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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
7-4 215.68
194.09
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
181.12 6-5
202.63

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man top expectations, come back to knock off Seattle Seahawks, 215.68-181.12

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man outperformed expectations, staging a comeback to earn a 215.68-181.12 victory over Seattle Seahawks, who fell short of projections. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man trailed 174.22-164.68 heading into Monday night, but the team roared back behind Chris Jones (6 Tackles, 2 Sacks) and Allen Bailey (1 Tackle, 1 Sack). Drew Brees (38.52 points) and Melvin Gordon III (21.6) did their part for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (7-4) will look to build on their success against New York Giants, while Seattle Seahawks (6-5) will meet Detroit Lions in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bailey overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 16 points against his 2.82-point projection. During a 54-51 loss to the Rams, he made a tackle and recorded a sack. Bailey ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Allen Bailey

Top Player Comparison

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Points
% of total points 215.68
1
Cam Newton
QB
31.48
27.5
14.6%
2
Davante Adams
WR
26.6
19.07
12.3%
3
Chris Jones
DE
18
6.93
8.3%
4
Matt Bryant
K
16
9.67
7.4%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 181.12
1
Drew Brees
QB
38.52
27.66
21.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
21.6
23.03
11.9%
3
Jordan Reed
TE
20.1
10.15
11.1%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
16.3
13.42
9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Davante Adams had a 57-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, contributing to a 29.20-2.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Cam Newton had a 82-yard pass for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, while Matt Bryant had a 53-yard field goal, contributing to a 158.68-82.90 lead for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for Seattle Seahawks, helping the team to a 174.22-158.68 lead.

Points By Position

  Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man   Seattle Seahawks

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man has left fewer points on the bench this season (330.9) than Seattle Seahawks (538.42).
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Seattle Seahawks (2 vs 1).
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (1) than Seattle Seahawks (2).
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Seattle Seahawks (9 vs 5).
By position, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man have outscored Seattle Seahawks at WR, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man has a higher average scoring margin (19) than Seattle Seahawks this season (2).
The starters for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Seattle Seahawks (2).
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (8) than Seattle Seahawks (6).
Don't worry Seattle Seahawks, 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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