder, 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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