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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Strikers
5-5 459.39
426.64
 
VS
proj
Threat Level Midnigh
373.62 4-6
455.17

Threat Level Midnigh fall short of expectations, succumb to Strikers, 459.39-373.62

There's no way around it, Threat Level Midnigh dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Strikers earned a 459.39-373.62 win. Threat Level Midnigh took a 13.10-point lead on Thursday, but Strikers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Stefon Diggs (12 Rec, 128 Rec Yds) and Aaron Jones (138 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds). Saquon Barkley (152 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Russell Wilson (286 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did their part for Threat Level Midnigh in the loss. Strikers (5-5) will look to maintain their momentum against FANTASY GURU, while Threat Level Midnigh (4-6) will face off against Donald's Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Strikers   Threat Level Midnigh

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 56.85 points to scored 54.7% higher than his 36.75-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Strikers this week. Jones will battle the Titans next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Strikers
Points
% of total points 459.39
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
61.6
45.59
13.4%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
56.85
36.75
12.4%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
55.05
37.2
12%
4
Geno Smith
QB
54.08
47.24
11.8%
Threat Level Midnigh
Points
% of total points 373.62
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
64.6
52.12
17.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
51.07
50.57
13.7%
3
Derek Carr
QB
48.53
48.36
13%
4
Khalil Herbert
RB
30.53
38.96
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Threat Level Midnigh who owned the lead, 303.09-301.56. For Strikers, Geno Smith had a 21-yard touchdown pass. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Threat Level Midnigh with a 66-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, Strikers owned a 402.84-351.62 lead. For Strikers, Aaron Rodgers had a 58-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass. Derek Carr made the highlight reel for Threat Level Midnigh with a 48-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Strikers   Threat Level Midnigh

Game Notes

Strikers emerged victorious even though only nine of their 19 starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
Threat Level Midnigh had only nine of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
With three starters recording zero points for Strikers, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Strikers put up more points than their season scoring average (426.11) while Threat Level Midnigh fell short of theirs (394.3).
Strikers scored more points than their projected total, while Threat Level Midnigh fell short of their projection.
In a losing effort, Saquon Barkley scored 64.6 points, the highest score for a RB this week.

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