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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron Greats Return
4-6 102.94
104.52
 
VS
proj
THE LITTLE GUYS
87.86 6-4
89.15

Gridiron Greats Return beat THE LITTLE GUYS, 102.94-87.86

Gridiron Greats Return earned a hard-fought victory over THE LITTLE GUYS, securing a 102.94-87.86 win. THE LITTLE GUYS leapt out to a 19.50-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from D'Onta Foreman, who ran for 130 yards and a touchdown for 19 points, and Younghoe Koo, who made his only FG attempt (3 points). But Gridiron Greats Return held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Aaron Jones, who racked up 156 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 22.6 points, and Dalvin Cook, who racked up 146 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (22.1 points). This marks the first time this season Gridiron Greats Return have knocked off THE LITTLE GUYS, after falling 124.72-96 in their last matchup. Gridiron Greats Return (4-6) will look to keep it rolling against Pump it up, while THE LITTLE GUYS (6-4) face off against Hoodsta 2 in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron Greats Return   THE LITTLE GUYS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones racked up 156 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Packers beat the Cowboys 31-28. In doing so, he put up 22.6 points to scored 80.1% higher than his 12.55-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Gridiron Greats Return this week. Jones will play the Titans next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron Greats Return
Points
% of total points 102.94
1
Aaron Jones
RB
22.6
12.55
22%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
22.1
14.18
21.5%
3
Jared Goff
QB
14.84
18.13
14.4%
4
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
12
7.69
11.7%
THE LITTLE GUYS
Points
% of total points 87.86
1
James Conner
RB
22.1
11.03
25.2%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
20.96
17.71
23.9%
3
D'Onta Foreman
RB
19
9.49
21.6%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
7.4
7.8
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had an 81-yard touchdown run for Gridiron Greats Return, while Jared Goff had a 44-yard pass to contribute to a 68.54-51.66 lead for Gridiron Greats Return.

Points By Position

  Gridiron Greats Return   THE LITTLE GUYS

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Gridiron Greats Return scored higher than their point projections.
THE LITTLE GUYS had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The victory concludes a streak of four consecutive defeats for Gridiron Greats Return.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 15.37, and Gridiron Greats Return covered by 15.08.
For THE LITTLE GUYS, James Conner (22.1 points) posted the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

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