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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Fantastic Mr. Fox
7-3 127.44
104.95
 
VS
proj
The Phantom Limbs
67.42 5-5
89.78

Fantastic Mr. Fox beat The Phantom Limbs for seventh straight win in 127.44-67.42 rout

Fantastic Mr. Fox extended their win streak to seven games with a dominant victory over The Phantom Limbs, rolling to a 127.44-67.42 win. Fantastic Mr. Fox pulled out to a 1.00-point lead on Thursday behind Greg Olsen (4 points) and never let it go. Tyreek Hill (20 Rush Yds, 117 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Andy Dalton (153 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) were the leading scorers for The Phantom Limbs in the loss. Fantastic Mr. Fox improve to 7-3 on the season, while The Phantom Limbs fall to 5-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantastic Mr. Fox   The Phantom Limbs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson scored 30.3 points in a 26-14 loss to the Chiefs to more-than-double his 12.89-point projection. He racked up 183 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Fantastic Mr. Fox this week. Johnson will square off against the Raiders next week.
David Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Points
% of total points 127.44
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
36
20.3
28.2%
2
David Johnson
RB
30.3
12.89
23.8%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
14.5
7.39
11.4%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
10.64
9.14
8.3%
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 67.42
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
25.7
13.09
38.1%
2
Andy Dalton
QB
8.92
20.76
13.2%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
6.5
9.57
9.6%
4
Jalen Richard
RB
5.9
6.67
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Fantastic Mr. Fox who took the lead, 112.94-49.12. For Fantastic Mr. Fox, Mitchell Trubisky had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for The Phantom Limbs with a 37-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Fantastic Mr. Fox to contribute to a 127.44-58.82 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Fantastic Mr. Fox   The Phantom Limbs

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Fantastic Mr. Fox scored more in this matchup (127.44) than their season average (100.92).
Fantastic Mr. Fox are on a roll, with victories in seven straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. Fantastic Mr. Fox are doing a better job of that, averaging 100.92 versus The Phantom Limbs's 84.24.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Fantastic Mr. Fox (7-3) have a better record than The Phantom Limbs (5-5).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Fantastic Mr. Fox has left fewer points on the bench this season (220.7) than The Phantom Limbs (410.46).
Once Fantastic Mr. Fox put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Phantom Limbs (3 vs 2).
Fantastic Mr. Fox laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than The Phantom Limbs (1).
Fantastic Mr. Fox are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Phantom Limbs (1 vs 0).
Fantastic Mr. Fox should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Phantom Limbs (7 vs 4).
Fantastic Mr. Fox have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than The Phantom Limbs (44 vs 28).
By position, Fantastic Mr. Fox have outscored The Phantom Limbs at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
Fantastic Mr. Fox has a higher average scoring margin (3) than The Phantom Limbs this season (-12).
The starters for Fantastic Mr. Fox had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for The Phantom Limbs (1).
Don't worry The Phantom Limbs, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? Fueled by a stellar outing by Mitchell Trubisky, we quadrupled The Phantom Limbs at the quarterback position this past week (36 points to 8.92). Trubisky was impeccable in a win over the Lions, going 23-of-30 for 355 yards and three passing TDs.
The Phantom Limbs
Hey, our guys were just resting up for Week 11, right? The six offensive skill starters on The Phantom Limbs (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to register 395 yards and just two touchdowns in Week 10. Our opposition's skill players definitely outperformed us by logging 558 yards and four scores.