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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
RidgeRunners
5-6 93.66
95.15
 
VS
proj
Suck ItTrebek
41.4 3-8
79.28

RidgeRunners hand Suck ItTrebek fourth consecutive loss, 93.66-41.40

RidgeRunners earned a 93.66-41.40 victory to hand Suck ItTrebek their fourth consecutive loss. RidgeRunners leapt out to a 46.46-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout performances from Mike Evans (26 points) and Leonard Fournette (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 46 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Julio Jones (6 Rec, 118 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Marcus Mariota (85 Pass Yds, 17 Rush Yds) were the leaders for Suck ItTrebek in the loss. RidgeRunners (5-6) will look to build on their success against texanformers, while Suck ItTrebek (3-8) will face Cleveland Fan in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  RidgeRunners   Suck ItTrebek

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 26 points, Evans more-than-doubled his 12.16-point projection as the Buccaneers lost to the Giants 38-35. He caught 6 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on RidgeRunners this week. Next week, Evans will go up against the 49ers.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

RidgeRunners
Points
% of total points 93.66
1
Mike Evans
WR
26
12.16
27.8%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.1
13.81
21.5%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
14.5
14.32
15.5%
4
O.J. Howard
TE
7.8
6.43
8.3%
Suck ItTrebek
Points
% of total points 41.4
1
Julio Jones
WR
19.8
14.4
47.8%
2
Marcus Mariota
QB
5.1
22.12
12.3%
3
Jack Doyle
TE
4.3
6.24
10.4%
4
Golden Tate
WR
4
6.67
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which RidgeRunners owned a 83.86-37.40 lead. Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for RidgeRunners, while Odell Beckham Jr. had a 41-yard catch. Julio Jones made the highlight reel for Suck ItTrebek with a 34-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  RidgeRunners   Suck ItTrebek

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. RidgeRunners scored fewer points in this one (93.66) than their season average of 102.04.
Suck ItTrebek would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. RidgeRunners are doing a better job of that, averaging 102.04 versus Suck ItTrebek's 88.69.
RidgeRunners don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Suck ItTrebek (4 vs 2).
RidgeRunners laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Suck ItTrebek (0).
RidgeRunners are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Suck ItTrebek (1 vs 2).
RidgeRunners should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Suck ItTrebek (7 vs 4).
Suck ItTrebek have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than RidgeRunners (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, RidgeRunners have outscored Suck ItTrebek at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
RidgeRunners has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Suck ItTrebek this season (-5).
The starters for RidgeRunners had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Suck ItTrebek (1).
RidgeRunners was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (5) than Suck ItTrebek (3).
Don't worry Suck ItTrebek, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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