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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Sesquipedantic Squad
5-5 124.9
91.31
 
VS
proj
Gimme the trophy
86.04 1-9
85.27

Sesquipedantic Squad come back to hand Gimme the trophy ninth straight loss in 124.90-86.04 rout

Sesquipedantic Squad rolled to a 124.90-86.04 win to hand Gimme the trophy their ninth straight loss. Gimme the trophy leapt out to a 19.30-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive effort from Melvin Gordon III (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 25 Rec Yds). But it was all Sesquipedantic Squad after that. They were led by Dalvin Cook (97 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 86 Rec Yds) and Darius Slayton (10 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Sesquipedantic Squad (5-5) will look to keep it rolling against Amanda Hugginkiss™️, while Gimme the trophy (1-9) attempt to get some positive momentum against Touchdown Abbey.

Matchup Timeline

  Sesquipedantic Squad   Gimme the trophy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slayton caught 10 passes for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Giants lost to the Jets 34-27. In doing so, he put up 24.1 points to more-than-quadruple his 4.86-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. In Week 11, Slayton and the Giants will go up against the Bears.
Darius Slayton

Top Player Comparison

Sesquipedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 124.9
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
24.3
16.83
19.5%
2
Darius Slayton
WR
24.1
4.86
19.3%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
19.3
18.02
15.5%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
19
8.54
15.2%
Gimme the trophy
Points
% of total points 86.04
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.3
10.58
22.4%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
18.94
17.63
22%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
15.2
13.23
17.7%
4
Jamison Crowder
WR
14.1
7.32
16.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Gimme the trophy who claimed the lead, 73.24-44.60. For Sesquipedantic Squad, Darius Slayton had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Ryan Tannehill had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for Gimme the trophy, while Jamison Crowder had a 23-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Sesquipedantic Squad   Gimme the trophy

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 9) of the starters on Sesquipedantic Squad exceeded their projected point totals.
Gimme the trophy lost despite five of their nine starters scoring above their projected points.
Sesquipedantic Squad put up more points than their season scoring average (99.04) while Gimme the trophy fell short of theirs (87.16).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The victory ends a streak of two consecutive losses for Sesquipedantic Squad.
Not only did Sesquipedantic Squad win, but they also easily covered the 6.04-point projected margin of victory.
Sesquipedantic Squad moves to (3-1) in blowout games this season, while Gimme the trophy falls to (0-7).
On the losing side, Melvin Gordon III (19.3 points) recorded the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Sesquipedantic Squad
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really took that to heart by doubling up Gimme the trophy at running back this past week (37.1 points to 18.3).
Gimme the trophy
Here's a list of sports scenarios where it's borderline excusable to go 0-for-2: A double-fault in tennis, a hitter's line in baseball, and a pair of Shaquille O'Neal free throws. That's basically it. Going 0-for-2 on field goal attempts this past week? Seems like Stephen Hauschka may have just toe-bashed himself to the waiver wire after this performance.