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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Orange bloods
7-3 145.75
145.4
 
VS
proj
ExigentCircumstances
103.4 4-6
122.09

ExigentCircumstances lose to Orange bloods in 145.75-103.40 beatdown

There's no sugarcoating it, ExigentCircumstances underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Orange bloods cruised to a 145.75-103.40 win. ExigentCircumstances pulled out to an 8.45-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Orange bloods after that. They were led by AJ Dillon (26.8 points) and D'Ernest Johnson (22.7). Jonathan Taylor (24.6 points) and Tom Brady (19.2) were the leading scorers for ExigentCircumstances in the loss. Orange bloods (7-3) will look to rack up another win against Enforcers, while ExigentCircumstances (4-6) attempt to develop some positive momentum against The Xtreme.

Matchup Timeline

  Orange bloods   ExigentCircumstances

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 17-0 win over the Seahawks, Dillon scored 26.8 points to more-than-triple his 8.1-point projection. He racked up 128 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any player in the league this season. Next week, Dillon will face the Vikings.
AJ Dillon

Top Player Comparison

Orange bloods
Points
% of total points 145.75
1
AJ Dillon
RB
26.8
8.1
18.4%
2
D'Ernest Johnson
RB
22.7
15.85
15.6%
3
Jamal Agnew
WR
20.45
10.26
14%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
15.95
28.32
10.9%
ExigentCircumstances
Points
% of total points 103.4
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
24.6
20.31
23.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19.2
29.76
18.6%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
16
5.34
15.5%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
11.9
9.35
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, ExigentCircumstances had a 78.90-70.45 lead. For Orange bloods, Jamal Agnew had a 66-yard touchdown run. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for ExigentCircumstances with a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
AJ Dillon had a 50-yard catch for Orange bloods, helping the team to a 133.30-83.20 lead.

Points By Position

  Orange bloods   ExigentCircumstances

StatSmack

Orange bloods must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (145.75) than their season average (128.58).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Orange bloods (7-3) have a better record than ExigentCircumstances (4-6).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Orange bloods has left fewer points on the bench this season (337.05) than ExigentCircumstances (438.55).
Orange bloods laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than ExigentCircumstances (0).
Orange bloods are clutch masters, with more close wins than ExigentCircumstances (1 vs 0).
By position, Orange bloods have outscored ExigentCircumstances at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Orange bloods has a higher average scoring margin (9) than ExigentCircumstances this season (-5).
The starters for Orange bloods had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for ExigentCircumstances (1).
Orange bloods was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (3) than ExigentCircumstances (1).
There's not much good to say about ExigentCircumstances this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Orange bloods
In a matchup that'll showcase a pair of teams that are separated in the standings by just a single game, Orange bloods (7-3) face Enforcers (6-4) in Week 11. Orange bloods might need to shuffle their lineup some with Jerry Jeudy out on bye next week. Enforcers won't have Melvin Gordon III or the Los Angeles Rams defense. Over the last three weeks, Orange bloods have scored 133.55 points per game, while Enforcers have averaged 118.1 per contest.
ExigentCircumstances
A pair of teams with matching 4-6 records, 10th-place ExigentCircumstances are set to square off against ninth-place The Xtreme next week. 10 weeks into the season, ExigentCircumstances have put up the league's third-lowest point total while The Xtreme (129.9 PPG) are ranked ninth. Looking at just the last two weeks, ExigentCircumstances has scored 85 points per game, while The Xtreme has averaged 127.2 per contest.