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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
DeNuke Hopkins
8-3 133.82
119.74
 
VS
proj
Mariota gang
67.78 3-8
99.02

DeNuke Hopkins defy predictions, knock off Mariota gang in 133.82-67.78 rout

DeNuke Hopkins outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 133.82-67.78 victory over Mariota gang, who fell short of projections. DeNuke Hopkins grabbed a 12.30-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Carson and never gave it back. Kirk Cousins (262 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and David Johnson (137 Rush Yds, 17 Rec Yds) led the way for Mariota gang in defeat. This marks the second time this season DeNuke Hopkins have gotten the best of Mariota gang, after winning 153.4-68.24 in their last matchup. DeNuke Hopkins (8-3) will look to keep it rolling against Boondock Saints, while Mariota gang (3-8) attempt to get back in the win column against Poldi Steelers.

Matchup Timeline

  DeNuke Hopkins   Mariota gang

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill caught 10 passes for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Chiefs lost to the Rams 54-51. In doing so, he put up 33.5 points to more-than-double his 13.32-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on DeNuke Hopkins this week. In Week 12, Hill and the Chiefs will play the Raiders.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

DeNuke Hopkins
Points
% of total points 133.82
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
33.5
13.32
25%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
22.6
10.13
16.9%
3
Josh Reynolds
WR
14
6.55
10.5%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
13
9.17
9.7%
Mariota gang
Points
% of total points 67.78
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.98
19.25
28%
2
David Johnson
RB
15.4
15.86
22.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
15
10.73
22.1%
4
Tajae Sharpe
WR
9.7
3.64
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 54-yard field goal for DeNuke Hopkins, while Deshaun Watson had a 40-yard pass, helping DeNuke Hopkins to a 44.12-12.90 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, DeNuke Hopkins became the proud owner of a 76.92-43.30 lead. For DeNuke Hopkins, Phillip Lindsay had a 41-yard touchdown run. David Johnson made the highlight reel for Mariota gang with a 53-yard run.
Monday
Tyreek Hill had a 25-yard touchdown catch for DeNuke Hopkins on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  DeNuke Hopkins   Mariota gang

What If

DeNuke Hopkins would have beaten six other teams besides Mariota gang this week.
Mariota gang would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
DeNuke Hopkins would be 11-0 if they played Mariota gang every week.
Had they played each other last week, DeNuke Hopkins would have beaten Mariota gang 121-115.32.
DeNuke Hopkins would be 7-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mariota gang.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DeNuke Hopkins, Mariota gang would be 0-9.
If DeNuke Hopkins had played every team in the league each week, they would be 75-24.
If they played every team every week, Mariota gang would be 17-82.

Coach Talk

DeNuke Hopkins
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? Fueled by some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a big disparity this week. Our three backfield starters outgained the RBs of Mariota gang, 283 total yards to 229, as we ultimately doubled up them at the position, 44.3 points to 20.9.
Mariota gang
We were just taking it easy so our players could dominate in next week, right? The seven starting offensive skill players on Mariota gang (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) collectively put up 378 yards and just two touchdowns in Week 11. Our opposition's skill players made it tough on us by logging 718 yards and six scores.