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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
JOINT USE GRID
6-2 153.4
159.39
 
VS
proj
Julio Think You Are
128.46 2-6
152.13

JOINT USE GRID hand Julio Think You Are fifth consecutive loss in 153.40-128.46 rout

JOINT USE GRID rolled to a 153.40-128.46 win to hand Julio Think You Are their fifth straight loss. Julio Think You Are nabbed a 14.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all JOINT USE GRID after that. They were led by Jared Goff (32.7 points) and Josh Jacobs (29.3). Giovani Bernard (62 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 16 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Josh Allen (154 Pass Yds, 23 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for Julio Think You Are in the loss. JOINT USE GRID (6-2) will look to add to their success against EZ Goin', while Julio Think You Are (2-6) will try to right the ship against Lopes Up.

Matchup Timeline

  JOINT USE GRID   Julio Think You Are

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 26 points against their 9.46-point projection. During a 28-24 win over the Ravens, they allowed 24 points, surrendered 457 yards, and forced 4 turnovers. The Steelers defense ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

JOINT USE GRID
Points
% of total points 153.4
1
Jared Goff
QB
32.7
34.1
21.3%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
29.3
25.54
19.1%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
26
9.46
16.9%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
23.1
13.14
15.1%
Julio Think You Are
Points
% of total points 128.46
1
Giovani Bernard
RB
30.3
22.24
23.6%
2
Josh Allen
QB
23.46
35.45
18.3%
3
Julio Jones
WR
21.7
18.35
16.9%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
15.2
18.2
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen teamed up with Stefon Diggs for a 41-yard pass for Julio Think You Are, contributing to a 107.76-105.20 lead for Julio Think You Are.

Points By Position

  JOINT USE GRID   Julio Think You Are

What If

JOINT USE GRID would have beaten seven other teams besides Julio Think You Are this week.
Julio Think You Are would have lost to seven other teams besides JOINT USE GRID this week.
JOINT USE GRID would be 4-4 if they played Julio Think You Are every week.
Last week, Julio Think You Are would have topped JOINT USE GRID 159.18-125.8.
JOINT USE GRID would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Julio Think You Are.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as JOINT USE GRID, Julio Think You Are would be 3-4.
If JOINT USE GRID had played every team in the league each week, they would be 54-34.
If they played every team every week, Julio Think You Are would be 41-47.

Coach Talk

JOINT USE GRID
Hey JOINT USE GRID, the good news is that we took this matchup by nearly 25 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 7 stood at 173.91. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Julio Think You Are
Don't get too discouraged, Julio Think You Are! There really is still a boatload of football left to be played. Your upcoming opponents may glance at your win-loss record and foolishly think they have an easy matchup. Lull them into a sense of complacency and hit 'em with your strongest possible lineups... they won't see it coming!