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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
sasukexiaodong
7-4 110.24
109.2
 
VS
proj
Canton Thug
106.62 3-8
86.4

Canton Thug fall to sasukexiaodong in 110.24-106.62 battle despite beating predictions

Canton Thug stepped up and beat their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to win 109.20-86.40, sasukexiaodong squeaked by for a 110.24-106.62 win over Canton Thug. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as sasukexiaodong led 91.54-58.30 heading into Monday night. Canton Thug made them sweat behind Jared Goff (413 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Robert Woods (4 Rec, 72 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). sasukexiaodong were led by Philip Rivers (21.64 points) and Travis Kelce (18.7). sasukexiaodong (7-4) will look to build on their success against Youngkid Super Team, while Canton Thug (3-8) meet zhwq2002 in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  sasukexiaodong   Canton Thug

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce caught 10 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs lost to the Rams 54-51. In doing so, he put up 18.7 points and scored 59.3% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on sasukexiaodong this week. In Week 12, Kelce and the Chiefs will face the Raiders.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

sasukexiaodong
Points
% of total points 110.24
1
Philip Rivers
QB
21.64
19.84
19.6%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
18.7
11.74
17%
3
Kerryon Johnson
RB
15.7
10.31
14.2%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
15.6
17.79
14.2%
Canton Thug
Points
% of total points 106.62
1
Jared Goff
QB
35.12
23.58
32.9%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
17.7
12.21
16.6%
3
Robert Woods
WR
13.2
11.9
12.4%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
13
6.99
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, sasukexiaodong owned a 37.60-35.50 lead. For sasukexiaodong, Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 54-yard field goal. Antonio Brown had a 78-yard touchdown catch for Canton Thug, while Matt Prater had a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Michael Thomas had a 23-yard touchdown catch for sasukexiaodong, helping the team to a 91.54-57.80 lead.
Monday
Jared Goff had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Canton Thug.

Points By Position

  sasukexiaodong   Canton Thug

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. sasukexiaodong are doing a better job of that, averaging 107.8 versus Canton Thug's 100.03.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. sasukexiaodong (7-4) have a better record than Canton Thug (3-8).
Even the machines think sasukexiaodong have better players. Their projected average points is higher (103.64) than Canton Thug (95.35).
sasukexiaodong don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Canton Thug (4 vs 1).
sasukexiaodong are clutch masters, with more close wins than Canton Thug (2 vs 0).
By position, sasukexiaodong have outscored Canton Thug at RB, TE, and K this season.
sasukexiaodong has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Canton Thug this season (-3).
There's not much good to say about Canton Thug this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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