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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Cavemen
8-3 90.84
101.53
 
VS
proj
Firestorm
75.24 2-9
102.5

Offensively challenged Cavemen defeat Firestorm, 90.84-75.24

Cavemen came out on top with a 90.84-75.24 victory over Firestorm despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week. Firestorm jumped out to a 33.50-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Chris Carson, who ran for 83 yards and a touchdown for 12.3 points, and Doug Baldwin, who caught 7 passes for 52 yards and a touchdown (11.2 points). But Cavemen held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Antonio Brown, who caught 5 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown for 19.7 points, and the Houston Texans defense, who allowed 21 points, surrendered 278 yards, and intercepted 2 passes (18 points). Cavemen (8-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Mananas, while Firestorm (2-9) meet The Dog House in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Cavemen   Firestorm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (5 Rec, 117 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19.7 points against the Jaguars in Week 11. His scoring output was 61.3% more than his 12.21-point projection and was higher than his 13.88-point season scoring average. Brown ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Cavemen
Points
% of total points 90.84
1
Antonio Brown
WR
19.7
12.21
21.7%
2
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
18
14.77
19.8%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
15.74
24.09
17.3%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
13
9.17
14.3%
Firestorm
Points
% of total points 75.24
1
Eli Manning
QB
21.14
22.81
28.1%
2
Chris Carson
RB
12.3
10.45
16.3%
3
Doug Baldwin
WR
11.2
7.6
14.9%
4
Sebastian Janikowski
K
10
9.03
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Cavemen became the proud owner of a 81.84-69.34 lead. Antonio Brown had a 78-yard touchdown catch for Cavemen, while Matt Ryan had a 34-yard touchdown pass. Eli Manning made the highlight reel for Firestorm with a 54-yard pass and a 41-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Cavemen   Firestorm

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Cavemen scored less in this one (90.84) than their season average of 116.11.
Firestorm would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last six matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Cavemen are doing a better job of that, averaging 116.11 versus Firestorm's 92.13.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Cavemen (8-3) have a better record than Firestorm (2-9).
Even the machines think Cavemen have better players. They have a higher projected points average (104.58) than Firestorm (95.02).
Cavemen are clutch masters, with more close wins than Firestorm (3 vs 0).
Cavemen should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Firestorm (6 vs 4).
Cavemen have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Firestorm (47 vs 35).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Firestorm - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Cavemen (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Cavemen have outscored Firestorm at QB, RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Cavemen has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Firestorm this season (-19).
The starters for Cavemen had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Firestorm (2).
Time to rest the starters for Cavemen. They've clinched a playoff spot while Firestorm are currently on the outside looking in.
Cavemen was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than Firestorm (0).
Hey Firestorm, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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