zzirGrizz come up short of expectations, lose to DuckGang, 143.02-131.26
There's no way around it, zzirGrizz underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as DuckGang earned a 143.02-131.26 win. zzirGrizz earned a 35.33-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from JuJu Smith-Schuster, who racked up 103 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 16.3 points, and James Conner, who ran for 65 yards and a touchdown (14.03 points). But DuckGang held the lead the rest of the way, powered by David Johnson, who racked up 183 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 35.47 points, and Marcus Mariota, who racked up 270 yards of total offense and passed for 2 touchdowns (31.62 points). DuckGang (3-7) will look to maintain their momentum against G-Men, while zzirGrizz (7-3) attempt to right the ship against TheLegacy.
Johnson (98 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 35.47 points against the Chiefs in Week 10. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.29-point projection and was much higher than his 14.57-point season scoring average. Johnson ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Thursday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 75-yard touchdown catch for zzirGrizz, helping give zzirGrizz a 35.33-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Marcus Mariota had a 23-yard touchdown pass for DuckGang, while Josh Gordon had a 44-yard catch to contribute to a 135.82-66.07 lead for DuckGang.
Sunday Late
Aaron Rodgers had a 25-yard touchdown pass for zzirGrizz, who trailed 135.82-124.76 after the late afternoon action.
DuckGang
DuckGang (3-7) will face G-Men (5-5) in Week 11. Each of these teams will have players with byes next week, as Duke Johnson Jr., Danny Amendola, Isaiah Crowell, Stephen Gostkowski, and Kiko Alonso are off for G-Men and Josh Gordon and David Njoku will sit for DuckGang. In terms of recent scoring production, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. DuckGang have scored 138.74 points per game over the last three weeks, while G-Men have averaged 136.32 per matchup over that same span.
zzirGrizz
Up ahead next week, second-place zzirGrizz (7-3) are set to square off against eighth-place TheLegacy (5-5). Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 11, as James White, Reshad Jones, and Myles Garrett are off for zzirGrizz while Tom Brady, Jamie Collins Sr., and Devin McCourty are out for TheLegacy.