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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
bladen's Unreal Team
7-3 32.39
28.77
 
VS
proj
LongShotzz
27.2 5-5
30.45

bladen's Unreal Team come back to hand LongShotzz fifth straight loss, 32.39-27.20

bladen's Unreal Team staged a comeback for a 32.39-27.20 win to hand LongShotzz their fifth straight loss. Trailing 27.20-25.49 heading into Monday night, bladen's Unreal Team came storming back behind Tre Flowers (2.3 points) and Chris Carson (2.3). Lamar Jackson (223 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 65 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Demario Davis (11 Tackles, 1 Sack) carried the flag for LongShotzz in defeat. bladen's Unreal Team (7-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Mario's Team, while LongShotzz (5-5) will match up against Saul Elizarraras in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  bladen's Unreal Team   LongShotzz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hardman caught one pass for 63 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs lost to the Titans 35-32. In doing so, he put up 2.58 points to score more than 6 times his 0.41-point projection, the highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Hardman will battle the Chargers.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

bladen's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 32.39
1
Kyler Murray
QB
3.92
3.01
12.1%
2
Preston Smith
LB
3.3
2.1
10.2%
3
Mecole Hardman
WR
2.58
0.41
8%
4
Trey Flowers
DE
2.55
1.25
7.9%
LongShotzz
Points
% of total points 27.2
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
4.58
3.54
16.8%
2
Demario Davis
LB
3.35
1.65
12.3%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
3.04
3.2
11.2%
4
DJ Moore
WR
2.2
1.36
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, bladen's Unreal Team became the proud owner of an 18.78-15.38 lead. Kyler Murray had a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for bladen's Unreal Team, while Mecole Hardman had a 63-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for LongShotzz with a 47-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  bladen's Unreal Team   LongShotzz

StatSmack

bladen's Unreal Team must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (32.39) than their season average (27.4).
LongShotzz would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last five matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" bladen's Unreal Team (7-3) have a better record than LongShotzz (5-5).
bladen's Unreal Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than LongShotzz (4 vs 3).
By position, bladen's Unreal Team have outscored LongShotzz at WR, TE, and K this season.
bladen's Unreal Team has a higher average scoring margin (2) than LongShotzz this season (0).
The starters for bladen's Unreal Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for LongShotzz (3).
Don't worry LongShotzz, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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