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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
The injured reserve
7-3 129.08
150.37
 
VS
proj
TʜᴇB™
123.42 2-8
146.44

The injured reserve manage to top TʜᴇB™ 129.08-123.42

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but The injured reserve did enough to knock off TʜᴇB™. Predicted to win by a score of 150.37-146.44, The injured reserve earned a 129.08-123.42 win over TʜᴇB™. TʜᴇB™ earned an 18.42-point lead on Thursday, but The injured reserve held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Hunter Henry, who caught 4 passes for 37 yards and 2 touchdowns for 19.7 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns (19 points). Lamar Jackson (18.42 points) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (15.7) were the top performers for TʜᴇB™ in the loss. The injured reserve (7-3) will look to keep it rolling against BARK, while TʜᴇB™ (2-8) try to get back on track against Dungy and Dragons.

Matchup Timeline

  The injured reserve   TʜᴇB™

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 19.7 points against his 11.12-point projection. During a 45-7 win over the Browns, he caught 4 passes for 37 yards and 2 touchdowns. Henry ranks #92 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Hunter Henry

Top Player Comparison

The injured reserve
Points
% of total points 129.08
1
Hunter Henry
TE
19.7
11.12
15.3%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19
27.32
14.7%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
17.2
17.64
13.3%
4
Mike Evans
WR
14.2
17.39
11%
TʜᴇB™
Points
% of total points 123.42
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
18.42
29.6
14.9%
2
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
15.7
11.79
12.7%
3
James Conner
RB
15.4
17.69
12.5%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
12.8
14.54
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady linked up with Mike Evans for a 40-yard touchdown pass for The injured reserve, contributing to an 86.20-40.82 lead for The injured reserve.

Points By Position

  The injured reserve   TʜᴇB™

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. The injured reserve scored fewer points in this one (129.08) than their season average of 140.52.
We heard scoring helps you win. The injured reserve are doing a better job of that, averaging 140.52 versus TʜᴇB™'s 127.38.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The injured reserve (7-3) have a better record than TʜᴇB™ (2-8).
The injured reserve don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than TʜᴇB™ (2 vs 1).
The injured reserve laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than TʜᴇB™ (1).
The injured reserve are clutch masters, with more close wins than TʜᴇB™ (1 vs 0).
The injured reserve have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than TʜᴇB™ (45 vs 30).
By position, The injured reserve have outscored TʜᴇB™ at QB, RB, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
The injured reserve has a higher average scoring margin (8) than TʜᴇB™ this season (-21).
The starters for The injured reserve had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for TʜᴇB™ (0).
Don't worry TʜᴇB™, 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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