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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
mutts
7-3 397.49
433.27
 
VS
proj
Tom's Groovy Team
367.84 1-9
379.95

Despite top scorer Fields, Tom's Groovy Team fall to mutts, 397.49-367.84

Justin Fields had 47.73 points for Tom's Groovy Team, the top total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome mutts, who rallied to earn a 397.49-367.84 victory. mutts trailed 351.59-351.36 heading into Monday night, but the team rallied behind Jalen Hurts, who passed for 175 yards , ran for 28 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 26.25 points, and the Philadelphia Eagles defense, who allowed 32 points, surrendered 330 yards, and forced 2 turnovers (18 points). Justin Fields (167 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Aaron Jones (138 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Tom's Groovy Team in the loss. This marks the fourth time this season mutts have gotten the best of Tom's Groovy Team, after winning 336.96-299.73 in their last matchup. mutts (7-3) will look to keep it rolling against Dead and Burrowed, while Tom's Groovy Team (1-9) will try to right the ship against Chris's Crazy Team.

Matchup Timeline

  mutts   Tom's Groovy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 41.13 points, Jefferson nearly doubled his 21.99-point projection as the Vikings beat the Bills 33-30. He caught 10 passes for 193 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on mutts this week. In Week 11, Jefferson and the Vikings will battle the Cowboys.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

mutts
Points
% of total points 397.49
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
41.75
19.67
10.5%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
41.13
21.99
10.3%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
29.38
16.03
7.4%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
29
26.78
7.3%
Tom's Groovy Team
Points
% of total points 367.84
1
Justin Fields
QB
47.73
23.74
13%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
27.5
16.01
7.5%
3
Josh Allen
QB
27
29.47
7.3%
4
James Conner
RB
25.75
14.05
7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Tom's Groovy Team became the proud owner of a 217.83-212.30 lead. Justin Jefferson had a 22-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for mutts, while Dalvin Cook had an 81-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Justin Fields had a 67-yard touchdown run and a 50-yard touchdown pass for Tom's Groovy Team, while Tom Brady had a 31-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
CeeDee Lamb had a 35-yard touchdown catch for mutts, while Jonathan Taylor had a 66-yard touchdown run for the team, who trailed 346.71-312.81 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 32-yard touchdown pass for mutts, who trailed 351.59-351.36 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  mutts   Tom's Groovy Team

Game Notes

mutts got the win even though only eight of their 22 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Tom's Groovy Team had only 10 of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
Tom's Groovy Team can partially blame the loss on Jerry Jeudy, who didn't score any points.
mutts put up fewer points than their season scoring average (417.51) while Tom's Groovy Team scored above theirs (351.98).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 29.65-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with mutts. They got the win, but failed to cover the 53.32-point projected margin of victory.
mutts moves to (5-0) in comeback games this season, while Tom's Groovy Team falls to (1-3).
Despite the loss, Justin Fields recorded 47.73 points, the second-best score for a quarterback this season.

Next Week Preview

mutts
In a duel that'll showcase a pair of teams separated in the standings by just a single game, mutts (7-3) will take on Dead and Burrowed (6-4) in Week 11. Each of these teams has players with byes next week, as Trevor Lawrence, Geno Smith, Raheem Mostert, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, Tyreek Hill, Tyler Lockett, and Jason Myers are off for Dead and Burrowed and Kenneth Walker III, DK Metcalf, and Leonard Fournette will take a seat for mutts. Over the last three weeks, mutts have scored 414.32 points per game, while Dead and Burrowed have averaged 369.96 per contest.
Tom's Groovy Team
In Week 11, last-place Tom's Groovy Team (1-9) are scheduled to take on second-place Chris's Crazy Team (6-4). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 11, as the Miami Dolphins defense, Tom Brady, Travis Etienne Jr., Mike Evans, and Ryan Succop are off for Tom's Groovy Team and Tua Tagovailoa, Chris Godwin, and Jaylen Waddle are out for Chris's Crazy Team.