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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
The Mad Scientist
7-3 95.6
89.76
 
VS
proj
Nerd Herd
84.14 2-8
88.52

The Mad Scientist top Nerd Herd for third straight win, 95.60-84.14

The Mad Scientist extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Nerd Herd, emerging victorious with a 95.60-84.14 win. The Mad Scientist leapt out to a 35.40-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Melvin Gordon III (19.3 points) and Josh Jacobs (71 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Patrick Mahomes (29.84 points) and Davante Adams (11.8) led the charge for Nerd Herd in the loss. The Mad Scientist improve to 7-3 on the season, while Nerd Herd fall to 2-8.

Matchup Timeline

  The Mad Scientist   Nerd Herd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gordon III overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 19.3 points against his 10.58-point projection. During a 26-24 loss to the Raiders, he racked up 133 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Gordon III will face the Chiefs next week.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 95.6
1
Sam Darnold
QB
21.7
17.16
22.7%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.3
10.58
20.2%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
16.1
13.47
16.8%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
13.5
10.18
14.1%
Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 84.14
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.84
24.56
35.5%
2
Davante Adams
WR
11.8
12.51
14%
3
Wil Lutz
K
10
9.55
11.9%
4
Robert Woods
WR
9.5
8.31
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was The Mad Scientist who owned the lead, 89.60-45.84. For The Mad Scientist, Sam Darnold had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Nerd Herd with a 63-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The Mad Scientist   Nerd Herd

What If

The Mad Scientist would have beaten five other teams besides Nerd Herd this week.
Nerd Herd would have lost to seven other teams besides The Mad Scientist this week.
If The Mad Scientist played Nerd Herd every week this season, they'd be 7-3.
Had they played each other last week, The Mad Scientist would have topped Nerd Herd 118.74-74.06.
The Mad Scientist would be 7-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nerd Herd.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Mad Scientist, Nerd Herd would be 4-5.
If The Mad Scientist had played every team in the league each week, they would be 64-46.
If they played every team every week, Nerd Herd would be 35-75.

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