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FF Week 10 Recap

ChrisChristiesNachos
Liberty City Outlaws
103.97 PTS (4-6) 86.32 PTS (2-8)
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ChrisChristiesNachos Beats Liberty City Outlaws, Remains Undefeated Against Them

What’s more likey to happen: Brett Favre’s record 297 consecutive starts at QB being broken or Liberty City Outlaws beating ChrisChristiesNachos? Liberty City Outlaws is winless this season versus ChrisChristiesNachos, this time losing by a final score of 103.97 to 86.32. This week, Jared Goff was the difference, getting 29.50 points. It was almost the same as the 31.80 points Kirk Cousins got the last time these teams played. This is the biggest win for ChrisChristiesNachos in two head-to-head matchups. They beat Liberty City Outlaws 103.81 to 97.86 in Week 3.

Smooth Moves by ChrisChristiesNachos

  • Know what’s better than winning your matchup vs. ChrisChristiesNachos? Getting into the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Special teams just got a bit more special this week, thanks to Greg Zuerlein. His 17.00 points was the highest total among kickers for the week and the fourth-highest K score in the league this season.
  • Who left this guy in free agency?? Jared Goff responded to being picked up by scoring 29.50 points, the fifth-highest in the league.
  • With 18.00 points, the Detroit Lions Defense, which ChrisChristiesNachos picked up this week, beat their 12.78-point projection by 40.8%.
  • The 11.67 points scored by Marqise Lee, who ChrisChristiesNachos picked up this week, beat his projected point total of 5.42 by 115.3%.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Loss is a four-letter word to Toyota Hall of Famers. And win is a three-letter word. Hall of Famers are great at Fantasy Football AND counting.
  • This is one of those mistakes that you continuously think about for ten years. Did not start Matthew Stafford, who scored 24.66 points to rank seventh in the league in scoring.
  • Liberty City Outlaws picked up Chris Boswell, who then fell short of his 9.42-point projection by scoring 6.00 points.
  • Ted Ginn Jr. was last in the matchup in scoring, finishing below his projection for the first time this season with 0.20 points against a projected 5.16.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would have welcomed more points at WR, where ChrisChristiesNachos topped them 19.87 – 7.06.

What If

  • If ChrisChristiesNachos played Liberty City Outlaws every week, they’d be 5-5 this season.
  • Besides Liberty City Outlaws, ChrisChristiesNachos would have defeated three other teams this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Liberty City Outlaws, ChrisChristiesNachos would be 4-4.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos would be 35-35 if they played every team every week.
  • Besides ChrisChristiesNachos, Liberty City Outlaws would have been defeated by four other teams this week.
  • Timing really is everything. ChrisChristiesNachos would have lost to Liberty City Outlaws 84.68 – 80.45 had they played each other last week.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 2-6 if they played the same schedule as ChrisChristiesNachos.
  • If they played every team every week, Liberty City Outlaws would be 26-44.

Game Notes

  • Liberty City Outlaws has lost eight times and six of them have come to teams who beat their scoring average in that matchup.
  • We don’t condone cheating, but this group of wide receivers might want to spray Stickum on their gloves. The 7.06 total points by the WRs on Liberty City Outlaws was their lowest WR output this season.
  • At 17.65 points, the margin of victory was the tightest of the week.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos snapped their four-game losing streak with the win.
  • Liberty City Outlaws is in last place in the standings, the seventh week that they have found themselves there this season.
  • Liberty City Outlaws ranked sixth in the league in scoring this week.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos beat their projected points and now have a 4-2 record when beating their projection, while Liberty City Outlaws falls to 1-3 when exceeding their expected point total.
  • In the loss, DeMarco Murray ranked eighth in the league in scoring, beating his scoring projection by 208.3%, the sixth-highest percentage in the league.

Georgia Bullies
Forte Shades of Jay
96.87 PTS (4-6) 70.48 PTS (5-5)
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Georgia Bullies Shocks Forte Shades of Jay, Evens Up the Series

Underdog? More like obvious favorite. Georgia Bullies overcame a 16.64-point projected spread, defeating Forte Shades of Jay 96.87 to 70.48 for the upset. They got a team-leading 20.94 points from Ben Roethlisberger and 18.00 from the Los Angeles Rams Defense. A win is a win, but this one tastes just a bit sweeter for Georgia Bullies who gets revenge for a 161.82 to 78.41 shellacking by Forte Shades of Jay in Week 3. Following a 123.42 to 86.76 win against Syracuse Express, Forte Shades of Jay saw their scoring fall off this week. Georgia Bullies showed some mercy in the win, starting a player with zero points (Mike Gillislee). Forte Shades of Jay (5-5, 1,006.80 points) drops to fifth place and Georgia Bullies (4-6, 932.70 points) remains mired in seventh place.

Smooth Moves by Georgia Bullies

  • Winning make you feel warm and fuzzy? Coincidentally, Toyota Hall of Fame inductees get a gold jacket that is both warm and quite fuzzy.
  • The Los Angeles Rams Defense was the highest-scoring DEF in the league this week with 18.00 points.
  • The 20.94 points scored by Ben Roethlisberger ranked 10th in the league in scoring. It was also his highest output of the season.
  • Benched the Houston Texans Defense, which had the lowest DEF score on the team with 5.00 points.
  • What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and Sterling Shepard have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked fourth in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 14.47 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Losing leave you feeling defeated? Set your sights on something better than winning: the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Forte Shades of Jay had 9 starters fail to reach their projections.
  • Who needs offense when the defense is so dominant!? Forte Shades of Jay got outscored 18.00 – 3.00 by Georgia Bullies at the DEF position.
  • The Minnesota Vikings Defense did not meet their 8.95 projected points and has now underperformed versus projections for three straight weeks. They also scored a season-low 3.00 points.
  • Le’Veon Bell could not reach his projected point total, scoring only 54.6% of his 18.55-point projection with 10.13 points.

What If

  • If Georgia Bullies played Forte Shades of Jay every week, they would be 4-6 this season.
  • Besides Forte Shades of Jay, Georgia Bullies would have beaten only two other teams this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Forte Shades of Jay, Georgia Bullies would be 5-3.
  • If Georgia Bullies had played every team in the league each week, they would be 29-41.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would have lost to five other teams besides Georgia Bullies this week.
  • Timing really is everything. Georgia Bullies would have lost to Forte Shades of Jay 123.42 – 92.92 had they played each other last week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Georgia Bullies, Forte Shades of Jay would be 4-4.
  • If they played every team every week, Forte Shades of Jay would be 38-32.

Game Notes

  • Luck has not been with Forte Shades of Jay, as three of their five losses have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average.
  • Georgia Bullies had ‘Rudy’ on constant reply the past five weeks because they keep overachieving. This week they scored 96.87 points against a projected 78.91.
  • With a combined 41.93 points from their WRs, Georgia Bullies got their highest combined scoring output from the WR position this season.
  • Georgia Bullies had two starters score more points than the highest-scoring starter for Forte Shades of Jay.
  • With the loss, Forte Shades of Jay is now 2-3 in upset games this season.
  • Forte Shades of Jay ranked seventh in the league in scoring this week.
  • The margin of victory was the second-largest in the league this week.
  • Georgia Bullies overachieved and improves to 3-2 when doing so, while Forte Shades of Jay fell short of their projection. They are now 0-4 when scoring less than expected.

Rock Crushers
Millennium Falcons
159.02 PTS (6-4) 137.39 PTS (6-4)
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Rock Crushers Gets Win Against Millennium Falcons for Third Consecutive Win

Not only did Rock Crushers keep their momentum alive, but they did so in a decisive fashion. They were the second-highest point total this season, which aided them to their third consecutive win after they beat Millennium Falcons 159.02 to 137.39. Rock Crushers has been racing to the top like a rocket during their win streak. They’ve moved from fifth place to second since Week 8. They also have the second-highest scoring output in the league at 112.40 points per matchup. Millennium Falcons falls to third place with a 6-4 record. Rock Crushers has now defeated Georgia Bullies (127.61 to 104.21) and ChrisChristiesNachos (105.89 to 80.45).

Smooth Moves by Rock Crushers

  • You defeated Millennium Falcons and showed your league you mean business. Show that to the rest of the world—by being in the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • The best week among all the bellcows: Mark Ingram had an outstanding performance with 36.10 points, the best among RBs this week and the eighth-highest RB score in the league this season.
  • Jimmy Graham had 13.80 points, the highest TE score of the week and the ninth-highest TE score in the league this season.
  • Looks like somebody has an eye for talent. Acquired Dion Lewis, who exceeded his scoring projection by 166.8%, the ninth-highest percentage in the league.
  • We won’t judge you if you want to bow to Tom Brady. He ranked sixth in the league in scoring with 27.64 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • When life hands you lemons, say, “What the heck? I thought this was Fantasy Football, not a lemon stand. I want wins instead.” Wisdom from the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Whoever gave you this advice, you might want to lose their number. Picked up and started Kyle Rudolph, who then scored below his 5.51-point projection with 2.47 points.
  • Corey Davis was last in the matchup in scoring, finishing below his projection for the second time this season with 0.20 points against a projected 5.11.
  • The TE position was a letdown for Millennium Falcons, where they were outscored 13.80 – 2.47 by Rock Crushers.
  • Devonta Freeman did not meet his 10.21 projected points and has now underperformed versus projections for six straight weeks. He also scored a season-low 0.30 points.

What If

  • If Rock Crushers played Millennium Falcons every week, they’d be 6-4 this year.
  • Rock Crushers would’ve been undefeated if they played every team in the league this week.
  • Rock Crushers would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule as Millennium Falcons.
  • If Rock Crushers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-26.
  • Millennium Falcons would have beaten every other team in the league besides Rock Crushers this week.
  • Timing really is everything. Rock Crushers would have lost to Millennium Falcons 108.35 – 105.89 had they played each other last week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Rock Crushers, Millennium Falcons would be 2-6.
  • Millennium Falcons would be 33-37 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Rock Crushers has had three wins this year where their opponent beat their average score.
  • This matchup featured the two highest-scoring teams in the league this week.
  • Cam Newton led the league in scoring in the loss. He also had the highest score of any QB in the league this season with 43.66 points.
  • Millennium Falcons had the highest losing score in the league this season with 137.39 points.
  • Rock Crushers has won three straight games, the longest current winning streak in the league.
  • Rock Crushers beat their scoring projection for the sixth time this season by scoring 159.02 points against a projected 100.66. They have now overachieved three weeks in a row.
  • The 21.63-point win by Rock Crushers beat the 9.28-point spread.
  • The best group of RBs in the league this week was on Rock Crushers, which got 57.77 points from the position.

NewEngland Deflators
Syracuse Express
104.68 (6-4) 68.32 PTS (7-3)
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NewEngland Deflators Hangs a Huge Upset on Syracuse Express to Move into Fourth Place

NewEngland Deflators pulled off a 104.68 to 68.32 upset over Syracuse Express after Adam Thielen went bananas and scored 30.07 points, which was the third-highest point total by a player this week. The projected spread for the matchup was 12.92 points. While NewEngland Deflators (6-4) is only a game back of Syracuse Express (7-3), they’re quite a bit farther behind in points, 1,156.45 to 893.32. This beatdown was revenge for a Week 3 149.09 to 89.16 shellacking by Syracuse Express.

Smooth Moves by NewEngland Deflators

  • Winning make you feel warm and fuzzy? Coincidentally, Toyota Hall of Fame inductees get a gold jacket that is both warm and quite fuzzy.
  • Even the Wright brothers would be proud of this aerial performance. Adam Thielen had 30.07 points, the highest WR score of the week and the fifth-highest WR score in the league this season.
  • Was smart to sit the Buffalo Bills Defense this week, which had -2.00 points, the lowest DEF score on the team.
  • Put WR Jordy Nelson on the bench, where he scored 1.33 points, fewer than any WR in the starting lineup.
  • With 12.47 points, Golden Tate ranked eighth in the league in scoring among WRs this week.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Loss is a four-letter word to Toyota Hall of Famers. And win is a three-letter word. Hall of Famers are great at Fantasy Football AND counting.
  • Did not start Tevin Coleman, who led the team in scoring with 14.63 points and beat his projected point total by 150.9%, the highest percentage on the team.
  • Had a chance to start JuJu Smith-Schuster, who outdid his scoring projection of 5.49 points by scoring 12.47 points.
  • With 0.67 points against a projected 5.03, Cameron Brate was last on the team in scoring and has now scored below his projection in four straight games.
  • 8 of the starters on Syracuse Express underperformed versus their projections.

What If

  • If NewEngland Deflators played Syracuse Express every week, they’d be 2-8 this year.
  • NewEngland Deflators would have beaten four other teams besides Syracuse Express this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Syracuse Express, NewEngland Deflators would be 3-5.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 28-42 if they played every team every week.
  • Syracuse Express would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, NewEngland Deflators would have lost to Syracuse Express 86.76 – 85.84.
  • If they played the same schedule as NewEngland Deflators, Syracuse Express would be 6-2.
  • Syracuse Express would be 47-23 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Maybe the league is colluding against them. All three of the losses for Syracuse Express this season have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average.
  • Syracuse Express lost by the biggest margin of the week for the second time this season.
  • The margin of victory of 36.36 points was the largest in the league this week and represents the widest of the season for NewEngland Deflators.
  • With 68.32 points, Syracuse Express was last in the league in scoring and had their lowest score of the season.
  • Syracuse Express underachieved for the fourth time this season, including the last three weeks in a row, scoring 68.32 points against a projected 105.95 this week.
  • Syracuse Express got their lowest combined scoring output from the RB position this season with only 22.03 points this week.
  • The 53.74 points by the WRs on NewEngland Deflators was the season-high for combined points from the position.
  • Not going to name names, but some people here aren’t pulling their weight. Forget it, Chris Thompson needs to step it up! He scored 5.33 points against a projected 6.93 in the win, and has now scored below his projection in three straight games.