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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Dinner Out
5-5 71.93
90.45
 
VS
proj
Ember Island Players
60.63 2-8
94.57

Dinner Out hand Ember Island Players third consecutive loss, 71.93-60.63

Dinner Out earned a 71.93-60.63 win to hand Ember Island Players their third straight loss. Ember Island Players took an 11.03-point lead on Thursday, but Dinner Out held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Los Angeles Rams defense (17 Pts Allowed, 273 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Matt Ryan (182 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds). Michael Thomas (13 Rec, 152 Rec Yds) and Larry Fitzgerald (8 Rec, 71 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Ember Island Players in the loss. Dinner Out (5-5) will look to keep it rolling against TD's N' Beer, while Ember Island Players (2-8) will try to get back on track against Spyders.

Matchup Timeline

  Dinner Out   Ember Island Players

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 17 points, surrendering 273 yards, and forcing 2 fumbles against the Steelers, the Rams defense scored 19 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.54-point projection and was much higher than their 9-point season scoring average. The Rams defense ranks #92 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Dinner Out
Points
% of total points 71.93
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
19
8.54
26.4%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
15.33
19.27
21.3%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
9.2
9.77
12.8%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
8.1
5.97
11.3%
Ember Island Players
Points
% of total points 60.63
1
Michael Thomas
WR
21.7
17.73
35.8%
2
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
11.1
8.84
18.3%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
11.03
18.22
18.2%
4
Jaylen Samuels
RB
5.5
12.74
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Philip Rivers had a 45-yard pass for Ember Island Players, contributing to an 11.03-0.00 lead for Ember Island Players.
Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 54-yard pass for Dinner Out, who trailed 47.83-26.13 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Dinner Out   Ember Island Players

What If

Dinner Out would have beaten only three other teams besides Ember Island Players this week.
Ember Island Players would have lost to 13 other teams besides Dinner Out this week.
If they played Ember Island Players every week, Dinner Out would be 5-5 this season.
Last week, Dinner Out would have gotten the victory over Ember Island Players 86.26-67.76.
Dinner Out would be 2-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ember Island Players.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dinner Out, Ember Island Players would be 4-5.
If Dinner Out had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-107.
If they played every team every week, Ember Island Players would be 47-103.

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