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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Nick's Nice Team
7-3 85.6
104.36
 
VS
proj
Ironman
83.08 7-3
115.92

Offensively challenged Nick's Nice Team knock off Ironman in 85.60-83.08 cliff-hanger

While they ranked only eighth in the league in points scored for the week, Nick's Nice Team narrowly earned an 85.60-83.08 win over Ironman. Ironman had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. Nick's Nice Team led 79.00-69.18 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 13.9 points from DeVonta Smith and Jake Elliott on Monday night for Ironman. Aaron Jones (22.6 points) and Geno Smith (19.2) were the standout performers for Nick's Nice Team in the win. This marks the second time this season Nick's Nice Team have knocked off Ironman, after winning 107.9-102.32 in their last matchup. Nick's Nice Team (7-3) will look to notch another W against Hershey Town Heroes, while Ironman (7-3) will match up against Nerfherders in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Nick's Nice Team   Ironman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones (138 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds) scored 22.6 points in a 31-28 win over the Cowboys in Week 10. His scoring output was 80.1% more than his 12.55-point projection and was much higher than his 14.16-point season scoring average. Jones ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Nick's Nice Team
Points
% of total points 85.6
1
Aaron Jones
RB
22.6
12.55
26.4%
2
Geno Smith
QB
19.2
17.76
22.4%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
12
7.69
14%
4
Kenneth Walker III
RB
10.2
15.26
11.9%
Ironman
Points
% of total points 83.08
1
Daniel Jones
QB
18.28
18.38
22%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
13.6
15.68
16.4%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
12.9
19.43
15.5%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
10.9
9.81
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Ironman who took the lead, 59.38-43.00. For Nick's Nice Team, Geno Smith had a 21-yard touchdown pass. Daniel Jones had a 54-yard touchdown pass for Ironman, while Nick Chubb had a 33-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Nick's Nice Team   Ironman

What If

Nick's Nice Team would have beaten only one other team besides Ironman this week.
Ironman would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Nick's Nice Team would be 6-4 if they played Ironman every week.
Nick's Nice Team would have defeated Ironman 98.32-94.32 had they played each other last week.
Nick's Nice Team would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ironman.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nick's Nice Team, Ironman would be 6-2.
If Nick's Nice Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 51-39.
If they played every team every week, Ironman would be 52-38.

Next Week Preview

Nick's Nice Team
Nick's Nice Team (7-3) are set to square off against Hershey Town Heroes (3-7) in Week 11. Each of these teams has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 11, as Jeff Wilson Jr., Chris Godwin, Travis Etienne Jr., the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, and Ryan Succop are out for Hershey Town Heroes and Geno Smith and Kenneth Walker III will take a seat for Nick's Nice Team. In terms of scoring production, these two squads have almost been mirror images of each other recently. Nick's Nice Team have put up 91.96 points per game over the last three weeks, while Hershey Town Heroes have averaged 91.22 per contest over that same period.
Ironman
Up ahead next week, Ironman (7-3) will square off against Nerfherders (2-8). Ironman might need to rearrange the deck some with Tyreek Hill and Evan Engram out on bye in Week 11. Over the past two weeks, Ironman has put up 88.7 points per game, while Nerfherders has averaged 111.5 per contest.