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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Megatron's Mentality
4-7 246
225.62
 
VS
proj
LEGION OF BOOM
136 3-8
120.02

Megatron's Mentality beat LEGION OF BOOM in 246-136 rout

Despite similar records, Megatron's Mentality held a substantial season point advantage over LEGION OF BOOM coming into this one (2,748-1,735), and they lived up to their reputation with a convincing win, rolling to a 246-136 victory. LEGION OF BOOM nabbed a 35-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Davante Adams (41 points) and Mike Davis (4). But it was all Megatron's Mentality after that. They were led by Mason Foster, who made 10 tackles and intercepted a pass for 47 points, and John Johnson III, who made 11 tackles (40 points). Megatron's Mentality (4-7) will look to rack up another W against I AM BRAINWASHED, while LEGION OF BOOM (3-8) meet Sad Sacks in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Megatron's Mentality   LEGION OF BOOM

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hyde overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 4 points against his 0.5-point projection. In a 20-16 loss to the Steelers, he ran for 44 yards . Hyde will face the Bills next week.
Carlos Hyde

Top Player Comparison

Megatron's Mentality
Points
% of total points 246
1
Mason Foster
LB
47
22.48
19.1%
2
John Johnson III
S
40
28.57
16.3%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
36
20.8
14.6%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
33
14.1
13.4%
LEGION OF BOOM
Points
% of total points 136
1
Davante Adams
WR
41
12.49
30.1%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
21
8.53
15.4%
3
Matt Bryant
K
17
10.2
12.5%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
16
14.55
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Davante Adams had a 57-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for LEGION OF BOOM to contribute to a 46-11 lead for LEGION OF BOOM.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Megatron's Mentality emerged with a 107-93 lead. For Megatron's Mentality, Matt Ryan had a 34-yard touchdown pass. Matt Bryant made the highlight reel for LEGION OF BOOM with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Phillip Lindsay had a 41-yard touchdown run for LEGION OF BOOM, who trailed 153-128 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Megatron's Mentality   LEGION OF BOOM

Game Notes

Megatron's Mentality got the victory despite the fact that only nine of their 23 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
LEGION OF BOOM had only eight of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Megatron's Mentality had six starters score zero points, while LEGION OF BOOM had nine.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
This win snaps a streak of two consecutive losses for Megatron's Mentality.
Not only did Megatron's Mentality get the win, but they also covered the 105.6-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Megatron's Mentality moves to (3-0), while LEGION OF BOOM falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Davante Adams (41 points) registered the second-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Next Week Preview

Megatron's Mentality
Megatron's Mentality (4-7) will take on I AM BRAINWASHED (7-4) in Week 12. Each side will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 12, as John Johnson III, the Los Angeles Rams defense, Josh Reynolds, Tyler Higbee, and Sam Ficken are off for Megatron's Mentality and Tyreek Hill, Cory Littleton, Brandin Cooks, and Todd Gurley II are out for I AM BRAINWASHED. Over the last three weeks, Megatron's Mentality have put up 224 points per game, while I AM BRAINWASHED have averaged 237.67 per contest.
LEGION OF BOOM
The schedule gets no easier for 14th-place LEGION OF BOOM, since they now get to face off against red-hot Sad Sacks in Week 12. LEGION OF BOOM might need to rearrange the deck some with Eric Berry out on bye next week. Sad Sacks won't have Patrick Mahomes or Demetrius Harris.