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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Flying Squirrels
7-3 122.7
122.18
 
VS
proj
Gimps
117.42 3-7
116.65

Back-and-forth battle ends with Flying Squirrels topping Gimps, 122.70-117.42

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Flying Squirrels earned a hard-fought victory over Gimps, coming out on top with a 122.70-117.42 win. Flying Squirrels were led by Michael Thomas (28.2 points) and Kirk Cousins (19.3), while The Pittsburgh Steelers defense (12 Pts Allowed, 306 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 75 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Gimps in the loss. This marks the second time this season Flying Squirrels have taken down Gimps, after winning 127.84-82.22 in their last matchup. Flying Squirrels (7-3) will look to notch another win against FreeWin4u, while Gimps (3-7) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Rollin’ with Mahomes.

Matchup Timeline

  Flying Squirrels   Gimps

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Olsen overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 17.8 points against his 8.74-point projection. During a 24-16 loss to the Packers, he caught 8 passes for 98 yards . Olsen ranks #10 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Greg Olsen

Top Player Comparison

Flying Squirrels
Points
% of total points 122.7
1
Michael Thomas
WR
28.2
22.22
23%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
19.3
18.02
15.7%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
18
9.22
14.7%
4
Greg Olsen
TE
17.8
8.74
14.5%
Gimps
Points
% of total points 117.42
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
25
7.08
21.3%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
20.5
15.85
17.5%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
20.3
13.42
17.3%
4
John Brown
WR
12.7
13.43
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Williams had a 45-yard catch for Flying Squirrels, who trailed 26.30-7.50 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Marquise Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch for Flying Squirrels, while Zane Gonzalez had a 54-yard field goal to contribute to an 85.60-71.70 lead for Flying Squirrels.
Sunday Late
Aaron Rodgers had a 48-yard pass for Gimps, contributing to a 113.02-103.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Flying Squirrels   Gimps

Game Notes

Flying Squirrels had five of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Gimps had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 5.28-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This victory snaps a two-match losing skid for Flying Squirrels.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Flying Squirrels. They got the win, but failed to cover the 5.53-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense registered 25 points, the fourth-highest scoring output for any DEF this year.

Next Week Preview

Flying Squirrels
Flying Squirrels (7-3) will go up against FreeWin4u (0-10) in Week 11. Flying Squirrels might have to rearrange their lineup some with Saquon Barkley out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Flying Squirrels have scored 109.32 points per game, while FreeWin4u have averaged 94.8 per contest.
Gimps
In Week 11, ninth-place Gimps (3-7) will look to get back on track against seventh-place Rollin’ with Mahomes (4-6). Each side has two players with byes next week, as Aaron Rodgers and Jamaal Williams are off for Gimps and DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett for Rollin’ with Mahomes.