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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Sacks to be you Nerd
6-4 184
170.99
 
VS
proj
Horse Shoe Crew
142 3-7
130.45

Sacks to be you Nerd overcome starter's goose egg, top Horse Shoe Crew, 184-142

Both teams were hampered by starters who put up 0 points, but Sacks to be you Nerd were able to persevere and earn the victory, securing a 184-142 win over Horse Shoe Crew. Sacks to be you Nerd never trailed in this one after taking a 19-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Tua Tagovailoa (37 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (31). Tom Brady (28 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (23) did everything they could for Horse Shoe Crew in the loss. Sacks to be you Nerd (6-4) will look to get another W against Busty Nuns, while Horse Shoe Crew (3-7) face off against Passes from the penn in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Sacks to be you Nerd   Horse Shoe Crew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 20 points, Jones nearly doubled his 10.51-point projection as the Packers beat the Cowboys 31-28. He racked up 156 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Sacks to be you Nerd this week. Next week, Jones will go up against the Titans.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Sacks to be you Nerd
Points
% of total points 184
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
37
32.25
20.1%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
32
33.37
17.4%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
31
20.49
16.8%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
20
10.51
10.9%
Horse Shoe Crew
Points
% of total points 142
1
Tom Brady
QB
28
31.42
19.7%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
23
17.84
16.2%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
21
16.17
14.8%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
20
28.93
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Sacks to be you Nerd who owned the lead, 106-87. For Sacks to be you Nerd, Travis Kelce had a 46-yard catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Horse Shoe Crew with a 31-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday night, but it was Sacks to be you Nerd who grabbed the lead, 152-134. For Sacks to be you Nerd, DeAndre Carter had a 32-yard touchdown catch. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for Horse Shoe Crew with a 32-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Sacks to be you Nerd   Horse Shoe Crew

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 13) of the starters on Sacks to be you Nerd exceeded their projected point totals.
Horse Shoe Crew had only six of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Sacks to be you Nerd had one starter score zero points, while Horse Shoe Crew had five.
Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts, and the Buffalo Bills defense all scored more points than Tom Brady, the leading scorer for Horse Shoe Crew.
Sacks to be you Nerd put up more points than their season scoring average (183.2) while Horse Shoe Crew fell short of theirs (153.4).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 42-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Sacks to be you Nerd win, but they also covered the 40.54-point predicted margin of victory.

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