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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Thunderstorm
8-2 155
125.46
 
VS
proj
Cowboy Chip
94 3-7
108.44

Thunderstorm hand Cowboy Chip fourth consecutive loss in 155-94 rout

Thunderstorm cruised to a 155-94 win to hand Cowboy Chip their fourth straight loss. Thunderstorm earned an 11-point lead on Thursday behind Austin Ekeler and never let it go. Christian McCaffrey (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 33 Rec Yds) and Matt Ryan (182 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) were the leading performers for Cowboy Chip in the loss. Thunderstorm (8-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Caribbean Bombers, while Cowboy Chip (3-7) will attempt to get back on track against Sledgehammers.

Matchup Timeline

  Thunderstorm   Cowboy Chip

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The 49ers defense overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 16 points against their 6.84-point projection. In a 27-24 loss to the Seahawks, they allowed 27 points, surrendered 336 yards, and forced 4 turnovers. The 49ers defense ranks #47 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
The San Francisco 49ers defense

Top Player Comparison

Thunderstorm
Points
% of total points 155
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
38
32.31
24.5%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
28
21.26
18.1%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
24
10.81
15.5%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
16
6.84
10.3%
Cowboy Chip
Points
% of total points 94
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25
26.29
26.6%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
24
34.66
25.5%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
16
16.38
17%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
14
15.5
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Thunderstorm emerged with a 98-66 lead. For Thunderstorm, Matt Prater had a 54-yard field goal. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Cowboy Chip with a 54-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Thunderstorm   Cowboy Chip

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Thunderstorm exceeded their projected point totals.
Cowboy Chip had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Cowboy Chip even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Thunderstorm put up more points than their season scoring average (132.6) while Cowboy Chip fell short of theirs (122.6).
Thunderstorm scored more points than their projected total, while Cowboy Chip fell short of their projection.
Not only did Thunderstorm win, but they also easily covered the 17.02-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Thunderstorm moves to (4-1), while Cowboy Chip falls to (2-5).
For Cowboy Chip, Christian McCaffrey recorded 25 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Thunderstorm
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by royally dominating Cowboy Chip at the wide receiver position (64 points to 14).
Cowboy Chip
Hey, it's possible that Cowboy Chip could be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating just nine targets as a group this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently spent the majority of their games running decoy routes and blocking downfield.