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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Hungry Hippo
6-5 185.52
128.46
 
VS
proj
Started from the top
89.78 4-7
112.65

Hungry Hippo earn win against Started from the top in 185.52-89.78 rout

Hungry Hippo rose to the occasion and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 185.52-89.78 victory over Started from the top, who fell short of projections. Started from the top got out to a 1.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Hungry Hippo after that. They were led by Jared Goff, who passed for 413 yards and 4 touchdowns for 40.12 points, and Saquon Barkley, who ran for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns (35.2 points). Kirk Cousins (262 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Alvin Kamara (71 Rush Yds, 37 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Started from the top in the loss. This marks the first time this season Hungry Hippo have taken down Started from the top, after falling 178.3-111.86 in their last matchup. Hungry Hippo (6-5) will look to sustain their momentum against BaLLCHiNiaNzzz, while Started from the top (4-7) face Darkhorse198 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Hungry Hippo   Started from the top

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Texans in Week 11, Reed caught 7 passes for 71 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 16.6 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Hungry Hippo this week. Reed will go up against the Cowboys in Week 12.
Jordan Reed

Top Player Comparison

Hungry Hippo
Points
% of total points 185.52
1
Jared Goff
QB
40.12
25.7
21.6%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
35.2
21.42
19%
3
Mike Evans
WR
28
15.07
15.1%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
26.1
13.28
14.1%
Started from the top
Points
% of total points 89.78
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.98
20.39
21.1%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
17.3
20.14
19.3%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.4
12.46
17.2%
4
Lamar Miller
RB
12.3
11.3
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Hungry Hippo owned a 119.30-51.00 lead. Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Hungry Hippo, while Justin Tucker had a 56-yard field goal. Aldrick Rosas made the highlight reel for Started from the top with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Started from the top, who trailed 119.30-70.80 after the late afternoon games.
Monday
Jared Goff had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Hungry Hippo on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Hungry Hippo   Started from the top

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. Started from the top has left more points on the bench this season (378.2) than Hungry Hippo (338.74).
Hungry Hippo don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Started from the top (4 vs 2).
Hungry Hippo should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Started from the top (7 vs 4).
By position, Hungry Hippo have outscored Started from the top at QB, RB, and WR this season.
The starters for Hungry Hippo had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Started from the top (2).
Hungry Hippo came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (5) than Started from the top (3).
There's not much good to say about Started from the top this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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