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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Luckness Monsters
7-4 181.45
143.01
 
VS
proj
Hooked on a Thielen
101.9 8-3
125.45

Luckness Monsters defeat Hooked on a Thielen for third straight win in 181.45-101.90 rout

Luckness Monsters extended their win streak to three games with a easy win over Hooked on a Thielen, rolling to a 181.45-101.90 victory. Hooked on a Thielen took a 4.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Luckness Monsters after that. They were led by Drew Brees (42.15 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (33.1). T.Y. Hilton (9 Rec, 155 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Robert Woods (4 Rec, 72 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Hooked on a Thielen in the loss. This marks the first time this season Luckness Monsters have knocked off Hooked on a Thielen, after falling 135.1-131.45 in their last matchup. Luckness Monsters (7-4) will look to maintain their momentum against FlyTheW, while Hooked on a Thielen (8-3) will try to right the ship against Luck Gang.

Matchup Timeline

  Luckness Monsters   Hooked on a Thielen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Reed (7 Rec, 71 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 20.1 points in a 23-21 lost to the Texans in Week 11. His scoring output nearly doubled his 10.15-point projection and was much higher than his 9.11-point season scoring average. Reed ranks #9 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Jordan Reed

Top Player Comparison

Luckness Monsters
Points
% of total points 181.45
1
Drew Brees
QB
42.15
30.22
23.2%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
33.1
20.98
18.2%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
25.3
14.53
13.9%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
24
16.66
13.2%
Hooked on a Thielen
Points
% of total points 101.9
1
T.Y. Hilton
WR
36.5
16.69
35.8%
2
Robert Woods
WR
17.2
18.14
16.9%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
16.9
23.42
16.6%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
12.4
29.07
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Luckness Monsters became the proud owner of a 89.40-65.00 lead. For Luckness Monsters, Ezekiel Elliott had a 23-yard touchdown run. T.Y. Hilton made the highlight reel for Hooked on a Thielen with a 68-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for Luckness Monsters, helping the team to a 174.55-72.30 lead.

Points By Position

  Luckness Monsters   Hooked on a Thielen

What If

Luckness Monsters would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Hooked on a Thielen would have lost to nine other teams besides Luckness Monsters this week.
If they played Hooked on a Thielen every week, Luckness Monsters would be 5-6 this season.
Luckness Monsters would have been victorious over Hooked on a Thielen 191.75-106.3 had they played each other last week.
Luckness Monsters would be 6-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hooked on a Thielen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Luckness Monsters, Hooked on a Thielen would be 5-4.
If Luckness Monsters had played every team in the league each week, they would be 75-46.
If they played every team every week, Hooked on a Thielen would be 74-47.

Coach Talk

Luckness Monsters
Hey, football is all about recognizing the mismatches, right? Not only did we double up Hooked on a Thielen at QB (42.15 points to 16.9), we also thoroughly dominated them at RB (44 to 17).
Hooked on a Thielen
Logging just three targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Hooked on a Thielen should remind their quarterbacks to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).