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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Holly Golightly
5-6 336
354.02
 
VS
proj
i Wentz for it
208 3-8
357.72

Offensively challenged Holly Golightly defeat i Wentz for it, 336-208

Holly Golightly emerged victorious with a 336-208 victory over i Wentz for it in spite of posting only the eighth-highest point total in the league for the week. i Wentz for it grabbed a 7-point lead on Thursday, but Holly Golightly held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cam Newton (74 points) and Kirk Cousins (55). Kareem Hunt (35 points) and Chris Carson (29) were the leaders for i Wentz for it in the loss. This marks the second time this season Holly Golightly have gotten the best of i Wentz for it, after winning 443-305 in their last matchup. Holly Golightly (5-6) will look to get another W against stafford & son, while i Wentz for it (3-8) will try to get some positive momentum against Mendally Rasharded.

Matchup Timeline

  Holly Golightly   i Wentz for it

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 93 yards from scrimmage against the Cardinals, Richard tallied 23 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.79-point projection and was much higher than his 14.71-point season scoring average. Richard will face the Ravens next week.
Jalen Richard

Top Player Comparison

Holly Golightly
Points
% of total points 336
1
Cam Newton
QB
74
65.91
22%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
55
58.53
16.4%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
38
42.29
11.3%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
36
38.91
10.7%
i Wentz for it
Points
% of total points 208
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
35
38.98
16.8%
2
Chris Carson
RB
29
25.22
13.9%
3
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
25
66.94
12%
4
Jordan Hicks
LB
17
18.96
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Holly Golightly became the proud owner of a 177-97 lead. For Holly Golightly, Cam Newton had a 82-yard pass. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for i Wentz for it with a 54-yard field goal.
Monday
Kareem Hunt had a 21-yard touchdown catch for i Wentz for it.

Points By Position

  Holly Golightly   i Wentz for it

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against i Wentz for it, Holly Golightly averaged more points (389.5) than they usually score (339.45).
We heard scoring helps you win. i Wentz for it need some help then, averaging just 320.05 versus Holly Golightly's 339.45.
Even the computers think Holly Golightly have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (354.63) than i Wentz for it (335.54).
Holly Golightly don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than i Wentz for it (1 vs 0).
By position, Holly Golightly have outscored i Wentz for it at QB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Holly Golightly has a higher average scoring margin (4) than i Wentz for it this season (-39).
Holly Golightly came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than i Wentz for it (2).
Hey i Wentz for it, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Holly Golightly
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Our team took that to heart this past week and literally tripled i Wentz for it at the quarterback position (129 points to 40).
i Wentz for it
i Wentz for it will find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunities this past week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 24 times in Week 11. With just 13 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.