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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Smooth Criminal
6-4 178
188.08
 
VS
proj
Texas Proud
153 6-4
182.6

Texas Proud fall to Smooth Criminal, 178-153

Texas Proud failed to rise to the occasion, as Smooth Criminal secured a 178-153 win. Smooth Criminal never trailed in this one after earning a 12-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Kirk Cousins (76 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (12). Geno Smith (72 points) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (21) were the leaders for Texas Proud in the loss. Smooth Criminal (6-4) will look to keep it rolling against Cody's Choice Team, while Texas Proud (6-4) attempt to get back in the win column against Steel Soldiers.

Matchup Timeline

  Smooth Criminal   Texas Proud

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 186 yards, and intercepted 2 passes in a 20-10 win over the Saints. In doing so, they put up 12 points to scored 20.7% higher than their 9.94-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Smooth Criminal this week. Next week, the Steelers will go up against the Bengals.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Smooth Criminal
Points
% of total points 178
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
76
65.17
42.7%
2
James Conner
RB
30
13.94
16.9%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
12
9.94
6.7%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
12
24.78
6.7%
Texas Proud
Points
% of total points 153
1
Geno Smith
QB
72
62.13
47.1%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
21
16.51
13.7%
3
Rondale Moore
WR
18
11.74
11.8%
4
Jaylen Waddle
WR
10
18.62
6.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Smooth Criminal owned a 136-124 lead. For Smooth Criminal, Kirk Cousins had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass. Geno Smith made the highlight reel for Texas Proud with a 21-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Smooth Criminal   Texas Proud

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Smooth Criminal are doing a better job of that, averaging 185.7 versus Texas Proud's 174.4.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Smooth Criminal has left fewer points on the bench this season (804) than Texas Proud (1,253).
Texas Proud have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Smooth Criminal (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Smooth Criminal have outscored Texas Proud at QB, RB, and K this season.
Smooth Criminal has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Texas Proud this season (-2).
The starters for Smooth Criminal had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Texas Proud (1).
There's not much good to say about Texas Proud this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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