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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
John's Facing the Giants Team
6-4 148.64
119.76
 
VS
proj
KyleR's Choice Team
98.34 2-8
103.01

John's Facing the Giants Team hand KyleR's Choice Team fifth straight loss in 148.64-98.34 blowout

John's Facing the Giants Team cruised to a 148.64-98.34 win to hand KyleR's Choice Team their fifth straight loss. KyleR's Choice Team grabbed a 12.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all John's Facing the Giants Team after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 406 yards and 5 touchdowns for 36.24 points, and Deebo Samuel, who racked up 133 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (25.3 points). Josh Allen (21.94 points) and Dalvin Cook (17.8) led the way for KyleR's Choice Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season John's Facing the Giants Team have knocked off KyleR's Choice Team, after winning 100.7-92.02 in their last matchup. John's Facing the Giants Team (6-4) will look to get another win against Joshua 1.9., while KyleR's Choice Team (2-8) face Mari's Majestic Team in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  John's Facing the Giants Team   KyleR's Choice Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 41-14 win over the Raiders, Mahomes scored 36.24 points to beat his 24.37-point projection. He passed for 406 yards and 5 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. Next week, Mahomes will go up against the Cowboys.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

John's Facing the Giants Team
Points
% of total points 148.64
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
36.24
24.37
24.4%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
25.3
11.32
17%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
22.6
11.84
15.2%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
16.1
17.29
10.8%
KyleR's Choice Team
Points
% of total points 98.34
1
Josh Allen
QB
21.94
25.7
22.3%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
17.8
18.69
18.1%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
16
5.34
16.3%
4
Najee Harris
RB
13.3
16.99
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which KyleR's Choice Team had a 64.54-55.80 lead. For John's Facing the Giants Team, Chris Boswell had a 51-yard field goal. Josh Allen had a 57-yard pass and a 49-yard pass for KyleR's Choice Team, while Mike Evans had a 40-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for John's Facing the Giants Team, contributing to a 123.34-82.34 lead for the team.
Monday
Deebo Samuel had a 40-yard touchdown catch for John's Facing the Giants Team on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  John's Facing the Giants Team   KyleR's Choice Team

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against KyleR's Choice Team, John's Facing the Giants Team averaged more points (124.67) than they usually score (110.7).
KyleR's Choice Team are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last five matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. KyleR's Choice Team need some help then, averaging just 86.17 versus John's Facing the Giants Team's 110.7.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" John's Facing the Giants Team (6-4) have a better record than KyleR's Choice Team (2-8).
Even the computers think John's Facing the Giants Team have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (113.47) than KyleR's Choice Team (95.15).
Once John's Facing the Giants Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than KyleR's Choice Team (3 vs 0).
John's Facing the Giants Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than KyleR's Choice Team (6 vs 2).
John's Facing the Giants Team have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than KyleR's Choice Team (38 vs 28).
By position, John's Facing the Giants Team have outscored KyleR's Choice Team at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
John's Facing the Giants Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 4 points, third-highest in the league.
Don't worry KyleR's Choice Team, 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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