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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Wide Left
6-5 113.42
104.56
 
VS
proj
Layne Ducks
84.68 5-6
102.94

Layne Ducks fall short of expectations, succumb to Wide Left in 113.42-84.68 rout

There's no easy way to say it, Layne Ducks underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Wide Left rolled to a 113.42-84.68 victory. Wide Left pulled out to an early 6.00-point lead on Thursday. Layne Ducks came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Cam Newton (25.48 points) and Adrian Peterson (17.1). Unphased, Wide Left got it going on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Jared Goff (35.12 points) and Todd Gurley II (9.4) put them back in the lead for good. Wide Left (6-5) will look to keep it rolling against Grounds Game Keeper, while Layne Ducks (5-6) will attempt to get back in the win column against DITKA.

Matchup Timeline

  Wide Left   Layne Ducks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Reed (7 Rec, 71 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 13.1 points against the Texans in Week 11. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.03-point projection and was much higher than his 5.11-point season scoring average. Reed ranks #9 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Jordan Reed

Top Player Comparison

Wide Left
Points
% of total points 113.42
1
Jared Goff
QB
35.12
23.58
31%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
18.6
10.41
16.4%
3
Kerryon Johnson
RB
15.7
10.31
13.8%
4
Jordan Reed
TE
13.1
6.03
11.5%
Layne Ducks
Points
% of total points 84.68
1
Cam Newton
QB
25.48
23.55
30.1%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
17.1
10
20.2%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
13
6.99
15.4%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
11
17.04
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cam Newton had a 82-yard pass for Layne Ducks, contributing to a 68.18-42.30 lead for the team.
Monday
Jared Goff had a 40-yard touchdown pass for Wide Left on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Wide Left   Layne Ducks

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Wide Left scored higher than their projected point totals.
Layne Ducks had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Layne Ducks can partially blame the loss on Demaryius Thomas, who didn't score any points.
Wide Left put up more points than their season scoring average (108.12) while Layne Ducks fell short of theirs (101.61).
Wide Left put up more points than their projected total, while Layne Ducks fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Wide Left get the W, but they also covered the 1.62-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Wide Left moves to (4-2), while Layne Ducks falls to (2-4).
On the losing side, Cam Newton (25.48 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Wide Left
Well done, Wide Left. Putting together a team that won by a whopping 28.74 points this past matchup... we'll take this victory in stride, tip our cap to the GM of Layne Ducks, and continue our march towards the Hiawatha Premier League title.
Layne Ducks
There's a possibility that Layne Ducks could be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing only 10 total targets in Week 11, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.