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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
GD Team
6-5 82.58
76.62
 
VS
proj
Some big ass TDs
66.74 6-5
81.31

GD Team knock off Some big ass TDs for third straight win, 82.58-66.74

GD Team extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Some big ass TDs, coming out on top with a 82.58-66.74 victory. Some big ass TDs jumped out to a 16.60-point lead on Thursday behind a impressive performance from Davante Adams (10 Rec, 166 Rec Yds). But GD Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Cam Newton (25.48 points) and Michael Thomas (15.2). GD Team (6-5) will look to sustain their momentum against 50ShadesOfMacyGray, while Some big ass TDs (6-5) will face 12368975.0 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  GD Team   Some big ass TDs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 20 points, surrendering 268 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Vikings, the Bears defense tallied 15 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7-point projection and was higher than their 11.45-point season scoring average. The Bears defense ranks #58 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
The Chicago Bears defense

Top Player Comparison

GD Team
Points
% of total points 82.58
1
Cam Newton
QB
25.48
23.55
30.9%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
15.2
16.18
18.4%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
15
7
18.2%
4
Wil Lutz
K
12
10.95
14.5%
Some big ass TDs
Points
% of total points 66.74
1
Davante Adams
WR
16.6
12.7
24.9%
2
Josh Adams
RB
13.2
6.76
19.8%
3
Harrison Butker
K
9
11.06
13.5%
4
Anthony Miller
WR
8.4
6.34
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Davante Adams had a 57-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Some big ass TDs, helping to stake Some big ass TDs to a 16.60-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Cam Newton had a 82-yard pass for GD Team, contributing to a 33.48-32.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was GD Team who emerged with the lead, 60.68-49.34. For GD Team, Michael Thomas had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Josh Adams made the highlight reel for Some big ass TDs with a 28-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  GD Team   Some big ass TDs

What If

GD Team would have beaten six other teams besides Some big ass TDs this week.
Some big ass TDs would have lost to 13 other teams besides GD Team this week.
GD Team would be 8-3 if they played Some big ass TDs every week.
Some big ass TDs would have topped GD Team 125.4-96.62 had they played each other last week.
GD Team would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Some big ass TDs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GD Team, Some big ass TDs would be 3-7.
If GD Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 106-59.
If they played every team every week, Some big ass TDs would be 73-92.

Coach Talk

GD Team
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a thrilling performance from Cam Newton, we utterly dominated Some big ass TDs at the quarterback position this past week (25.48 points to 3.84). Newton went 25-for-37 for 357 yards, three TDs, and an INT in a 20-19 loss to the Lions.
Some big ass TDs
Well, Some big ass TDs, this week's problem is pretty easy to diagnose. Choosing to start Eric Ebron in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied 82.58 points... let's do a little research beforehand in Week 12?