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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Hard Targets
5-6 188
138.99
 
VS
proj
Dead Again
142.95 6-5
149.9

Hard Targets beat expectations, knock off Dead Again in 188.00-142.95 rout

Hard Targets showed up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 188.00-142.95 victory over Dead Again, who fell short of projections. Hard Targets pulled out to a 21.20-point lead on Thursday behind Aaron Rodgers (28.9 points) and never gave it back. Patrick Mahomes (478 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and Josh Reynolds (6 Rec, 80 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Dead Again in the loss. Hard Targets (5-6) will look to build on their success against The Dogs of War, while Dead Again (6-5) try to get back on track against Hangovers.

Matchup Timeline

  Hard Targets   Dead Again

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith caught 10 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown as the Saints beat the Eagles 48-7. In doing so, he put up 31.7 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. In Week 12, Smith and the Saints will play the Falcons.
Tre'Quan Smith

Top Player Comparison

Hard Targets
Points
% of total points 188
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
35.2
24.61
18.7%
2
Tre'Quan Smith
WR
31.7
9.35
16.9%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
28.9
26.62
15.4%
4
D.J. Moore
WR
28.7
10.6
15.3%
Dead Again
Points
% of total points 142.95
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
52.7
32.25
36.9%
2
Josh Reynolds
WR
20
10.31
14%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17
24.72
11.9%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
16.3
13.42
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 54-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Hard Targets, helping to stake the team to a 28.90-7.70 lead.
Sunday Early
D.J. Moore had a 82-yard catch for Hard Targets, helping the team to a 140.10-30.90 lead.
Sunday Late
Josh Adams had a 28-yard touchdown run for Hard Targets, contributing to a 188.00-48.20 lead for the team.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Dead Again.

Points By Position

  Hard Targets   Dead Again

What If

Hard Targets would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Dead Again would have lost to five other teams besides Hard Targets this week.
Hard Targets would be 8-3 if they played Dead Again every week.
Dead Again would have gotten the victory over Hard Targets 173.55-81.45 had they played each other last week.
Hard Targets would be 7-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dead Again.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hard Targets, Dead Again would be 3-7.
If Hard Targets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-70.
If they played every team every week, Dead Again would be 58-85.

Coach Talk

Hard Targets
Well, we do admire the confidence this past week, Hard Targets. It takes guts to deploy a starter with zero points (Eric Ebron), while still earning the win. All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're done.
Dead Again
Unless Dead Again wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many opportunities" is not an excuse this week. As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 28 times in Week 11. With only 15 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.