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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Purple Haze III
8-3 193.01
181.96
 
VS
proj
The Klingons
151.34 2-9
197.52

Purple Haze III hand The Klingons fourth consecutive loss, 193.01-151.34

Purple Haze III earned a 193.01-151.34 victory to hand The Klingons their fourth straight loss. Purple Haze III took a 43.38-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Aaron Rodgers (49.58 points) and Mike Davis (5). The Klingons bounced back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by the Arizona Cardinals defense (52 points) and Carson Wentz (3.84). Unphased, Purple Haze III got it going later that night, as the Minnesota Vikings defense (34 points) and Adam Thielen (9.6) put them back on top for good. Purple Haze III (8-3) will look to keep it rolling against Pick Six, while The Klingons (2-9) will attempt to get back on track against garry's Optimal Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Purple Haze III   The Klingons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Westbrook (52 Ret. Yds) scored 20.23 points in a 20-16 lost to the Steelers in Week 11. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.03-point projection and was much higher than his 10.63-point season scoring average. Westbrook will face the Bills next week.
Dede Westbrook

Top Player Comparison

Purple Haze III
Points
% of total points 193.01
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
49.58
26.64
25.7%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
34
40.19
17.6%
3
Dede Westbrook
WR
20.23
9.03
10.5%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
18.7
12.07
9.7%
The Klingons
Points
% of total points 151.34
1
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
52
49.18
34.4%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.1
14.38
13.3%
3
Chris Jones
DE
20
25.63
13.2%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
12.9
10.75
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 54-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Purple Haze III, contributing to a 54.58-11.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 54-yard field goal for Purple Haze III, contributing to a 113.31-72.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Purple Haze III   The Klingons

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Purple Haze III scored less in this one (193.01) than their season average of 220.02.
The Klingons would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost four in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Purple Haze III are doing a better job of that, averaging 220.02 versus The Klingons's 165.99.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Purple Haze III (8-3) have a better record than The Klingons (2-9).
Even the machines think Purple Haze III have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (186.55) than The Klingons (165.07).
Purple Haze III don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Klingons (3 vs 0).
Purple Haze III should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Klingons (9 vs 3).
Purple Haze III have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than The Klingons (84 vs 57).
By position, Purple Haze III have outscored The Klingons at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Purple Haze III don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 33 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Purple Haze III had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for The Klingons (0).
Time to rest the starters for Purple Haze III. They've clinched a playoff spot while The Klingons are currently on the outside looking in.
Purple Haze III came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (5) than The Klingons (3).
There's not much good to say about The Klingons this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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