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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
New Guy In Town
6-4 157.04
170.28
 
VS
proj
Steel Curtain
141.16 4-6
190.43

Steel Curtain fall short of expectations, succumb to New Guy In Town, 157.04-141.16

There's no way around it, Steel Curtain underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as New Guy In Town secured a 157.04-141.16 win. New Guy In Town never trailed in this one after taking a 30.85-point lead on Thursday behind Melvin Gordon III (19.55 points) and Austin Ekeler (11.3). Chris Jones (18.75 points) and Jerome Baker (17) led the way for Steel Curtain in the loss. New Guy In Town (6-4) will look to keep it rolling against Slack Tarts, while Steel Curtain (4-6) will attempt to get back in the win column against LHBC.

Matchup Timeline

  New Guy In Town   Steel Curtain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 7 tackles and recording a sack against the Bears, Flowers recorded 15 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.24-point projection and was much higher than his 6.95-point season scoring average. Flowers ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Trey Flowers

Top Player Comparison

New Guy In Town
Points
% of total points 157.04
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.55
11.13
12.4%
2
T.J. Watt
LB
17.75
11.71
11.3%
3
Jessie Bates III
S
17
9.58
10.8%
4
Trey Flowers
DE
15
6.24
9.6%
Steel Curtain
Points
% of total points 141.16
1
Chris Jones
DT
18.75
8.89
13.3%
2
Jerome Baker
LB
17
10.84
12%
3
Arik Armstead
DT
12.25
6.73
8.7%
4
Shaquil Barrett
LB
10
13.07
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, after which New Guy In Town became the proud owner of a 115.55-87.80 lead. For New Guy In Town, Marquise Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch. Julio Jones made the highlight reel for Steel Curtain with a 54-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, New Guy In Town boasted a 157.04-119.16 lead. For New Guy In Town, Jimmy Graham had a 48-yard catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Steel Curtain with a 48-yard pass.

Points By Position

  New Guy In Town   Steel Curtain

What If

New Guy In Town would have beaten five other teams besides Steel Curtain this week.
Steel Curtain would have lost to 13 other teams besides New Guy In Town this week.
If New Guy In Town played Steel Curtain every week this season, they'd be 7-3.
Had they played each other last week, New Guy In Town would have gotten the victory over Steel Curtain 183.57-156.47.
New Guy In Town would be 6-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Steel Curtain.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New Guy In Town, Steel Curtain would be 5-4.
If New Guy In Town had played every team in the league each week, they would be 88-62.
If they played every team every week, Steel Curtain would be 55-95.

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