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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Ground Game Keeper
4-6 96.88
101.96
 
VS
proj
Nerd Herd
94.06 2-8
91.94

Ground Game Keeper hand Nerd Herd third consecutive loss in 96.88-94.06 battle

Ground Game Keeper eked out a 96.88-94.06 win to hand Nerd Herd their third consecutive loss. Nerd Herd had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. Ground Game Keeper led 96.88-80.56 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 13.5 points from Justin Jefferson on Monday night for Nerd Herd. Justin Herbert (187 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Antonio Gibson (45 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 20 Rec Yds) led the way for Ground Game Keeper in the victory. Ground Game Keeper improve to 4-6 on the season, while Nerd Herd fall to 2-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Ground Game Keeper   Nerd Herd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Succop (4-4 FG, 40 long, 4-5 XP) scored 17 points in a 46-23 win over the Panthers in Week 10. He more-than-doubled his 8.18-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Succop ranks #74 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Ryan Succop

Top Player Comparison

Ground Game Keeper
Points
% of total points 96.88
1
Justin Herbert
QB
21.48
21.32
22.2%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
18.5
10.86
19.1%
3
Ryan Succop
K
17
8.18
17.5%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
12
8.63
12.4%
Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 94.06
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
22.46
21.4
23.9%
2
DJ Moore
WR
15.6
9.56
16.6%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.7
10.3
14.6%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
13.5
8.48
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Moore had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Nerd Herd, who trailed 63.40-34.80 after the early action.
Monday
Justin Jefferson had a 54-yard catch for Nerd Herd.

Points By Position

  Ground Game Keeper   Nerd Herd

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Ground Game Keeper scored more in this one (96.88) than their season average (89.57).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Nerd Herd. They've lost three in a row.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Ground Game Keeper (4-6) have a better record than Nerd Herd (2-8).
Ground Game Keeper don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Nerd Herd (2 vs 0).
Ground Game Keeper play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Nerd Herd (1).
Ground Game Keeper have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Nerd Herd (1 vs 0).
Ground Game Keeper should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Nerd Herd (5 vs 4).
By position, Ground Game Keeper have outscored Nerd Herd at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Nerd Herd, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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