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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Game of Jones
6-4 138.14
140.32
 
VS
proj
GloriouslyVictorious
134.78 5-5
130.09

Game of Jones hand GloriouslyVictorious fifth consecutive loss in 138.14-134.78 battle

Game of Jones narrowly earned a 138.14-134.78 win to hand GloriouslyVictorious their fifth consecutive loss. GloriouslyVictorious had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. Game of Jones led 120.56-116.48 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 18.3 points from Adam Thielen on Monday night for GloriouslyVictorious. Josh Allen (28.86 points) and Diontae Johnson (20.6) did the heavy lifting for Game of Jones in the victory. Game of Jones improve to 6-4 on the season, while GloriouslyVictorious fall to 5-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Game of Jones   GloriouslyVictorious

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 20.6 points, Johnson scored 69.8% more than his 12.13-point projection as the Steelers beat the Bengals 36-10. He caught 6 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Game of Jones this week. Next week, Johnson will go up against the Jaguars.
Diontae Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Game of Jones
Points
% of total points 138.14
1
Josh Allen
QB
28.86
21.57
20.9%
2
Diontae Johnson
WR
20.6
12.13
14.9%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.58
14.28
12.7%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
12
18.31
8.7%
GloriouslyVictorious
Points
% of total points 134.78
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
30.32
17.52
22.5%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
18.3
13.64
13.6%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.2
13.16
13.5%
4
Jason Sanders
K
16.4
9.85
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had several players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, after which GloriouslyVictorious boasted a 114.68-110.96 lead. Josh Allen had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Game of Jones, while Diontae Johnson had a 46-yard catch. Meanwhile, Ben Roethlisberger had a 46-yard pass for GloriouslyVictorious, while Jason Sanders had a 50-yard field goal.
Monday
Kirk Cousins had a 54-yard pass for Game of Jones during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Game of Jones   GloriouslyVictorious

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starting players on Game of Jones scored higher than their point projections.
GloriouslyVictorious had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Game of Jones won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while GloriouslyVictorious exceeded their projection.
Game of Jones ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while GloriouslyVictorious put up the 4th-best score.
The matchup's 3.36-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The win concludes a three-match losing streak for Game of Jones.
Game of Jones managed to get the win, but did not cover the 10.23-point projected margin of victory.
Game of Jones moves to (2-0) in close games this year, while GloriouslyVictorious falls to (1-2).
For GloriouslyVictorious, Ben Roethlisberger (30.32 points) recorded the third-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Game of Jones
Way to shrug off that three-match losing streak, Game of Jones! Each fantasy team is sure to be hit with adversity somewhere along the way... continue to keep your eyes out for what challenges lie ahead.
GloriouslyVictorious
You can feel good knowing that your generosity this week did not go unnoticed. It takes a real kindred spirit to help someone like Game of Jones succeed... and when the time comes, perhaps they'll return the favor by selecting a couple of defenses early in next year's draft (something along those lines). Keep your head up, GloriouslyVictorious!