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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Hey Darnold
5-5 202.67
175.88
 
VS
proj
The Lady Horses
126.88 3-7
161.94

Hey Darnold hand The Lady Horses fourth straight loss in 202.67-126.88 rout

Hey Darnold cruised to a 202.67-126.88 win to hand The Lady Horses their fourth consecutive loss. Hey Darnold grabbed a 26.20-point lead on Thursday behind Josh Jacobs and never looked back. Joe Mixon (28.5 points) and the Chicago Bears defense (28) led the charge for The Lady Horses in defeat. This marks the second time this season Hey Darnold have taken down The Lady Horses, after winning 196.51-151.01 in their last matchup. Hey Darnold (5-5) will look to keep it rolling against George's Grand Team, while The Lady Horses (3-7) will meet ShoNuff in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Hey Darnold   The Lady Horses

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 138 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Buccaneers, Kirk scored 37.8 points this week. His scoring output nearly tripled his 12.73-point projection and was much higher than his 12-point season scoring average. Kirk ranks #93 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

Hey Darnold
Points
% of total points 202.67
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
49.67
37.75
24.5%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
37.8
12.73
18.7%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
33.3
19.83
16.4%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
26.2
23.69
12.9%
The Lady Horses
Points
% of total points 126.88
1
Joe Mixon
RB
28.5
12.18
22.5%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
28
33.04
22.1%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
24.88
30.21
19.6%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
11.7
13.48
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Hey Darnold had a 189.67-119.88 lead. Lamar Jackson had a 47-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Hey Darnold, while Christian Kirk had a 69-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for The Lady Horses with a 54-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Hey Darnold   The Lady Horses

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Hey Darnold exceeded their projected point totals.
The Lady Horses had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Hey Darnold won despite starting Cooper Kupp, who scored zero points.
Lamar Jackson, Christian Kirk, and Tyreek Hill all scored more points than Joe Mixon, the leading scorer for The Lady Horses.
Hey Darnold put up more points than their season scoring average (191.23) while The Lady Horses fell short of theirs (141.44).
Hey Darnold put up more points than their projected total, while The Lady Horses failed to reach their projection.
The showdown featured the highest and lowest-scoring teams of the week.
The matchup's 75.79-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Hey Darnold earn the win, but they also easily covered the 13.94-point predicted margin of victory.
Hey Darnold moves to (3-0) in blowout games this season, while The Lady Horses falls to (1-3).

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