Tom Grinds Out a Win Despite Getting Run Over by Gibbs
Final score: Tom 123.96, Scott 107.78 — a 16.18-point win for Tom, but closer than the final margin makes it look, thanks to one absolutely enormous outlier.
Player-by-Player Breakdown
QB: Jacoby Brissett (26.28) def. Cam Ward (6.00). A complete blowout at the position. Brissett outscored Ward by more than four times over.
RB1: Jonathan Taylor (11.20) lost to Jahmyr Gibbs (40.70). This is the whole game right here. Scott’s $9,800 investment in Gibbs paid off in historic fashion — a 40.70-point single-game score that nearly won the week by itself.
RB2: D’Andre Swift (17.30) tied D’Andre Swift (17.30). Both managers rostered the same back. A dead heat.
WR1: Amon-Ra St. Brown (12.90) tied Amon-Ra St. Brown (12.90). Same player, same score, no separation.
WR2: Michael Wilson (7.28) tied Michael Wilson (7.28). A third straight tie, this time in the receiver room.
WR3: Armani Williams (6.10) def. Dohnte Meyers (3.20). A modest win for Tom, but a win nonetheless.
TE: Sam LaPorta (19.80) def. Michael Mayer (1.20). The real difference-maker. LaPorta’s near-20-point outing against Mayer’s near-shutout is an 18.60-point swing — bigger than the final margin of the entire matchup.
FLEX: Malik Washington (12.10) lost to Emanuel Wilson (14.20). A clean loss, Scott’s second win of the day.
DST: Vikings (11.00) def. Giants (5.00). Tom closes it out with the better streaming pick.
The Wrap-Up
Three exact ties and a genuine coin-flip of a week — if Gibbs’ 40.70 hadn’t happened, this isn’t close, but it did, and it nearly single-handedly dragged Scott back into this one. In the end, LaPorta’s dominant tight end week was just enough to outweigh it. Scott’s $9,800 bet on Gibbs was the correct call in hindsight — he just didn’t have enough around it to finish the job.
Season Tracker
Tom — 4 wins
Scott — 1 win
