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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Gurley Fries
8-2 122.22
122.87
 
VS
proj
Too Many Cooks
119.56 5-5
131.28

Gurley Fries climb into 1st place in 122.22-119.56 battle

Gurley Fries jumped into first place in League of Ordinary Gentlemen with a close victory over Too Many Cooks, narrowly earning a 122.22-119.56 win. Too Many Cooks had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Gurley Fries led 111.62-107.56 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 12 points from Saquon Barkley on Monday night for Too Many Cooks. Gurley Fries were led by Ben Roethlisberger, who passed for 328 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 27 yards for 35.82 points, and Todd Gurley II, who racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (23.5 points). This marks the second time this season Gurley Fries have knocked off Too Many Cooks, after winning 118.04-91.64 in their last matchup. Gurley Fries (8-2) have now won four straight and will look to add to their success against #ESPNleague2019. Too Many Cooks (5-5) face King in the North in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Gurley Fries   Too Many Cooks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Roethlisberger (328 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 27 Rush Yds) scored 35.82 points in a 52-21 win over the Panthers in Week 10. His scoring output was 68.6% more than his 21.24-point projection and was much higher than his 21.44-point season scoring average. Roethlisberger ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Ben Roethlisberger

Top Player Comparison

Gurley Fries
Points
% of total points 122.22
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
35.82
21.24
29.3%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
23.5
24.71
19.2%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
15
12
12.3%
4
John Ross
WR
10.9
7.9
8.9%
Too Many Cooks
Points
% of total points 119.56
1
Aaron Jones
RB
30.7
12.9
25.7%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
29.2
15.94
24.4%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
18.06
22.4
15.1%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
14.7
14.96
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard touchdown pass for Gurley Fries, helping to give the team a 35.82-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Gurley Fries owned a 86.22-37.70 lead. For Gurley Fries, Josh Gordon had a 44-yard catch. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for Too Many Cooks with a 37-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard run for Too Many Cooks, while Aaron Rodgers had a 25-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 111.62-107.56 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Gurley Fries   Too Many Cooks

What If

Gurley Fries would have beaten four other teams besides Too Many Cooks this week.
Too Many Cooks would have lost to five other teams besides Gurley Fries this week.
If Gurley Fries played Too Many Cooks every week this season, they'd be 7-3.
Gurley Fries would have defeated Too Many Cooks 157.12-124.76 had they played each other last week.
Gurley Fries would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Too Many Cooks.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gurley Fries, Too Many Cooks would be 3-5.
If Gurley Fries had played every team in the league each week, they would be 64-26.
If they played every team every week, Too Many Cooks would be 43-47.

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