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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Dog Walkers
8-2 259.82
233.13
 
VS
proj
Whalers
234.32 4-6
238.96

Dog Walkers beat Whalers for third straight win, 259.82-234.32

Dog Walkers extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Whalers, earning a 259.82-234.32 win. Whalers took a 13.20-point lead on Thursday, but Dog Walkers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dalvin Cook, who racked up 183 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 31.3 points, and Golden Tate, who caught 4 passes for 95 yards and 2 touchdowns (23.5 points). The Los Angeles Rams defense (36 points) and Fred Warner (31.5) led the way for Whalers in the loss. Dog Walkers (8-2) will look to keep it rolling against Backfields & McCoys, while Whalers (4-6) try to right the ship against Gallup Fer Miles.

Matchup Timeline

  Dog Walkers   Whalers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Peters (6 Tackles, 1 Int) scored 18.5 points in a 49-13 win over the Bengals in Week 10. He more-than-doubled his 7.73-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Peters ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Texans next week.
Marcus Peters

Top Player Comparison

Dog Walkers
Points
% of total points 259.82
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
31.3
19.51
12%
2
Golden Tate
WR
23.5
12.01
9%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
22.32
25.38
8.6%
4
Cory Littleton
LB
21.5
10.12
8.3%
Whalers
Points
% of total points 234.32
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
36
20.97
15.4%
2
Fred Warner
LB
31.5
9.32
13.4%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26.1
27
11.1%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
23.3
12.6
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Golden Tate had a 61-yard touchdown catch for Dog Walkers, while Jameis Winston had a 49-yard pass to contribute to a 154.82-115.20 lead for Dog Walkers.

Points By Position

  Dog Walkers   Whalers

What If

Dog Walkers would have beaten 12 other teams besides Whalers this week.
Whalers would have lost to just three other teams besides Dog Walkers this week.
Dog Walkers would be 3-7 if they played Whalers every week.
Whalers would have defeated Dog Walkers 249.78-236.8 had they played each other last week.
Dog Walkers would be 6-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Whalers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dog Walkers, Whalers would be 8-1.
If Dog Walkers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 116-34.
If they played every team every week, Whalers would be 113-37.

Next Week Preview

Dog Walkers
In a showdown between the league's two highest-scoring teams, Dog Walkers (8-2) face Backfields & McCoys (7-3) in Week 11. Each side will have multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 11, as Derrick Henry, Jadeveon Clowney, Preston Smith, Logan Ryan, Blake Martinez, Tyler Lockett, and Sterling Shepard are off for Backfields & McCoys and Golden Tate, Bradley McDougald, Rhett Ellison, and Evan Engram will take a seat for Dog Walkers. Over the last three weeks, Dog Walkers have scored 261.79 points per game, while Backfields & McCoys have averaged 250.65 per contest.
Whalers
Looking ahead to Week 11, ninth-place Whalers (4-6) will take on 15th-place Gallup Fer Miles (3-7). Whalers might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Jabrill Peppers out on bye next week. Gallup Fer Miles will be without Darius Slayton, Rashaan Evans, Davante Adams, Antoine Bethea, Leonard Williams, and Rashaad Penny.