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FF Week 10 Recap

Syracuse Express
NewEngland Deflators
162.04 PTS (6-4) 85.89 PTS (5-5)
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Syracuse Express Handles NewEngland Deflators, Streak Now at Four

Where did you learn how to play fantasy football, NewEngland Deflators? At the toilet store? No, Brick, they’re just that bad. This 162.04 to 85.89 drubbing was the second win in as many games for Syracuse Express against NewEngland Deflators this season. DeMarco Murray was in the spotlight, picking up 31.90 points this week, even higher than his 25.13 points the last time these teams met. Syracuse Express won 126.29 to 102.42 in Week 3, and now has a 50.01-point average margin of victory over NewEngland Deflators.

Smooth Moves by Syracuse Express

  • Fantasy Football is a game where the high score wins. So keep doing what you have to do, the Toyota Hall of Fame will turn a blind eye.
  • When is Antonio Brown going to get some respect from the “experts?” With 28.27 points against a projected 11.16, he ranked eighth in the league in scoring and has now overachieved in three straight games.
  • Not the best, but in the conversation. DeMarco Murray ranked fourth in the league in scoring this week with 31.90 points. It was also the fourth-highest score of any player on Syracuse Express this season.
  • Was smart to sit the Seattle Seahawks Defense this week, which had 8.00 points, the lowest DEF score on the team.
  • Syracuse Express is either a fortune teller or really knows their stuff. The Baltimore Ravens Defense, which was picked up by Syracuse Express, scored 18.00 points against a projected 9.77, topping their projection by 84.2%.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • 162.04 seems a lot higher when you’re on the losing side of it. And the Toyota Hall of Fame knows you know that.
  • The lowest score by a player for NewEngland Deflators this week was 1.73 points from Coby Fleener. The score was below his projected points of 3.00, which marks the fourth straight week where that has happened.
  • You wish you had a kicker like ours. Syracuse Express won the K position battle, beating NewEngland Deflators 13.00 – 6.00.
  • 7 of the starters on NewEngland Deflators scored less than their projected points.
  • Alshon Jeffery fell short of his scoring projection with 3.13 points, just 35.9% of his projected 8.71.

What If

  • If Syracuse Express played NewEngland Deflators every week, they’d be 5-5 this year.
  • Syracuse Express would have been undefeated if they played every team in the league this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, Syracuse Express would have defeated NewEngland Deflators 128.89 – 96.62.
  • If they played the same schedule as NewEngland Deflators, Syracuse Express would be 5-3.
  • If Syracuse Express had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-24.
  • NewEngland Deflators would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule as Syracuse Express.
  • If they played every team every week, NewEngland Deflators would be 31-39.

Game Notes

  • Four of the five losses for NewEngland Deflators this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
  • This matchup featured both the highest-scoring team and the lowest-scoring team in the league this week.
  • In the loss, Marcus Mariota ranked second in the league in scoring with 34.60 points against a projected 18.15 and has now overachieved in three straight games.
  • Syracuse Express has won four straight games, the longest current winning streak in the league.
  • Syracuse Express bested their projected points again, the eighth time this season they have done so, including a streak of four straight games.
  • The 76.15-point margin of victory was the largest in the league this week and second-biggest in the league this season.
  • With 85.89 points, NewEngland Deflators was last in the league in scoring and had their lowest score of the season.
  • The RBs on NewEngland Deflators collectively had their worst week of the season with only 11.13 points.

Liberty City Outlaws
Hulk Smash
149.78 PTS (8-2) 119.22 PTS (5-5)
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Liberty City Outlaws Gets Win Against Hulk Smash, Remains Undefeated Against Them

What’s more likey to happen: a Browns/Lions Super Bowl or Hulk Smash beating Liberty City Outlaws? Hulk Smash has yet to beat Liberty City Outlaws, falling 149.78 to 119.22. This week, Ezekiel Elliott was the determining factor, putting up 40.73 points. It was just a bit more than the 37.87 points Devonta Freeman got the last time these teams played. This is the largest margin of victory for Liberty City Outlaws in two head-to-head matchups. They beat Hulk Smash 130.62 to 109.11 in Week 3.

Smooth Moves by Liberty City Outlaws

  • Outscoring your opponent is a sure-fire way to win each week. You can thank the Toyota Hall of Fame for that valuable insight.
  • Ezekiel Elliott scored the most points of any player on Liberty City Outlaws this season with 40.73.
  • Delanie Walker had 19.27 points, the highest TE score of the week and the sixth-highest TE score in the league this season.
  • When is Drew Brees going to get some respect from the “experts?” With 28.02 points against a projected 17.65, he ranked ninth in the league in scoring and has now overachieved in five straight games.
  • What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and Dez Bryant have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked eighth in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 18.73 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • The fact that you’re reading this means you have internet connection. Unfortunately, that’s one less thing to blame your loss on. Don’t tell the Hall.
  • Did not start LeGarrette Blount, who scored 24.90 points, surpassing his projected points by 395.0%, the third-highest percentage in the league.
  • A heated blanket would be a great gift for DeAndre Hopkins during this cold streak. He scored below his projection in four straight games after scoring 3.20 points against a projected 8.35 this week.
  • The TE position was a letdown for Hulk Smash, where they were outscored 19.27 – 2.73 by Liberty City Outlaws.
  • Gotta hit rock button before you can start to rise. It was a season-low 2.73 points for Jordan Reed this week. It was also a season-low for his performance versus projections, reaching only 43.1% of a projected point total of 6.34.

What If

  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 7-3 if they played Hulk Smash every week.
  • Besides Hulk Smash, Liberty City Outlaws would have defeated five other teams this week.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule as Hulk Smash.
  • If Liberty City Outlaws had played every team in the league each week, they would be 49-21.
  • Hulk Smash would have lost to just one other team besides Liberty City Outlaws this week.
  • Timing really is everything. Liberty City Outlaws would have lost to Hulk Smash 124.61 – 106.06 had they played each other last week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Liberty City Outlaws, Hulk Smash would be 5-3.
  • If they played every team every week, Hulk Smash would be 40-30.

Game Notes

  • Three of the five losses for Hulk Smash this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
  • Hulk Smash scored 119.22 points and lost. It is the highest losing score in the league this season.
  • Liberty City Outlaws had their highest score of the season and the third-highest in the league this season with 149.78 points.
  • Not going to name names, but some people here aren’t pulling their weight. Forget it, Emmanuel Sanders needs to step it up! He scored 3.60 points against a projected 7.99 in the win, and has now scored below his projection in six straight games.
  • Although Liberty City Outlaws won, it was no thanks to the Arizona Cardinals Defense, which scored 9.00 points and has now scored below their projection in four straight weeks.
  • Liberty City Outlaws got 97.6% of their points from players they drafted.
  • Liberty City Outlaws overachieved in the win, improving to 8-1 when beating their projected points this season, while Hulk Smash falls to 5-2 when scoring above their projected points.
  • The margin of victory of 30.56 points was the second-highest margin in the league this week.

Georgia Bullies
Forte Shades of Jay
99.86 PTS (5-5) 99.12 PTS (1-9)
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Georgia Bullies Gets By Forte Shades of Jay, Has Their Number

Georgia Bullies stays undefeated in two matchups against Forte Shades of Jay, and they just squeak by this time with a final score of 99.86 to 99.12. This week, Ryan Mathews was the key player, getting 31.90 points. That’s a bit of a drop-off from the Kansas City Chiefs Defense, who led all players with 35.00 points the last time these teams met. Georgia Bullies won 114.93 to 105.51 in Week 3, and now has a 5.08-point average margin of victory over Forte Shades of Jay.

Smooth Moves by Georgia Bullies

  • If this were a dream sequence, you’d hear a deep voice announce, “Georgia Bullies, the Toyota Hall of Famer.” But it’s not.
  • Ryan Mathews scored the fourth-most points in the league and beat his scoring projection by a league-leading 793.6%.
  • Put WR Jarvis Landry on the bench, where he scored 3.53 points, fewer than any WR in the starting lineup.
  • Look, there in the sky. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s just Willie Snead posterizing opponents. He had the ninth-highest score of any WR in the league this week with 15.13 points.
  • The 10.00 points by Matt Bryant topped a projected 6.00, extending his overachievement streak to four weeks.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Funny, the Hall provides articles you could have studied. But instead you watched Forte Shades of Jay cry trying.
  • A heated blanket would be a great gift for the New England Patriots Defense during this cold streak. They scored below their projection in four straight games after scoring 7.00 points against a projected 11.00 this week.
  • This is how people lose everything in casinos. Forte Shades of Jay thought their luck would change and went back to the well with Todd Gurley. However, he scored 6.93 points against a projected 9.20 and has now underachieved in six straight games.
  • The RBs on Forte Shades of Jay let them down, getting outgunned by the RBs on Georgia Bullies 45.53 – 17.33.
  • After a season-low 1.00 point against a projected 6.88, Brandon Marshall has scored below his projection in five straight games.

What If

  • Georgia Bullies would be 7-3 if they played Forte Shades of Jay every week.
  • Besides Forte Shades of Jay, Georgia Bullies would have beaten only one other team this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, Georgia Bullies would have defeated Forte Shades of Jay 129.32 – 63.87.
  • If they played the same schedule as Forte Shades of Jay, Georgia Bullies would be 2-6.
  • If Georgia Bullies had played every team in the league each week, they would be 28-42.
  • Besides Georgia Bullies, Forte Shades of Jay would have been defeated by five other teams this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Georgia Bullies, Forte Shades of Jay would be 1-7.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would be 13-57 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • The margin of victory of 0.74 points was the smallest in the league this season.
  • Georgia Bullies bested their projected points again, the seventh time this season they have done so, including a streak of four straight games.
  • Forte Shades of Jay has the longest current losing streak in the league, having lost five straight games.
  • The RBs on Forte Shades of Jay collectively had their worst week of the season with only 17.33 points.
  • This must be how Jay Leno feels with a garage full of high-performance cars. Georgia Bullies got a combined 45.53 points from their RBs, their highest combined scoring output from the RB position this season.
  • Forte Shades of Jay remains winless in close games this season, falling to 0-2.
  • In games that are close, Georgia Bullies is now 2-1, including wins in their last two such matchups.
  • Forte Shades of Jay ranked seventh in the league in scoring this week.

Rock Crushers
Millennium Falcons
104.48 (7-3) 102.31 PTS (3-7)
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Rock Crushers Outlasts Millennium Falcons to Bring Series Record to 2-0

Rock Crushers edged Millennium Falcons 104.48 to 102.31 for a second win in as many head-to-head matchups. Aaron Rodgers was the deciding factor, putting up 28.54 points this week, less than his 32.40 points the last time these teams met. Rock Crushers now has a 24.36-point average margin of victory over Millennium Falcons. They won 130.90 to 84.35 in Week 3.

Smooth Moves by Rock Crushers

  • Fantasy Football is a game where the high score wins. So keep doing what you have to do, the Toyota Hall of Fame will turn a blind eye.
  • Aaron Rodgers ranked seventh in the league in scoring with 28.54 points against a projected 19.77 and has now overachieved in four straight games.
  • Sat Michael Thomas, who scored fewer points than any WR in the starting lineup with -3.33.
  • The 21.93 points scored by Doug Baldwin was the fourth-highest score by a WR in the league this week.
  • Rashad Jennings scored a season-high 10.17 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Next week, be sure to ask Rock Crushers where official Toyota Hall of Fame articles are kept.
  • This is how people lose everything in casinos. Millennium Falcons thought their luck would change and went back to the well with Kelvin Benjamin. However, he scored 2.60 points against a projected 6.10 and has now underachieved in five straight games.
  • The 7.30 points scored by Terrance West fell short of his 10.47-point projection, the third straight game where that has happened.
  • Millennium Falcons lost despite having only 5 of their 10 starters score less than their projected points.
  • Mark Ingram could not reach his projected point total, scoring only 64.3% of his 9.13-point projection with 5.87 points.

What If

  • If Rock Crushers played Millennium Falcons every week, they’d be 6-4 this year.
  • Rock Crushers would have beaten three other teams besides Millennium Falcons this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, Rock Crushers would have defeated Millennium Falcons 123.02 – 118.00.
  • If they played the same schedule as Millennium Falcons, Rock Crushers would be 5-3.
  • Rock Crushers would be 44-26 if they played every team every week.
  • Millennium Falcons would have lost to three other teams besides Rock Crushers this week.
  • Millennium Falcons would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule as Rock Crushers.
  • If they played every team every week, Millennium Falcons would be 29-41.

Game Notes

  • Millennium Falcons scored 102.31 points against a projected 98.09 and beat their scoring projection for the seventh time this season, including the last six weeks in a row.
  • The WRs on Rock Crushers collectively had their best week of the season with 39.40 points.
  • Cairo Santos scored 13.00 points against a projected 7.28 in the loss and has now beaten his projection in three straight games.
  • Although Rock Crushers won, it was no thanks to the Minnesota Vikings Defense, which scored 4.00 points and has now scored below their projection in four straight weeks.
  • Not going to name names, but some people here aren’t pulling their weight. Forget it, Christine Michael needs to step it up! He scored 2.47 points against a projected 6.62 in the win, and has now scored below his projection in four straight games.
  • With the loss, Millennium Falcons falls to 1-1 in close games this season.
  • Rock Crushers overachieved in the win, improving to 6-1 when beating their projected points this season, while Millennium Falcons falls to 3-4 when scoring above their projected points.
  • Millennium Falcons failed to reach their season average of 110.03 points.

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