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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
We Are Groot
5-5 107.2
99.63
 
VS
proj
J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion
67.18 1-9
110.18

J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion fall short of projections, lose to We Are Groot, 107.20-67.18

There's no sugarcoating it, J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as We Are Groot emerged victorious with a 107.20-67.18 win. We Are Groot never trailed in this one after nabbing a 3.80-point lead on Thursday behind Kyle Pitts. Kirk Cousins (357 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 12 Rush Yds) and Michael Pittman Jr. (7 Rec, 53 Rec Yds) led the way for J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion in the loss. This marks the second time this season We Are Groot have knocked off J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion, after winning 137.42-114.66 in their last matchup. We Are Groot (5-5) will look to maintain their winning ways against Lo-Ki Winners, while J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion (1-9) will take on Chubbernaut in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  We Are Groot   J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 16 points, the Vikings defense more-than-tripled their 4.83-point projection in a 33-30 win over the Bills. They allowed 30 points, surrendered 486 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the third-highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. The Vikings will battle the Cowboys next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

We Are Groot
Points
% of total points 107.2
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
26.5
18.12
24.7%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
16
4.83
14.9%
3
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
15.9
17.07
14.8%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
15.2
11.3
14.2%
J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion
Points
% of total points 67.18
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.48
18.07
27.5%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
8.8
10.2
13.1%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
8.5
10.26
12.7%
4
Mike Evans
WR
7.9
12.66
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which We Are Groot boasted an 81.90-42.78 lead. For We Are Groot, Jason Myers had a 55-yard field goal. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion with a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass.

Points By Position

  We Are Groot   J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two matchup wins against J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion, We Are Groot averaged more points (122.31) than they usually score (112.26).
We heard scoring helps you win. We Are Groot are doing a better job of that, averaging 112.26 versus J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion's 104.01.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" We Are Groot (5-5) have a better record than J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion (1-9).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. We Are Groot has left fewer points on the bench this season (387.3) than J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion (440.96).
Once We Are Groot put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion (3 vs 0).
We Are Groot are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion (1 vs 2).
We Are Groot should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion (7 vs 4).
By position, We Are Groot have outscored J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
We Are Groot was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion (1).
There's not much good to say about J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

We Are Groot
Nice job overcoming that two-game losing skid, We Are Groot! Every fantasy team will surely be faced with adversity somewhere along the way... continue to keep your eyes out for what challenges lie ahead.
J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion
We were just taking it easy so our players could dominate in Week 11, right? The six offensive skill starters (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) on J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion combined to record 252 yards and just one touchdown in Week 10. Our opposition's skill players showed off how it's supposed to be done by logging 423 yards and three scores.