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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Nerd Herd
4-7 107.22
101.4
 
VS
proj
The Phantom Limbs
76.6 5-6
93.84

Nerd Herd hand The Phantom Limbs third consecutive loss in 107.22-76.60 rout

Nerd Herd cruised to a 107.22-76.60 victory to hand The Phantom Limbs their third consecutive loss. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in the matchup, as Nerd Herd earned a 23.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 37.8 points from Leonard Fournette (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 46 Rec Yds) and Antonio Brown (5 Rec, 117 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Tyreek Hill (10 Rec, 215 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Matthew Stafford (220 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did their part for The Phantom Limbs in defeat. Nerd Herd improve to 4-7 on the season, while The Phantom Limbs fall to 5-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Nerd Herd   The Phantom Limbs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 11 points, the Giants defense scored 54.5% more than their 7.12-point projection in a 38-35 win over the Buccaneers. They allowed 35 points, surrendered 510 yards, and intercepted 4 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Nerd Herd this week. The Giants will play the Eagles next week.
The New York Giants defense

Top Player Comparison

Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 107.22
1
Jared Goff
QB
35.12
23.58
32.8%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.1
13.68
18.7%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
17.7
12.21
16.5%
4
The New York Giants defense
DEF
11
7.12
10.3%
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 76.6
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
33.5
13.32
43.7%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
13.4
18.28
17.5%
3
Alex Collins
RB
7.8
10.12
10.2%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
7.1
8.85
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Nerd Herd who owned the lead, 61.30-37.90. For Nerd Herd, Antonio Brown had a 78-yard touchdown catch. Evan Engram made the highlight reel for The Phantom Limbs with a 54-yard catch.
Monday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Monday night. For Nerd Herd, Jared Goff had a 40-yard touchdown pass. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for The Phantom Limbs with a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Nerd Herd   The Phantom Limbs

Game Notes

Nerd Herd got the victory even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
The Phantom Limbs had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Nerd Herd put up more points than their season scoring average (92.25) while The Phantom Limbs fell short of theirs (83.54).
Nerd Herd put up more points than their projected total, while The Phantom Limbs fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Nerd Herd win, but they also easily covered the 7.56-point predicted margin of victory.
Nerd Herd moves to (3-0) in blowout games this season, while The Phantom Limbs falls to (2-5).
A bright spot in the defeat, Tyreek Hill (33.5 points) officially recorded the second-best scoring output for any wide receiver this season.

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