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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Blunts and Forte's
5-5 119.86
104.05
 
VS
proj
The Shockers v2.0
117.02 5-5
123.82

Blunts and Forte's defy projections, earn win against The Shockers v2.0 in 119.86-117.02 battle

Blunts and Forte's showed up and beat expectations, narrowly earning a 119.86-117.02 win over The Shockers v2.0, who fell short of projections. The Shockers v2.0 had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. Blunts and Forte's led 106.16-95.92 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 21.1 points from Chris Carson and DeForest Buckner on Monday night for The Shockers v2.0. Blunts and Forte's were led by Kyler Murray (324 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 38 Rush Yds) and Darius Leonard (13 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int). Blunts and Forte's (5-5) will look to maintain their winning ways against JLEAGUER, while The Shockers v2.0 (5-5) face 4X Champion in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Blunts and Forte's   The Shockers v2.0

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Leonard overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 18 points against his 7.65-point projection. During a 16-12 loss to the Dolphins, he made 13 tackles , recorded a sack , and intercepted a pass. Leonard ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Darius Leonard

Top Player Comparison

Blunts and Forte's
Points
% of total points 119.86
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27.76
19.55
23.2%
2
Darius Leonard
LB
18
7.65
15%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
14.6
9.21
12.2%
4
Jason Myers
K
11
8.26
9.2%
The Shockers v2.0
Points
% of total points 117.02
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
33.42
23.81
28.6%
2
Chris Carson
RB
16.1
12.8
13.8%
3
Jordan Hicks
LB
9
6.75
7.7%
4
Matt Prater
K
9
7.51
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was The Shockers v2.0 who emerged with the lead, 89.32-84.16. For Blunts and Forte's, Kyler Murray had a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass. Lamar Jackson had a 47-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown pass for The Shockers v2.0, while Matt Prater had a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Blunts and Forte's   The Shockers v2.0

Game Notes

Blunts and Forte's won despite the fact that only five of their 14 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Despite seven of their 14 starters exceeding their projected points, The Shockers v2.0 lost.
Blunts and Forte's won despite having two starters (George Kittle and Calais Campbell) score zero points.
Blunts and Forte's put up fewer points than their season scoring average (123.63) while The Shockers v2.0 scored above theirs (110.73).
Blunts and Forte's recorded more points than their projected total, while The Shockers v2.0 fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 2.84-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This win snaps a three-game losing skid for Blunts and Forte's.
Blunts and Forte's moves to (2-1) in close games this season, while The Shockers v2.0 falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Lamar Jackson tallied 33.42 points, the fifth-best scoring output for any quarterback this year.

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