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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Jersey Giants
7-3 112.44
102.93
 
VS
proj
Fantasy God
106.18 4-6
122.79

Fantasy God fall short of expectations, lose to Jersey Giants, 112.44-106.18

Fantasy God failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, as Jersey Giants earned a 112.44-106.18 win. Fantasy God earned a 16.28-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Jersey Giants held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dalvin Cook (22.1 points) and Jeff Wilson Jr. (21.3). Justin Fields (39.38 points) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (17.1) carried the flag for Fantasy God in the loss. Jersey Giants (7-3) will look to build on their success against Robert's Rad Team, while Fantasy God (4-6) try to get back in the win column against What The Shit.

Matchup Timeline

  Jersey Giants   Fantasy God

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Wilson Jr. racked up 143 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Dolphins beat the Browns 39-17. In doing so, he put up 21.3 points to more-than-double his 9.47-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Jersey Giants this week. In Week 11, Wilson Jr. and the Dolphins will play the Texans.
Jeff Wilson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Jersey Giants
Points
% of total points 112.44
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
22.1
14.16
19.7%
2
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
21.3
9.47
18.9%
3
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
13.5
8.61
12%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
12.04
17.39
10.7%
Fantasy God
Points
% of total points 106.18
1
Justin Fields
QB
39.38
19.48
37.1%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
17.1
13.13
16.1%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
11.2
14.61
10.5%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
9.6
9.7
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Fantasy God had a 93.48-77.20 lead. Dalvin Cook had an 81-yard touchdown run for Jersey Giants, while Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 20-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Justin Fields had a 67-yard touchdown run and a 50-yard touchdown pass for Fantasy God, while Dameon Pierce had a 44-yard run.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 32-yard touchdown pass for Jersey Giants, contributing to a 109.44-106.18 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Jersey Giants   Fantasy God

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Jersey Giants scored more points in this one (112.44) than their season average (102.35).
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Jersey Giants (7-3) have a better record than Fantasy God (4-6).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Jersey Giants has left fewer points on the bench this season (412.84) than Fantasy God (605.06).
Fantasy God are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Jersey Giants (3 vs 1).
Jersey Giants laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Fantasy God (0).
Jersey Giants are clutch masters, with more close wins than Fantasy God (2 vs 0).
Jersey Giants should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Fantasy God (5 vs 3).
Fantasy God have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Jersey Giants (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Jersey Giants have outscored Fantasy God at RB and TE this season.
There's not much good to say about Fantasy God this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Jersey Giants
Jersey Giants (7-3) square off against Robert's Rad Team (2-8) in Week 11. Each of these teams has players with byes next week, as Chris Godwin, Tom Brady, Leonard Fournette, and Travis Etienne Jr. are out for Robert's Rad Team and Jeff Wilson Jr. and Geno Smith will get the week off for Jersey Giants. Over the last three weeks, Jersey Giants have put up 92.71 points per game, while Robert's Rad Team have averaged 102.13 per contest.
Fantasy God
Looking ahead to Week 11, 10th-place Fantasy God (4-6) will try to get back on track against fifth-place What The Shit (6-4). Fantasy God might have to rearrange the deck a bit with Tua Tagovailoa, Ryan Succop, and JaMycal Hasty out on bye in Week 11. What The Shit won't have Russell Gage.