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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
HTTR!
4-6 168.8
188.1
 
VS
proj
Night Hawk
145.9 5-5
180.43

Offensively challenged HTTR! defeat Night Hawk, 168.8-145.9

Despite ranking only ninth in the league in points scored for the week, HTTR! earned a 168.8-145.9 win over Night Hawk. Night Hawk nabbed a 20.5-point lead on Thursday, but HTTR! held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Amari Cooper (11 Rec, 147 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (12 Pts Allowed, 306 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers). Kirk Cousins (25.5 points) and Matt Ryan (21.4) led the charge for Night Hawk in the loss. This marks the first time this season HTTR! have gotten the best of Night Hawk, after falling 248.4-188.95 in their last matchup. HTTR! (4-6) will look to maintain their winning ways against PIERMONSTERS, while Night Hawk (5-5) will attempt to get back on track against Naked Bootlegs.

Matchup Timeline

  HTTR!   Night Hawk

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 12 points, surrendering 306 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the Rams, the Steelers defense tallied 29 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 10.89-point projection and was much higher than their 15.9-point season scoring average. The Steelers defense ranks #52 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

HTTR!
Points
% of total points 168.8
1
Amari Cooper
WR
31.7
16.82
18.8%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
29
10.89
17.2%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
24.75
23.24
14.7%
4
DJ Moore
WR
21
13.35
12.4%
Night Hawk
Points
% of total points 145.9
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
25.5
24.03
17.5%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
21.4
26.2
14.7%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
16.8
16.68
11.5%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
14.7
12
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Williams had a 45-yard catch for Night Hawk to contribute to a 20.5-0.0 lead for Night Hawk.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Night Hawk had a 103.0-63.6 lead. For HTTR!, Ryan Tannehill had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass. Matt Ryan had a 54-yard pass for Night Hawk, while Kenny Golladay had a 47-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  HTTR!   Night Hawk

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. Night Hawk has left more points on the bench this season (453.05) than HTTR! (412).
Night Hawk have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than HTTR! (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, HTTR! have outscored Night Hawk at WR and DEF this season.
Hey Night Hawk, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

HTTR!
You know HTTR!, I'm a glass-half-full kind of coach. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring output has decreased a bit lately, I'll choose to take the optimistic route. Averaging 187.71 points through Week 9, our crew has certainly proven that it's even better than the 168.8 we needed to win this past week!
Night Hawk
"Not getting many chances" isn't a reasonable excuse this week for Night Hawk. As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 36 times in Week 10. Those players might need to hit the practice field, considering they tallied just 19 catches.