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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Memphis Showboats
7-3 348.05
293.44
 
VS
proj
Omaha Orangatans
253.05 3-7
260.7

Memphis Showboats top Omaha Orangatans for fourth straight win, 348.05-253.05

Memphis Showboats extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Omaha Orangatans, securing a 348.05-253.05 win. Omaha Orangatans took a 77.25-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Melvin Gordon III (41.3 points) and Philip Rivers (30.85). But Memphis Showboats held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Derrick Henry (61.6 points) and Josh Allen (59.1). This marks the second time this season Memphis Showboats have beaten Omaha Orangatans, after winning 328.15-239.35 in their last matchup. Memphis Showboats (7-3) will look to keep it rolling against Grapevine Gunslinger, while Omaha Orangatans (3-7) try to get back in the win column against Round Rock Kitty.

Matchup Timeline

  Memphis Showboats   Omaha Orangatans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 61.6 points against his 24.38-point projection. In a 35-32 win over the Chiefs, he ran for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns. Henry ranks #20 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Memphis Showboats
Points
% of total points 348.05
1
Derrick Henry
RB
61.6
24.38
17.7%
2
Josh Allen
QB
59.1
45.21
17%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
57.3
32.99
16.5%
4
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
37.25
38.37
10.7%
Omaha Orangatans
Points
% of total points 253.05
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
47.8
30.41
18.9%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
41.3
24.36
16.3%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
30.85
50.45
12.2%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
24.5
20.3
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Philip Rivers had a 45-yard pass for Omaha Orangatans, helping Omaha Orangatans to a 95.25-18.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Derrick Henry had a 68-yard touchdown run for Memphis Showboats, while Matt Prater had a 54-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 236.35-166.70 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Memphis Showboats   Omaha Orangatans

What If

Memphis Showboats would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Omaha Orangatans would have lost to five other teams besides Memphis Showboats this week.
If Memphis Showboats played Omaha Orangatans every week this season, they'd be 8-2.
Omaha Orangatans would have topped Memphis Showboats 314.8-296.5 had they played each other last week.
Memphis Showboats would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Omaha Orangatans.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Memphis Showboats, Omaha Orangatans would be 3-5.
If Memphis Showboats had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-29.
If they played every team every week, Omaha Orangatans would be 28-62.

Coach Talk

Memphis Showboats
Spotting mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Our squad took that to heart this past week and literally tripled Omaha Orangatans at the quarterback position (96.35 points to 30.85).
Omaha Orangatans
The problem this week is pretty easy to diagnose, Omaha Orangatans. Starting Case Keenum in a tough fantasy matchup... let's all just put this in the rear-view mirror and assume it's not going to happen again.