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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Ditka vs. God
5-5 431.66
432.15
 
VS
proj
Word
414.95 6-4
457.4

Ditka vs. God overcome multiple busts, come back to beat Word in 431.66-414.95 battle

Despite multiple starters putting up goose eggs (Chandler Jones, Dante Fowler Jr., and David Johnson), Ditka vs. God were able to persevere and earn the victory, rallying for a 431.66-414.95 win over Word. Ditka vs. God trailed 414.95-359.36 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Dalvin Cook (96 Rush Yds, 16 Rec Yds) and Khalil Mack (3 Tackles, 1 Int). Josh Jacobs (112 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 24 Rec Yds) and Aaron Rodgers (325 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the top performers for Word in defeat. Ditka vs. God (5-5) will look to rack up another win against Strikers, while Word (6-4) will face off against Mississippi in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Ditka vs. God   Word

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Football Team, Prater registered 16 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 8.61-point projection and was much higher than his 8.7-point season scoring average. Prater ranks #7 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

Ditka vs. God
Points
% of total points 431.66
1
Josh Allen
QB
80.08
63.24
18.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
57.2
52.25
13.3%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
53.53
52.63
12.4%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
43.55
49.47
10.1%
Word
Points
% of total points 414.95
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
63.8
39.6
15.4%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
62.17
54.4
15%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
48.4
35.12
11.7%
4
Cam Newton
QB
44.49
52.89
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Philip Rivers had a 40-yard pass for Ditka vs. God to contribute to a 61.53-15.93 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Ditka vs. God became the proud owner of a 244.08-163.63 lead. Matt Prater had a 59-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal for Ditka vs. God, while Rob Gronkowski had a 44-yard catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Word with a 78-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Josh Allen had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Ditka vs. God, who trailed 370.46-354.36 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Ditka vs. God   Word

StatSmack

Ditka vs. God must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (431.66) than their season average (403.92).
You can't win if you don't play. Ditka vs. God has left fewer points on the bench this season (1,182.72) than Word (1,365.44).
Ditka vs. God have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Word (1 vs 0).
Ditka vs. God should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Word (5 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Word - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Ditka vs. God (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Ditka vs. God have outscored Word at WR, K, and DEF this season.
Ditka vs. God has a higher average scoring margin (20) than Word this season (15).
The starters for Ditka vs. God had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Word (1).
Don't worry Word, 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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