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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Apollo
6-4 206.5
221.68
 
VS
proj
drizz
196.34 7-3
210.22

Despite top scorer Mahomes, drizz fall to Apollo, 206.50-196.34

drizz had the premier scorer in the league this week with QB Patrick Mahomes posting 36.24 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome Apollo, who earned a 206.50-196.34 victory. Apollo jumped out to a 65.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 50.4 points from CeeDee Lamb (12 Rush Yds, 94 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Antonio Gibson (64 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 14 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Patrick Mahomes (36.24 points) and Deebo Samuel (30.3) did everything they could for drizz in the loss. This marks the first time this season Apollo have beaten drizz, after falling 189.4-162.32 in their last matchup. Apollo (6-4) will look to get another win against Demo, while drizz (7-3) will meet Axel in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Apollo   drizz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce (8 Rec, 119 Rec Yds) scored 19.9 points against the Raiders in Week 10. He scored right around his 19.09-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Kelce ranks #41 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Apollo
Points
% of total points 206.5
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
28.6
18.09
13.8%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
21.8
11.69
10.6%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
20.8
21.7
10.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
19.9
19.09
9.6%
drizz
Points
% of total points 196.34
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
36.24
23.83
18.5%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
30.3
16.8
15.4%
3
Davante Adams
WR
14.8
21.2
7.5%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
13.3
16.75
6.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for drizz, who trailed 202.50-142.44 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Deebo Samuel had a 40-yard touchdown catch for drizz.

Points By Position

  Apollo   drizz

Game Notes

Apollo got the W even though only five of their 18 starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
drizz had only seven of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
Apollo won despite starting Brian Burns, who scored zero points.
Patrick Mahomes and Deebo Samuel both outscored CeeDee Lamb, the leading scorer for Apollo.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 10.16-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Apollo managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 11.46-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Patrick Mahomes (36.24 points) officially registered the fifth-highest scoring output for any quarterback this season.

Next Week Preview

Apollo
In a battle of teams sporting matching 6-4 records, Apollo and Demo will each aim for their seventh win next week in a mid-season matchup. Each side will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 11, as Courtland Sutton, Odell Beckham Jr., and Matt Gay are off for Apollo, while Demo will be missing Javonte Williams and Jordan Fuller. Over the last three weeks, Apollo have put up 184.62 points per game, while Demo have averaged 157.99 per contest.
drizz
The road ahead gets no easier for second-place drizz, as they next have the distinct privilege of facing red-hot (and league leader) Axel next week. Each side has players on bye next week, as Taylor Rapp, Jerry Jeudy, Darrell Henderson Jr., Kareem Jackson, and Ernest Jones are off for drizz and Cooper Kupp and Jalen Ramsey are out for Axel.