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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Tonz Thunderin Bears
5-6 139.49
129.12
 
VS
proj
Bye Week
124.01 5-6
140.92

Bye Week fall short of predictions, lose to Tonz Thunderin Bears, 139.49-124.01

Bye Week were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point total, as Tonz Thunderin Bears staged a comeback for a 139.49-124.01 victory. Trailing 111.61-81.24 heading into Monday night, Tonz Thunderin Bears roared back behind Jared Goff (413 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Greg Zuerlein (2-2 FG, 33 long, 6-7 XP). The New Orleans Saints defense (38.26 points) and Kenny Golladay (25.3) did their part for Bye Week in the loss. Tonz Thunderin Bears improve to 5-6 on the season, while Bye Week fall to 5-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Tonz Thunderin Bears   Bye Week

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lindsay (79 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 27 Rec Yds) scored 26.6 points against the Chargers in Week 11. His scoring output doubled his 13.3-point projection and was much higher than his 13.12-point season scoring average. Lindsay ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

Tonz Thunderin Bears
Points
% of total points 139.49
1
Jared Goff
QB
47.25
31.02
33.9%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
27.3
15.3
19.6%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
26.6
13.3
19.1%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
24
16.66
17.2%
Bye Week
Points
% of total points 124.01
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
38.26
15.17
30.9%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
25.3
14.53
20.4%
3
Doug Baldwin
WR
18.2
11.61
14.7%
4
David Johnson
RB
16.4
20.06
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Jones had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Tonz Thunderin Bears, helping the team to a 27.30-24.20 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, Bye Week emerged with a 111.61-79.34 lead. For Tonz Thunderin Bears, Phillip Lindsay had a 41-yard touchdown run. David Johnson made the highlight reel for Bye Week with a 53-yard run.
Monday
Jared Goff had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Tonz Thunderin Bears during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Tonz Thunderin Bears   Bye Week

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Tonz Thunderin Bears scored more in this one (139.49) than their season average (127.2).
Tonz Thunderin Bears are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Bye Week (1).
Tonz Thunderin Bears are clutch masters, with more close wins than Bye Week (1 vs 0).
Tonz Thunderin Bears should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Bye Week (7 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Bye Week - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Tonz Thunderin Bears (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Tonz Thunderin Bears have outscored Bye Week at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Tonz Thunderin Bears had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Bye Week (1).
There's not much good to say about Bye Week this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Tonz Thunderin Bears
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Thanks to a stellar performance from Jared Goff, we thoroughly outscored Bye Week at the quarterback position this past week (47.25 points to 3.95). Goff went 31-for-49 for 413 yards and four TDs in a three-point triumph over the Chiefs.
Bye Week
Even though we didn't get the win this past week, let's remember to be thankful for the bounty of awesomeness that is fantasy football.