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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Garoppolypse Now
5-5 152.87
115.4
 
VS
proj
Trey&Clay's Empire
116.67 5-5
122.39

Garoppolypse Now come back to knock off Trey&Clay's Empire in 152.87-116.67 rout

Despite identical records, Garoppolypse Now held a significant season point advantage over Trey&Clay's Empire coming into this one (1,400-1,094). Following some nervous moments, they lived up to their reputation with a dominant victory, rolling to a 152.87-116.67 win. Garoppolypse Now pulled out to an early 16.60-point lead on Thursday. Trey&Clay's Empire came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Christian Kirk (41.8 points) and the Chicago Bears defense (19). Unphased, Garoppolypse Now pulled it together on Monday night with their back against the wall, as the San Francisco 49ers defense (23 points) and Chase McLaughlin (12) put them back ahead once and for all. Garoppolypse Now (5-5) will look to build on their success against Bills Mafia, while Trey&Clay's Empire (5-5) will try to develop some positive momentum against Sherlock Mahomes.

Matchup Timeline

  Garoppolypse Now   Trey&Clay's Empire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry scored 37.1 points against the Chiefs in Week 10 to nearly triple his 12.53-point projection. He ran for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Garoppolypse Now this week. Henry will go up against the Jaguars next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Garoppolypse Now
Points
% of total points 152.87
1
Derrick Henry
RB
37.1
12.53
24.3%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
23
9.41
15%
3
Davante Adams
WR
22.8
18.75
14.9%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
16.6
18.03
10.9%
Trey&Clay's Empire
Points
% of total points 116.67
1
Christian Kirk
WR
41.8
12.38
35.8%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
19
16.75
16.3%
3
John Brown
WR
12.7
13.43
10.9%
4
Zane Gonzalez
K
11
8.75
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Trey&Clay's Empire who grabbed the lead, 101.77-71.30. Derrick Henry had a 68-yard touchdown run for Garoppolypse Now, while Kenny Golladay had a 47-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Christian Kirk had a 69-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Trey&Clay's Empire, while Zane Gonzalez had a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Jimmy Graham had a 48-yard catch for Trey&Clay's Empire, contributing to a 116.67-107.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Garoppolypse Now   Trey&Clay's Empire

Game Notes

Garoppolypse Now had six of their nine starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Trey&Clay's Empire had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Trey&Clay's Empire can partially blame the loss on David Johnson, who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Garoppolypse Now scored more points than their projected total, while Trey&Clay's Empire fell short of their projection.
The win snaps a five-game losing skid for Garoppolypse Now.
In blowout games this season, Garoppolypse Now moves to (3-3), while Trey&Clay's Empire falls to (0-3).
On the losing side, Christian Kirk scored 41.8 points, the league's top overall score this week.

Next Week Preview

Garoppolypse Now
In a matchup that'll feature two squads that are separated by just one game in the standings, Garoppolypse Now (5-5) will go up against Bills Mafia (6-4) in Week 11. Garoppolypse Now might have to shuffle the deck some with Derrick Henry, Davante Adams, Corey Davis, and Evan Engram out on bye in Week 11. Over the last three weeks, Garoppolypse Now have put up 142.76 points per game, while Bills Mafia have averaged 157.8 per contest.
Trey&Clay's Empire
Things don't really get any easier for ninth-place Trey&Clay's Empire, considering they next get to go toe-to-toe against first-place (and red-hot) Sherlock Mahomes in Week 11. Trey&Clay's Empire may need to rearrange their lineup a bit with Jimmy Graham out on bye in Week 11. Sherlock Mahomes will be without the Seattle Seahawks defense.