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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
warners heros
7-3 210
193.39
 
VS
proj
Keith's Optimal Team
91 0-9-1
129.25

Back-and-forth battle ends with warners heros coming back to beat Keith's Optimal Team in 210-91 landslide

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, warners heros extended their win streak to four games with a convincing victory over Keith's Optimal Team, cruising to a 210-91 win. Keith's Optimal Team jumped out to an early 20-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar performance from Lamar Jackson. warners heros came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by outstanding showings from Tom Brady (36 points) and Carson Wentz (18). Unphased, Keith's Optimal Team got it going later that afternoon to take a 9-point lead behind Kirk Cousins (38 points) and Russell Wilson (2). But warners heros came back again later that night, as Patrick Mahomes (87 points) and Derek Carr (41) put them back ahead for good. This marks the fourth time this season warners heros have gotten the best of Keith's Optimal Team, after winning 167-66 in their last matchup. warners heros (7-3) have now won four matchups in a row and will look to sustain their winning ways against tyler's Team. Keith's Optimal Team (0-9-1) will try to get their first victory against Valyrian Steelers.

Matchup Timeline

  warners heros   Keith's Optimal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 406 yards and 5 touchdowns against the Raiders, Mahomes scored 87 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 42.66-point projection and was much higher than his 46.8-point season scoring average. Mahomes ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

warners heros
Points
% of total points 210
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
87
42.66
41.4%
2
Derek Carr
QB
41
31.83
19.5%
3
Tom Brady
QB
36
42.64
17.1%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
28
41.32
13.3%
Keith's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 91
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
38
30.07
41.8%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
31
28.91
34.1%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
20
36.43
22%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
2
33.84
2.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was warners heros who emerged with the lead, 54-51. For warners heros, Tom Brady had a 40-yard touchdown pass. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for Keith's Optimal Team with a 50-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Aaron Rodgers had a 50-yard pass and a 41-yard pass for warners heros, who trailed 91-82 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for warners heros, while Derek Carr had a 37-yard touchdown pass, helping warners heros to a 210-91 lead.

Points By Position

  warners heros   Keith's Optimal Team

Game Notes

warners heros got the win despite the fact that only two of their five starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Keith's Optimal Team had only two of their five starters score higher than their projected points.
Keith's Optimal Team can partially blame the loss on Ryan Fitzpatrick, who didn't score any points.
warners heros put up more points than their season scoring average (195.2) while Keith's Optimal Team fell short of theirs (120.1).
warners heros put up more points than their projected total, while Keith's Optimal Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 119-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did warners heros win, but they also covered the 64.14-point predicted margin of victory.
warners heros moves to (5-0) in blowout games this year, while Keith's Optimal Team falls to (0-6).
Despite the loss, Kirk Cousins recorded 38 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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