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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
sharpzyg
6-4 134.3
107.9
 
VS
proj
stafgu
78.52 8-2
99.42

sharpzyg knock stafgu from top spot in 134.30-78.52 rout

sharpzyg rolled to a 134.30-78.52 win over stafgu, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in TDL Advanced 2018 A. sharpzyg got out to a 19.98-point lead on Thursday behind Christian McCaffrey (31.8 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (16.3) and never let it go. Cam Newton (193 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Antonio Brown (6 Rec, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for stafgu in defeat. sharpzyg (6-4) have now won four matchups in a row and will look to add to their success against EganBernal. stafgu (8-2) face librabian in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  sharpzyg   stafgu

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 187 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Eagles, Elliott recorded 30.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.66-point projection and was much higher than his 14.33-point season scoring average. Elliott ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

sharpzyg
Points
% of total points 134.3
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
31.8
16.7
23.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
30.7
14.66
22.9%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
20.5
22.53
15.3%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16.3
9.83
12.1%
stafgu
Points
% of total points 78.52
1
Cam Newton
QB
15.72
24.02
20%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
15.6
13.72
19.9%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
13
7.78
16.6%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
12.54
15.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were several players with standout plays for both teams on Thursday, but it was sharpzyg who claimed the lead, 51.30-31.32. Christian McCaffrey had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for sharpzyg, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Cam Newton had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for stafgu, while Antonio Brown had a 53-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  sharpzyg   stafgu

StatSmack

sharpzyg must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (134.3) than their season average (101.71).
sharpzyg are looking unstoppable, with victories in four straight matchups.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. stafgu has left more points on the bench this season (401.44) than sharpzyg (341.48).
Once sharpzyg put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than stafgu (3 vs 1).
sharpzyg don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than stafgu (0 vs 1).
sharpzyg should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than stafgu (5 vs 4).
By position, sharpzyg have outscored stafgu at RB and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about stafgu this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

sharpzyg
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Fueled by solid performances by Christian McCaffrey and Ezekiel Elliott, our crew certainly made that a point of emphasis this past week. We thoroughly outscored stafgu at running back (62.5 points to 8.9). McCaffrey had 138 total yards and three TDs, while Elliott logged 187 yards and two scores.
stafgu
We just took it easy so our guys could dominate in Week 11, right? The six starting offensive position players (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on stafgu combined to record 318 yards and just one touchdown in Week 10. Our opposition's skill players definitely outperformed us by logging 608 yards and six scores.