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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Pyramid of Greatness
7-4 117.5
105.1
 
VS
proj
Ben's Besties
77.2 3-8
94.76

Pyramid of Greatness smirk at projections, earn win over Ben's Besties in 117.5-77.2 rout

Pyramid of Greatness brought their A game, cruising to a 117.5-77.2 victory over Ben's Besties, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would lead the way in this matchup, as Pyramid of Greatness leapt out to a 45.9-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Aaron Jones and Russell Wilson. Jones racked up 103 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 22.3 points, while Wilson passed for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards (17.6 points). Julio Jones (6 Rec, 118 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Odell Beckham Jr. (11 Rush Yds, 74 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Ben's Besties in the loss. Pyramid of Greatness (7-4) will look to earn another W against Kamara Shy, while Ben's Besties (3-8) will take on The Mad Scientist in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Pyramid of Greatness   Ben's Besties

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense allowed 51 points, surrendered 546 yards, and forced 5 turnovers in a 54-51 win over the Chiefs. In doing so, they put up 21 points to more-than-quadruple their 4.57-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. The Rams will go up against the Lions in Week 12.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Pyramid of Greatness
Points
% of total points 117.5
1
Aaron Jones
RB
22.3
12.31
19%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
4.57
17.9%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
17.6
20.55
15%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
17.3
9.83
14.7%
Ben's Besties
Points
% of total points 77.2
1
Julio Jones
WR
17.8
14.25
23.1%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
14.5
14.19
18.8%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
13.4
18.28
17.4%
4
The Washington Redskins defense
DEF
10
6.89
13%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Jones had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Pyramid of Greatness, helping the team to a 45.9-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Pyramid of Greatness owned a 69.8-59.8 lead. For Pyramid of Greatness, Evan Engram had a 54-yard catch. Julio Jones had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Ben's Besties, while Odell Beckham Jr. had a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Pyramid of Greatness   Ben's Besties

Game Notes

Pyramid of Greatness had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Ben's Besties had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Pyramid of Greatness put up more points than their season scoring average (104.46) while Ben's Besties fell short of theirs (88.62).
Pyramid of Greatness put up more points than their projected total, while Ben's Besties fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 40.3-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Pyramid of Greatness earn the W, but they also easily covered the 10.34-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Pyramid of Greatness moves to (4-3), while Ben's Besties falls to (2-6).
Despite the loss, Julio Jones put up 17.8 points, the fifth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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