Back-and-forth battle ends with Stephen's Super Team coming back to beat Andrew's Team in 98.48-97.12 battle
What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Stephen's Super Team earned a come-from-behind win over Andrew's Team, coming back to earn a 98.48-97.12 victory. Stephen's Super Team trailed 97.12-87.58 heading into Monday night, but the unit came back behind Todd Gurley II, who racked up 94 yards from scrimmage for 10.9 points. Drew Brees (363 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Brett Maher (3-3 FG, 50 long, 1-2 XP) did everything they could for Andrew's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Stephen's Super Team have knocked off Andrew's Team, after winning 113.96-87.82 in their last matchup. Stephen's Super Team (8-3) will look to keep it rolling against majicman's Team, while Andrew's Team (1-10) will match up against jason's Team in an effort to get back in the win column.
The Saints defense scored 13 points against the Eagles in Week 11 to nearly double their 7-point projection. They allowed only 7 points, surrendered 196 yards, and intercepted 3 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Stephen's Super Team this week. Next week, the Saints will go up against the Falcons.
The New Orleans Saints defense
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Stephen's Super Team owned a 74.58-66.60 lead. For Stephen's Super Team, Andrew Luck had a 68-yard touchdown pass. Brett Maher made the highlight reel for Andrew's Team with a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for Andrew's Team to contribute to a 97.12-87.58 lead for the team.
Stephen's Super Team
You know Stephen's Super Team, the good news is that we won this matchup by over one points. The *even better* news is that we know we're stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 10 stood at 112.85. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Andrew's Team
Even though we didn't get a victory this past week, let's remember to give thanks for the bounty of awesomeness that is fantasy football.