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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
5Fingers2YoFace
9-1 235.84
261.88
 
VS
proj
Gringo's Team
177.27 5-5
228.02

5Fingers2YoFace top Gringo's Team for third straight win, 235.84-177.27

5Fingers2YoFace extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Gringo's Team, securing a 235.84-177.27 win. 5Fingers2YoFace took an early 25.30-point lead on Thursday. Gringo's Team came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Alvin Kamara (32.37 points) and Michael Thomas (30.6). Not to be deterred, 5Fingers2YoFace rallied later that afternoon, as Jared Goff (36.3 points) and Todd Gurley II (31.95) put them back ahead for good. 5Fingers2YoFace improve to 9-1 on the season, while Gringo's Team fall to 5-5.

Matchup Timeline

  5Fingers2YoFace   Gringo's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Breida (101 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 35.5 points in a 27-23 lost to the Giants in Week 10. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 17.25-point projection and was much higher than his 16.79-point season scoring average. Breida ranks #69 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Matt Breida

Top Player Comparison

5Fingers2YoFace
Points
% of total points 235.84
1
Jared Goff
QB
36.3
35.45
15.4%
2
Matt Breida
RB
35.5
17.25
15.1%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
31.95
35.38
13.5%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
21
17.27
8.9%
Gringo's Team
Points
% of total points 177.27
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
32.37
32.77
18.3%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
30.6
26.59
17.3%
3
Robert Woods
WR
17.45
18.05
9.8%
4
Vance McDonald
TE
16.2
10.36
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 75-yard touchdown catch for 5Fingers2YoFace to contribute to a 41.50-16.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  5Fingers2YoFace   Gringo's Team

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. 5Fingers2YoFace scored less in this one (235.84) than their season average of 251.11.
Get on their level! 5Fingers2YoFace have won three straight weeks, while Gringo's Team have dropped their last three.
We heard scoring helps you win. 5Fingers2YoFace are doing a better job of that, averaging 251.11 versus Gringo's Team's 225.12.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. 5Fingers2YoFace (9-1) have a better record than Gringo's Team (5-5).
Even the computers think 5Fingers2YoFace have better players. They have a higher projected points average (260.13) than Gringo's Team (240.51).
Once 5Fingers2YoFace put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Gringo's Team (1 vs 0).
5Fingers2YoFace have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Gringo's Team (2 vs 0).
5Fingers2YoFace should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Gringo's Team (4 vs 3).
By position, 5Fingers2YoFace have outscored Gringo's Team at QB, TE, and IDP this season.
5Fingers2YoFace don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 31 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for 5Fingers2YoFace had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Gringo's Team (0).
5Fingers2YoFace are in the playoffs. Gringo's Team are currently on the outside looking in.
There's not much good to say about Gringo's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

5Fingers2YoFace
You know 5Fingers2YoFace, the good news is that we won this matchup by 58.57 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're better than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through nine weeks was 252.81. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Gringo's Team
Fortunately, Gringo's Team, this week's problem is fairly easy to diagnose. Going with Terrell Suggs, Pierre Garcon, and Sean Lee in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up almost 236 points... let's aim to play with a full deck of cards next time.