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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Hurts Like Hill
8-2 106.46
109.67
 
VS
proj
YAC Boyz
87.24 4-6
70.79

YAC Boyz fall to Hurts Like Hill 106.46-87.24 despite outperforming predictions

Hurts Like Hill fell short of projections while YAC Boyz brought their A game and beat expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result as Hurts Like Hill secured a 106.46-87.24 victory. YAC Boyz took a 6.64-point lead on Thursday, but Hurts Like Hill held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tyreek Hill, who caught 7 passes for 83 yards and 2 touchdowns for 24 points, and Jalen Hurts, who passed for 178 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 53 yards (19.42 points). AJ Dillon (66 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 62 Rec Yds) and CeeDee Lamb (12 Rush Yds, 94 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for YAC Boyz in the loss. Hurts Like Hill improve to 8-2 on the season, while YAC Boyz fall to 4-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Hurts Like Hill   YAC Boyz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 12 points against their 9.13-point projection. During a 45-17 win over the Jets, they allowed 17 points, surrendered 366 yards, and forced 5 turnovers. The Bills defense ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Hurts Like Hill
Points
% of total points 106.46
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
24
16.81
22.5%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
19.42
20.51
18.2%
3
Derek Carr
QB
19.24
19.21
18.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
15.9
15.73
14.9%
YAC Boyz
Points
% of total points 87.24
1
AJ Dillon
RB
25.8
7.39
29.6%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
25.6
14.97
29.3%
3
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
12
4.36
13.8%
4
Brandon Bolden
RB
8.5
9.45
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jacoby Brissett had a 52-yard pass for YAC Boyz, helping YAC Boyz to a 6.64-0.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was YAC Boyz who claimed the lead, 87.24-41.22. For Hurts Like Hill, Jalen Hurts had a 36-yard touchdown pass. AJ Dillon made the highlight reel for YAC Boyz with a 50-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Derek Carr had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Hurts Like Hill to contribute to a 100.36-87.24 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Hurts Like Hill   YAC Boyz

Game Notes

Hurts Like Hill had four of their seven starters exceed their projected point totals.
YAC Boyz had only three of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
The two highest scorers for YAC Boyz (AJ Dillon and CeeDee Lamb) scored more points than Tyreek Hill, the leading scorer for Hurts Like Hill.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Hurts Like Hill won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while YAC Boyz outscored their projection.
Hurts Like Hill managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 38.88-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, AJ Dillon put up 25.8 points, the top overall score for a RB this week.

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