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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
6-4 162.82
181.59
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Chargers
140.62 5-5
166.91

Offensively challenged Cincinnati Bengals come back to beat Los Angeles Chargers, 162.82-140.62

Cincinnati Bengals came back to earn a 162.82-140.62 win over Los Angeles Chargers in spite of posting only the 14th-highest point total in the league for the week. Trailing 140.62-125.62 heading into Monday night, Cincinnati Bengals charged back behind C.J. Gardner-Johnson (17 points) and Antonio Gibson (14.8). Amon-Ra St. Brown (10 Rec, 119 Rec Yds) and Derwin James Jr. (13 Tackles) carried the flag for Los Angeles Chargers in defeat. Cincinnati Bengals (6-4) will look to keep it rolling against Baltimore Ravens, while Los Angeles Chargers (5-5) will match up against Miami Dolphins in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   Los Angeles Chargers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 8 points against his 5.64-point projection. In a 31-30 loss to the Lions, he made 3 tackles. Jones ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Justin Jones

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 162.82
1
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
S
17
12.91
10.4%
2
Nicholas Morrow
LB
15
14.45
9.2%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
14.8
11.67
9.1%
4
Deion Jones
LB
13.5
10.73
8.3%
Los Angeles Chargers
Points
% of total points 140.62
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
25.1
16.25
17.8%
2
Derwin James Jr.
S
22
16.59
15.6%
3
Drue Tranquill
LB
22
14.8
15.6%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
15.3
22.28
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Marcus Mariota had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Cincinnati Bengals, helping to stake the team to a 17.42-0.00 lead.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 32-yard touchdown pass for Los Angeles Chargers, helping the team to a 140.62-125.62 lead.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   Los Angeles Chargers

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Cincinnati Bengals scored fewer points in this one (162.82) than their season average of 227.89.
We heard scoring helps you win. Los Angeles Chargers need some help then, averaging just 188.44 versus Cincinnati Bengals's 227.89.
Even the computers think Cincinnati Bengals have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (229.16) than Los Angeles Chargers (190.1).
Once Cincinnati Bengals put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Los Angeles Chargers (2 vs 1).
Cincinnati Bengals don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Los Angeles Chargers (0 vs 1).
Cincinnati Bengals should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Los Angeles Chargers (4 vs 2).
By position, Cincinnati Bengals have outscored Los Angeles Chargers at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
Cincinnati Bengals has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Los Angeles Chargers this season (-4).
Cincinnati Bengals came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (10) than Los Angeles Chargers (0).
There's not much good to say about Los Angeles Chargers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Cincinnati Bengals
In a matchup that'll feature a pair of teams separated by just a single game in the standings, Cincinnati Bengals (6-4) are set to go up against Baltimore Ravens (7-3) in Week 11. Each side has a couple of players on bye next week, as Kenneth Walker III and JaMycal Hasty are off for Cincinnati Bengals and Christian Kirk and Scotty Miller for Baltimore Ravens. Over the past three weeks, Cincinnati Bengals have scored 200.16 points per game, while Baltimore Ravens have averaged 187.43 per contest.
Los Angeles Chargers
In Week 11, Los Angeles Chargers (5-5) will look to get back on track against Miami Dolphins (6-4). Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 11, as Tua Tagovailoa, Raheem Mostert, Tyreek Hill, Zay Jones, Christian Wilkins, Jerome Baker, Elandon Roberts, Jaylen Waddle, Zach Sieler, Xavien Howard, Jason Sanders, Andrew Van Ginkel, Mike Gesicki, Jevon Holland, Emmanuel Ogbah, Myles Gaskin, Brandon Jones, and Nik Needham are off for Miami Dolphins and Foye Oluokun and Rashaad Penny are scheduled to rest for Los Angeles Chargers.