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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Dirty 54
7-3 176.9
184.36
 
VS
proj
The Raptor
175.15 3-7
188.08

Dirty 54 beat The Raptor for sixth straight win in 176.90-175.15 battle

Dirty 54 extended their win streak to six games with a close victory over The Raptor, squeaking by for a 176.90-175.15 win. The Raptor had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Dirty 54 led 155.85-129.25 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 45.9 points from the San Francisco 49ers defense and Russell Wilson on Monday night for The Raptor. Lamar Jackson (41.65 points) and Michael Thomas (28.2) did the heavy lifting for Dirty 54 in the victory. This marks the first time this season Dirty 54 have knocked off The Raptor, after falling 206-199.8 in their last matchup. Dirty 54 (7-3) will look to rack up another win against LIONPWR, while The Raptor (3-7) will try to right the ship against Doc's Devils.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty 54   The Raptor

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 9 points and giving up 310 yards against the Saints, the Falcons defense tallied 16 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 4.39-point projection and was much higher than their 8.5-point season scoring average. The Falcons defense will face the Panthers next week.
The Atlanta Falcons defense

Top Player Comparison

Dirty 54
Points
% of total points 176.9
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
41.65
28.6
23.5%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
28.2
22.16
15.9%
3
Josh Allen
QB
27.1
22.55
15.3%
4
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
16
4.39
9%
The Raptor
Points
% of total points 175.15
1
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
25
10.13
14.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
20.9
27.5
11.9%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
17.1
8.01
9.8%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
15.1
10.98
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Dirty 54 had a 139.15-78.20 lead. Lamar Jackson had a 47-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Dirty 54, while Chris Godwin had a 49-yard catch. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for The Raptor with a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Aaron Rodgers had a 48-yard pass for The Raptor, who trailed 147.55-125.55 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Dirty 54   The Raptor

What If

Dirty 54 would have beaten only two other teams besides The Raptor this week.
The Raptor would have lost to six other teams besides Dirty 54 this week.
If they played The Raptor every week, Dirty 54 would be 8-2 this season.
Dirty 54 would have defeated The Raptor 213.55-204.35 had they played each other last week.
Dirty 54 would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Raptor.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirty 54, The Raptor would be 4-4.
If Dirty 54 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 58-32.
If they played every team every week, The Raptor would be 39-50-1.

Coach Talk

Dirty 54
You know, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. Our team found one this past week and doubled up The Raptor at the quarterback position (68.75 points to 33.25).
The Raptor
We'd suggest that use this last matchup as a learning experience and try to improve next week. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are advising, and configure the most-potent lineup possible in Week 11 Keep your head held high, The Raptor!