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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Osaka Blues
7-4 102.9
106.5
 
VS
proj
Diggin Heat
87.85 6-5
81.73

Despite top scorer Evans, Diggin Heat fall to Osaka Blues, 102.90-87.85

Mike Evans accumulated 30 points for Diggin Heat, the best total in the matchup and ninth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Osaka Blues, who earned a 102.90-87.85 win. Diggin Heat jumped out to a 20.85-point lead on Thursday behind Russell Wilson, who passed for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards. But Osaka Blues held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Travis Kelce (28.7 points) and Julio Jones (23.8). Osaka Blues (7-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Dome Patrollers, while Diggin Heat (6-5) will face Purple Mountain in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Osaka Blues   Diggin Heat

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Rams in Week 11, Kelce caught 10 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 28.7 points and scored 57.7% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Osaka Blues this week. Kelce will go up against the Raiders next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Osaka Blues
Points
% of total points 102.9
1
Travis Kelce
TE
28.7
18.2
27.9%
2
Julio Jones
WR
23.8
21.56
23.1%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
17.1
11.04
16.6%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
15.6
21.1
15.2%
Diggin Heat
Points
% of total points 87.85
1
Mike Evans
WR
30
18.13
34.1%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
20.85
23.43
23.7%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
20.1
20.53
22.9%
4
Cole Beasley
WR
10.1
10.67
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Osaka Blues became the proud owner of a 70.00-60.95 lead. For Osaka Blues, Julio Jones had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for Diggin Heat with a 41-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Kareem Hunt had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Diggin Heat.

Points By Position

  Osaka Blues   Diggin Heat

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Osaka Blues exceeded their scoring projections.
Diggin Heat had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Osaka Blues had one starters score zero points, while Diggin Heat had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Osaka Blues won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Diggin Heat exceeded their projection.
Osaka Blues ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Diggin Heat ranked 11th.
Osaka Blues managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 24.77-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Mike Evans put up 30 points, the fourth-best score for a WR this week.

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