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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Diggin Heat
3-7 119.25
110.22
 
VS
proj
Yokohama Zets
98.3 7-3
135.42

Back-and-forth battle ends with Diggin Heat coming back to knock off Yokohama Zets in 119.25-98.30 beatdown

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Diggin Heat earned a convincing victory over Yokohama Zets, cruising to a 119.25-98.30 win. Yokohama Zets earned an early 24.10-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Rashod Bateman (14 points) and Jaylen Waddle (10.1). Diggin Heat came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by stellar efforts from CeeDee Lamb (28.6 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (20.8). Not to be deterred, Yokohama Zets got it going later that afternoon to take a 13.1-point lead behind Jalen Hurts (21.2 points) and Austin Ekeler (14.9). But Diggin Heat came back again at the last minute on Monday night, as George Kittle (16 points) and Matthew Stafford (14.25) put them back in the lead for good. Diggin Heat (3-7) will look to keep it rolling against Dome Patrollers, while Yokohama Zets (7-3) will face Treasure Hunters in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Diggin Heat   Yokohama Zets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Dillon overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 26.8 points against his 8.1-point projection. During a 17-0 win over the Seahawks, he racked up 128 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Dillon will face the Vikings next week.
AJ Dillon

Top Player Comparison

Diggin Heat
Points
% of total points 119.25
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
28.6
18.09
24%
2
AJ Dillon
RB
26.8
8.1
22.5%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.8
18.31
17.4%
4
George Kittle
TE
16
15.49
13.4%
Yokohama Zets
Points
% of total points 98.3
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
21.2
22.64
21.6%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
16.5
18.27
16.8%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
14.9
22.37
15.2%
4
Rashod Bateman
WR
14
12.46
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, Yokohama Zets had a 98.30-85.20 lead. For Diggin Heat, AJ Dillon had a 50-yard catch. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for Yokohama Zets with a 36-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Diggin Heat   Yokohama Zets

What If

Diggin Heat would have beaten nine other teams besides Yokohama Zets this week.
Yokohama Zets would have lost to four other teams besides Diggin Heat this week.
Diggin Heat would be 1-9 if they played Yokohama Zets every week.
Had they played each other last week, Yokohama Zets would have gotten the victory over Diggin Heat 116.7-90.8.
Diggin Heat would be 2-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Yokohama Zets.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Diggin Heat, Yokohama Zets would be 7-2.
If Diggin Heat had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-83.
If they played every team every week, Yokohama Zets would be 105-25.

Next Week Preview

Diggin Heat
Diggin Heat (3-7) will go up against Dome Patrollers (1-9) in Week 11. Diggin Heat has two players on bye next week, but the absence of Matthew Stafford will be glaring. Looking at just the last two weeks, Diggin Heat have scored 105.03 points per game, while Dome Patrollers have averaged only 73 per contest.
Yokohama Zets
The road ahead gets no easier for fourth-place Yokohama Zets, as they next get to face off against red-hot Treasure Hunters next week. 10 weeks into the 2021 season, Yokohama Zets have accumulated the third-most points in the league while Treasure Hunters (and their 134.71 points per game) are ranked second. Looking at just the last two weeks, Yokohama Zets has put up 107.5 points per game, while Treasure Hunters has averaged 138.7 per contest.