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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Football Giants
6-4 81.72
84.51
 
VS
proj
sbmurks
80.22 5-5
88.77

Unable to overcome negative points, sbmurks fall to Football Giants in 81.72-80.22 battle

Impeded by negative points from the Atlanta Falcons defense, sbmurks were unable to overcome Football Giants, which squeaked by for a 81.72-80.22 victory. sbmurks made a run at it late afternoon on Sunday, but they fell short. Football Giants led 48.74-57.72 after the early action and held on for the win despite 22.5 points from Melvin Gordon III on Sunday afternoon for sbmurks. JuJu Smith-Schuster (13 Rush Yds, 90 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyler Lockett (18 Rush Yds, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the stars for Football Giants in the win. Football Giants (6-4) will look to build on their success against BoomGoestheDynamite, while sbmurks (5-5) attempt to get back on track against Hilltoppers.

Matchup Timeline

  Football Giants   sbmurks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett (18 Rush Yds, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 15.1 points in a 36-31 lost to the Rams in Week 10. His scoring output was 65.8% more than his 9.11-point projection and was higher than his 10.21-point season scoring average. Lockett ranks #67 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Football Giants
Points
% of total points 81.72
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16.3
9.93
19.9%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
15.1
9.11
18.5%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.08
16.65
17.2%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
10.84
7.52
13.3%
sbmurks
Points
% of total points 80.22
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
22.5
19.12
28%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
19
14.19
23.7%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
14.12
9.14
17.6%
4
Chris Boswell
K
12
9.66
15%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Thursday, but after the dust settled, Football Giants owned a 16.30-12.00 lead. For Football Giants, JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Chris Boswell made the highlight reel for sbmurks with a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
Matt Prater had a 52-yard field goal for Football Giants, who trailed 57.72-48.74 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Football Giants who emerged with the lead, 81.72-80.22. Tyler Lockett had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Football Giants, while Aaron Rodgers had a 25-yard touchdown pass. Melvin Gordon III made the highlight reel for sbmurks with a 66-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Football Giants   sbmurks

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Football Giants scored less in this one (81.72) than their season average of 87.98.
We heard scoring helps you win. Football Giants are doing a better job of that, averaging 87.98 versus sbmurks's 82.83.
Football Giants don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than sbmurks (0 vs 3).
Football Giants should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than sbmurks (7 vs 6).
By position, Football Giants have outscored sbmurks at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Football Giants has a higher average scoring margin (3) than sbmurks this season (0).
The starters for Football Giants had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for sbmurks (2).
Don't worry sbmurks, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Football Giants
Football Giants (6-4) go up against BoomGoestheDynamite (4-6) in Week 11. Each of these teams has players with byes next week, as LeSean McCoy, Robbie Gould, DeVante Parker, and Rob Gronkowski are out for BoomGoestheDynamite and the Buffalo Bills defense and Kenyan Drake will take a seat for Football Giants. Over the last three weeks, Football Giants have scored 81.15 points per game, while BoomGoestheDynamite have averaged only 63.65 per contest.
sbmurks
On the docket for Week 11, seventh-place sbmurks (5-5) are set to take on eighth-place Hilltoppers (4-6). sbmurks can't expect another 14-point showing from Julian Edelman, who's out on bye in Week 11. Hilltoppers won't have Matt Breida or Josh Gordon.