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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Indianapolis Colts
5-5 178.2
193.05
 
VS
proj
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
176.86 5-5
175.02

Back-and-forth battle ends with Indianapolis Colts coming back to beat Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man in 178.20-176.86 battle

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Indianapolis Colts came back for a 178.20-176.86 win to hand Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man their third straight loss. After trailing 176.86-166.20 heading into Monday night, Indianapolis Colts came back behind the Chicago Bears defense (19 Pts Allowed, 385 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). Rex Burkhead (31 Rush Yds, 35 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Daniel Jones (244 Pass Yds, 64 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leaders for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man in the loss. Indianapolis Colts (5-5) will look to add to their success against Philadelphia Eagles, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (5-5) attempt to right the ship against Houston Texans.

Matchup Timeline

  Indianapolis Colts   Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.21 points, Jenkins scored 80.3% more than that amount by scoring 13 points as the Saints beat the 49ers 27-13. He made 5 tackles and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Indianapolis Colts this week. In Week 11, Jenkins and the Saints will go up against the Falcons.
Malcolm Jenkins

Top Player Comparison

Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 178.2
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
26.7
19.67
15%
2
T.J. Watt
LB
14
12.32
7.9%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
13.5
18.37
7.6%
4
John Brown
WR
13.2
13.07
7.4%
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Points
% of total points 176.86
1
Rex Burkhead
RB
22.6
7.78
12.8%
2
Daniel Jones
QB
22.16
22.94
12.5%
3
Taron Johnson
CB
18.5
3.38
10.5%
4
Isaiah Wright
WR
11.9
7.1
6.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Daniel Jones had a 34-yard touchdown run and a 40-yard pass for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, helping the team to a 58.86-56.50 lead.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Indianapolis Colts, while Jason Myers had a 61-yard field goal to contribute to a 159.70-141.26 lead for Indianapolis Colts.
Sunday Night
Rex Burkhead had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, contributing to a 176.86-166.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Indianapolis Colts   Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man

Game Notes

Indianapolis Colts won despite the fact that only 10 of their 23 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man had only nine of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Indianapolis Colts had five starters score zero points, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man had two.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Indianapolis Colts won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 1.34-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Indianapolis Colts. They got the W, but did not cover the 18.03-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, Indianapolis Colts moves to (1-0), while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man falls to (0-1).

Next Week Preview

Indianapolis Colts
Next week will feature two squads heading in different directions, as Indianapolis Colts (5-5) enter the matchup on a two-game unbeaten streak, while their Week 11 opponent (Philadelphia Eagles, 4-6), have now dropped two straight. Indianapolis Colts might have to rearrange their lineup some with John Brown, the Chicago Bears defense, Sterling Shepard, Mitchell Trubisky, and Tevin Coleman out on bye in Week 11. Philadelphia Eagles won't have Blake Martinez. Over the past two weeks, Indianapolis Colts have scored 173.9 points per game, while Philadelphia Eagles have averaged 178.75 per contest.
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Coming up next week, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (5-5) will try to get back in the win column against Houston Texans (6-4). Each side has players with byes next week, as Daniel Jones, Taron Johnson, Nick Mullens, Ed Oliver, Leonard Williams, Tarik Cohen, George Kittle, and Jimmy Garoppolo are off for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man and Dalvin Tomlinson and Jeff Wilson Jr. are out for Houston Texans.