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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Pepper Pike Vikings
5-5 127
126.05
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
126 3-7
152.45

Cleveland Browns come up short of expectations, lose to Pepper Pike Vikings in 127-126 battle

There's no sugarcoating it, Cleveland Browns dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Pepper Pike Vikings came from behind to earn a 127-126 win. Despite trailing 126-97 heading into Monday night, Pepper Pike Vikings roared back behind the Chicago Bears defense (30 points). DeAndre Hopkins (27 points) and Chase Claypool (21) led the way for Cleveland Browns in the loss. Pepper Pike Vikings (5-5) will look to rack up another win against STOW THUNDER!!, while Cleveland Browns (3-7) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Jawbreakers.

Matchup Timeline

  Pepper Pike Vikings   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 65 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Lions, Gibson put up 22 points this week. His scoring output was 74.7% more than his 12.59-point projection and was much higher than his 12.1-point season scoring average. Gibson ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Antonio Gibson

Top Player Comparison

Pepper Pike Vikings
Points
% of total points 127
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
30
17.48
23.6%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
22
12.59
17.3%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
21
31.99
16.5%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
15
15.06
11.8%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 126
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27
18.96
21.4%
2
Chase Claypool
WR
21
13.42
16.7%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
18
22.06
14.3%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
15
11.8
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Cleveland Browns who emerged with the lead, 126-95. For Pepper Pike Vikings, Jason Sanders had a 50-yard field goal. DeAndre Hopkins made the highlight reel for Cleveland Browns with a 43-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Pepper Pike Vikings   Cleveland Browns

Game Notes

Pepper Pike Vikings won even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Cleveland Browns had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Pepper Pike Vikings recorded more points than their projected total, while Cleveland Browns failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 1-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In close games this season, Pepper Pike Vikings moves to (1-0), while Cleveland Browns falls to (1-1).
For Cleveland Browns, DeAndre Hopkins (27 points) registered the second-highest score for a wideout this week.

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