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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
varnelldude
2-8 82.54
101.49
 
VS
proj
RidgeRunners
81.96 4-6
87.46

Back-and-forth battle ends with varnelldude coming back to knock off RidgeRunners in 82.54-81.96 battle

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, varnelldude rallied to earn an 82.54-81.96 win to hand RidgeRunners their fourth straight loss. After trailing 81.96-66.24 heading into Monday night, varnelldude came storming back behind Adam Thielen (16.3 points). Josh Allen (32.36 points) and Kenyan Drake (12.9) did everything they could for RidgeRunners in defeat. This marks the first time this season varnelldude have gotten the best of RidgeRunners, after falling 125.18-109.88 in their last matchup. varnelldude (2-8) will look to keep it rolling against Cleveland Fan, while RidgeRunners (4-6) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Suck ItTrebek.

Matchup Timeline

  varnelldude   RidgeRunners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Bears in Week 10, Thielen caught 4 passes for 43 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 16.3 points to scored 50.8% higher than his 10.81-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on varnelldude this week. In Week 11, Thielen and the Vikings will play the Cowboys.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

varnelldude
Points
% of total points 82.54
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
26.04
20.66
31.5%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
16.3
10.81
19.7%
3
Davante Adams
WR
12.6
13.86
15.3%
4
Robbie Gould
K
8
7.2
9.7%
RidgeRunners
Points
% of total points 81.96
1
Josh Allen
QB
32.36
27.92
39.5%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
12.9
6.93
15.7%
3
Wil Lutz
K
10
10.27
12.2%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
9.5
16.52
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 27-yard touchdown pass for varnelldude to contribute to a 43.14-11.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Josh Allen had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for RidgeRunners, helping the team to a 75.86-66.24 lead.

Points By Position

  varnelldude   RidgeRunners

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're RidgeRunners. They've lost four in a row.
varnelldude are clutch masters, with more close wins than RidgeRunners (1 vs 0).
By position, varnelldude have outscored RidgeRunners at WR this season.
There's not much good to say about RidgeRunners this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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