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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Alcatraz Auctioners
3-7 142
97.48
 
VS
proj
Cuprija Dziberi
65 3-7
88.66

Alcatraz Auctioners beat Cuprija Dziberi in 142-65 rout

Despite identical records, Alcatraz Auctioners held a significant season point advantage over Cuprija Dziberi coming into this one (1,010-659), and they lived up to their reputation with a convincing victory, cruising to a 142-65 win. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Alcatraz Auctioners nabbed a 30-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Josh Jacobs and Philip Rivers. Jacobs racked up 101 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 16 points, while Rivers passed for 207 yards and 2 touchdowns (14 points). Baker Mayfield (238 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Matt Prater (2-2 FG, 54 long, 1-1 XP) led the way for Cuprija Dziberi in defeat. Alcatraz Auctioners improve to 3-7 on the season, while Cuprija Dziberi fall to 3-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Alcatraz Auctioners   Cuprija Dziberi

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Chiefs, Henry scored 30 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 9.63-point projection and was much higher than his 14.9-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #20 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Alcatraz Auctioners
Points
% of total points 142
1
Derrick Henry
RB
30
9.63
21.1%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
26
9.08
18.3%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
21
11.61
14.8%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
17
7.03
12%
Cuprija Dziberi
Points
% of total points 65
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
21
16.68
32.3%
2
Matt Prater
K
9
7.51
13.8%
3
Greg Olsen
TE
9
4.37
13.8%
4
David Montgomery
RB
6
10.34
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Philip Rivers had a 45-yard pass for Alcatraz Auctioners, helping to give the team a 30-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Alcatraz Auctioners who owned the lead, 98-56. For Alcatraz Auctioners, Derrick Henry had a 68-yard touchdown run. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for Cuprija Dziberi with a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Alcatraz Auctioners   Cuprija Dziberi

StatSmack

Alcatraz Auctioners must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (142) than their season average (101).
We heard scoring helps you win. Alcatraz Auctioners are doing a better job of that, averaging 101 versus Cuprija Dziberi's 65.9.
Even the computers think Alcatraz Auctioners have better players. They have a higher projected points average (96.94) than Cuprija Dziberi (86.7).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Cuprija Dziberi has left more points on the bench this season (549) than Alcatraz Auctioners (475).
Alcatraz Auctioners don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Cuprija Dziberi (3 vs 0).
Alcatraz Auctioners should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Cuprija Dziberi (5 vs 0).
Alcatraz Auctioners have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Cuprija Dziberi (40 vs 27).
By position, Alcatraz Auctioners have outscored Cuprija Dziberi at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Alcatraz Auctioners has a higher average scoring margin (9) than Cuprija Dziberi this season (-25).
The starters for Alcatraz Auctioners had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Cuprija Dziberi (1).
Don't worry Cuprija Dziberi, 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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