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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Book of Eli
4-6 89.72
108.24
 
VS
proj
Covid Kingdom
73.8 7-3
103.57

Book of Eli find way to knock off Covid Kingdom 89.72-73.80

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but Book of Eli did enough to knock off Covid Kingdom. Predicted to prevail by a score of 108.24-103.57, Book of Eli earned an 89.72-73.80 win over Covid Kingdom. Covid Kingdom took a 1.80-point lead on Thursday, but Book of Eli held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Saquon Barkley (22.5 points) and Tom Brady (19.02). Travis Kelce (6 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jimmy Garoppolo (240 Pass Yds) carried the flag for Covid Kingdom in the loss. Book of Eli (4-6) will look to maintain their momentum against SIXBURGH, while Covid Kingdom (7-3) will take on Nightmare LI in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Book of Eli   Covid Kingdom

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense (20 Pts Allowed, 379 Yds Allowed) scored 13 points against the Steelers in Week 10. Their scoring output was 32.5% more than their 9.81-point projection and was much higher than their 7.9-point season scoring average. The Saints defense will face the Rams next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Book of Eli
Points
% of total points 89.72
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
22.5
18.12
25.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19.02
21.35
21.2%
3
Gabe Davis
WR
18.3
10.05
20.4%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
13
9.81
14.5%
Covid Kingdom
Points
% of total points 73.8
1
Travis Kelce
TE
17.1
16.33
23.2%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
15.9
17.97
21.5%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
11.7
10.65
15.9%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
11
9.28
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Book of Eli boasted an 83.52-56.50 lead. For Book of Eli, Tom Brady had a 31-yard touchdown pass. Travis Kelce had a 46-yard catch for Covid Kingdom, while Tyler Lockett had a 21-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Book of Eli   Covid Kingdom

What If

Book of Eli would have beaten only three other teams besides Covid Kingdom this week.
Covid Kingdom would have lost to nine other teams besides Book of Eli this week.
If Book of Eli played Covid Kingdom every week this season, they'd be 4-6.
Had they played each other last week, Covid Kingdom would have beaten Book of Eli 116.82-114.
Book of Eli would be 3-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Covid Kingdom.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Book of Eli, Covid Kingdom would be 5-4.
If Book of Eli had played every team in the league each week, they would be 58-52.
If they played every team every week, Covid Kingdom would be 75-35.

Next Week Preview

Book of Eli
Two teams sporting identical 4-6 records, Book of Eli and SIXBURGH will go toe-to-toe next week in a mid-season matchup. Book of Eli may have to rearrange the deck some with Tom Brady and Rachaad White out on bye next week. Over the past three weeks, Book of Eli have scored 107.01 points per game, while SIXBURGH have averaged 100.34 per contest.
Covid Kingdom
Up ahead next week, third-place Covid Kingdom (7-3) are scheduled to square off against ninth-place Nightmare LI (4-6). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 11, as Tua Tagovailoa, Julio Jones, Jaylen Waddle, Mike Gesicki, and Ryan Succop are off for Nightmare LI and Tyler Lockett and Mike Evans are scheduled to be off for Covid Kingdom.