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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Flavors of the Taynt
6-4 135.66
133.55
 
VS
proj
Fightin' Irish
96.25 5-5
115.5

Fightin' Irish come up short of expectations, succumb to Flavors of the Taynt in 135.66-96.25 romp

There's no easy way to put it, Fightin' Irish underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Flavors of the Taynt cruised to a 135.66-96.25 win. Flavors of the Taynt got out to a 13.95-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Jordan Poyer (23.5 points) and D'Ernest Johnson (15.7) and never looked back. DeVonta Smith (4 Rec, 66 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Tre'Davious White (5 Tackles, 1 Int) led the charge for Fightin' Irish in defeat. Flavors of the Taynt (6-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against All I Do Is Nguyen, while Fightin' Irish (5-5) attempt to generate some positive momentum against it's lonely down here.

Matchup Timeline

  Flavors of the Taynt   Fightin' Irish

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Panthers defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 169 yards, and forced 2 turnovers in a 34-10 win over the Cardinals. In doing so, they put up 13.92 points to more-than-double their 5.76-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. In Week 11, the Panthers will square off against the Football Team.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

Flavors of the Taynt
Points
% of total points 135.66
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
38.24
24.37
28.2%
2
Jordan Poyer
S
23.5
10.54
17.3%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
16.6
17.29
12.2%
4
D'Ernest Johnson
RB
15.7
13.13
11.6%
Fightin' Irish
Points
% of total points 96.25
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
19.1
8.87
19.8%
2
Tre'Davious White
CB
18
9.05
18.7%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
15.9
12
16.5%
4
George Kittle
TE
11
10.2
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
DeVonta Smith had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Fightin' Irish, while Teddy Bridgewater had a 64-yard pass for the team, who trailed 97.42-82.15 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Flavors of the Taynt, contributing to a 135.66-82.15 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Flavors of the Taynt   Fightin' Irish

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Flavors of the Taynt scored more points in this matchup (135.66) than their season average (124.6).
We heard scoring helps you win. Fightin' Irish need some help then, averaging just 115.46 versus Flavors of the Taynt's 124.6.
You can't win if you don't play. Flavors of the Taynt has left fewer points on the bench this season (348.69) than Fightin' Irish (445.14).
Flavors of the Taynt don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Fightin' Irish (3 vs 2).
Flavors of the Taynt are clutch masters, with more close wins than Fightin' Irish (2 vs 1).
Flavors of the Taynt have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Fightin' Irish (53 vs 43).
By position, Flavors of the Taynt have outscored Fightin' Irish at QB, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Hey Fightin' Irish, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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