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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Roman's Legit Team
6-3 145.64
118
 
VS
proj
Goin Deep
127 4-5
123.08

Roman's Legit Team defeat Goin Deep for fifth straight win, 145.64-127.00

Roman's Legit Team extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over Goin Deep, securing a 145.64-127.00 win. Goin Deep nabbed a 14.80-point lead on Thursday, but Roman's Legit Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Zach Ertz (33.5 points) and Brandin Cooks (21.9). Drew Brees (265 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Melvin Gordon III (93 Rush Yds, 72 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Goin Deep in the loss. Roman's Legit Team (6-3) will look to build on their success against G-Man's Great Team, while Goin Deep (4-5) try to get back in the win column against Dylan's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Roman's Legit Team   Goin Deep

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ertz (14 Rec, 145 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 33.5 points against the Cowboys in Week 10. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.92-point projection and was much higher than his 15.46-point season scoring average. Ertz ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Roman's Legit Team
Points
% of total points 145.64
1
Zach Ertz
TE
33.5
12.92
23%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
21.9
12.35
15%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
21.3
15.89
14.6%
4
Julio Jones
WR
20.2
17.64
13.9%
Goin Deep
Points
% of total points 127
1
Drew Brees
QB
28.9
20.79
22.8%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
25
21.94
19.7%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
17.8
12.25
14%
4
George Kittle
TE
12.8
10.55
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Goin Deep to contribute to a 17.80-3.00 lead for Goin Deep.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Goin Deep, contributing to a 82.40-68.94 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 66-yard touchdown catch for Goin Deep, contributing to a 107.40-90.84 lead for the team.
Monday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Roman's Legit Team on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Roman's Legit Team   Goin Deep

Game Notes

Roman's Legit Team had six of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Goin Deep lost despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their points projection.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 18.64-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
For Goin Deep, Drew Brees put up 28.9 points, the second-best score for a QB this week.

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