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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Colt’s Not So Official Team
6-4 156.93
149.93
 
VS
proj
Giants Run The East
91.48 4-6
104.89

Giants Run The East fall to Colt’s Not So Official Team in 156.93-91.48 drubbing

There's no easy way to put it, Giants Run The East underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Colt’s Not So Official Team rolled to a 156.93-91.48 win. Colt’s Not So Official Team pulled out to a 2.20-point lead on Thursday behind the Baltimore Ravens defense and never relinquished it. Jimmy Garoppolo (182 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Jonathan Taylor (116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 10 Rec Yds) were the leading performers for Giants Run The East in the loss. Colt’s Not So Official Team (6-4) will look to notch another win against Steelers Fan, while Giants Run The East (4-6) attempt to get back on track against Stoltz.

Matchup Timeline

  Colt’s Not So Official Team   Giants Run The East

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 406 yards and 5 touchdowns against the Raiders, Mahomes recorded 50.3 points this week. His scoring output was 55.5% more than his 32.34-point projection and was much higher than his 31.17-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

Colt’s Not So Official Team
Points
% of total points 156.93
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
50.3
32.34
32.1%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
25.58
14.28
16.3%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
20.15
9.87
12.8%
4
George Kittle
TE
12.25
11.99
7.8%
Giants Run The East
Points
% of total points 91.48
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
21.2
23.42
23.2%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18.85
18.31
20.6%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
18.4
19.33
20.1%
4
James Conner
RB
13.03
14.62
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Colt’s Not So Official Team, helping the team to a 144.68-70.28 lead.
Monday
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Giants Run The East.

Points By Position

  Colt’s Not So Official Team   Giants Run The East

StatSmack

Colt’s Not So Official Team must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (156.93) than their season average (144.75).
We heard scoring helps you win. Giants Run The East need some help then, averaging just 137.32 versus Colt’s Not So Official Team's 144.75.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Colt’s Not So Official Team (6-4) have a better record than Giants Run The East (4-6).
Even the computers think Colt’s Not So Official Team have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (159.42) than Giants Run The East (138.62).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Giants Run The East has left more points on the bench this season (641.66) than Colt’s Not So Official Team (480.25).
Colt’s Not So Official Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Giants Run The East (3 vs 1).
Colt’s Not So Official Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Giants Run The East (4 vs 3).
By position, Colt’s Not So Official Team have outscored Giants Run The East at TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Colt’s Not So Official Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 15 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Colt’s Not So Official Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Giants Run The East (1).
There's not much good to say about Giants Run The East this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Colt’s Not So Official Team
Football is all about creating mismatches. We not only doubled up Giants Run The East at QB (50.3 points to 21.2), we also royally dominated them at WR (32.46 to 6.68).
Giants Run The East
It's entirely possible that Giants Run The East could be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 10 total targets this past week, their three starting pass-catchers (three WR, zero TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.