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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
RiSeN!
7-3 113.77
103.31
 
VS
proj
Red Raiders
80.25 7-3
81.74

RiSeN! overtake Red Raiders for top spot in 113.77-80.25 rout

RiSeN! overtook Red Raiders in the standings, jumping into the top spot in Raider Nation Football League with an easy victory, cruising to a 113.77-80.25 win. RiSeN! got out to a 4.50-point lead on Thursday behind Darius Leonard and never let go of it. Jamal Adams (19.25 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (18.35) were the leaders for Red Raiders in the loss. RiSeN! (7-3) have now won seven straight and will look to sustain their winning ways against Ga(y)iders. Red Raiders (7-3) match up against Bloodlust in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  RiSeN!   Red Raiders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 14.75 points, Higgins more-than-tripled his 4.69-point projection as the Bengals lost to the Steelers 36-10. He caught 7 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on RiSeN! this week. Next week, Higgins will play the Football Team.
Tee Higgins

Top Player Comparison

RiSeN!
Points
% of total points 113.77
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
21.62
17.88
19%
2
Matt Prater
K
18
8.86
15.8%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
17.3
7.79
15.2%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
14.75
4.69
13%
Red Raiders
Points
% of total points 80.25
1
Jamal Adams
S
19.25
9.11
24%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
18.35
7.95
22.9%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
9.55
14.59
11.9%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
9.35
5.22
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Prater had a 59-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal for RiSeN!, while Aaron Rodgers had a 78-yard touchdown pass to contribute to an 82.62-1.65 lead for RiSeN!.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was RiSeN! who took the lead, 113.77-80.25. For RiSeN!, Tee Higgins had a 54-yard catch. DeAndre Hopkins had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Red Raiders, while Joe Burrow had a 54-yard pass.

Points By Position

  RiSeN!   Red Raiders

StatSmack

RiSeN! are looking unstoppable, with victories in seven straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Red Raiders need some help then, averaging just 97.96 versus RiSeN!'s 108.63.
Once RiSeN! put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Red Raiders (6 vs 4).
RiSeN! are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Red Raiders (1).
RiSeN! are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Red Raiders (0 vs 1).
RiSeN! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Red Raiders (9 vs 8).
By position, RiSeN! have outscored Red Raiders at QB, RB, and K this season.
RiSeN! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 15 points, highest in the league.
The starters for RiSeN! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Red Raiders (2).
There's not much good to say about Red Raiders this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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