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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Mahom-y Cheetah
5-6 147.62
93.5
 
VS
proj
Fitz Happens
111.88 5-6
112.03

Mahom-y Cheetah come back to hand Fitz Happens third consecutive loss in 147.62-111.88 rout

Mahom-y Cheetah rolled to a 147.62-111.88 victory to hand Fitz Happens their third straight loss. Fitz Happens earned a 90.18-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding performances from Cam Newton, who passed for 357 yards and 3 touchdowns for 25.48 points, and Kenny Golladay, who caught 8 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown (21.3 points). But it was all Mahom-y Cheetah after that. They were led by Tyreek Hill (39.5 points) and Patrick Mahomes (36.92). Mahom-y Cheetah (5-6) will look to rack up another win against Kareem & Sugar, while Fitz Happens (5-6) will face Gurley Men in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Mahom-y Cheetah   Fitz Happens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Rams, Hill scored 39.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 16.22-point projection and was much higher than his 20.47-point season scoring average. Hill ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

Mahom-y Cheetah
Points
% of total points 147.62
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
39.5
16.22
26.8%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
36.92
23.98
25%
3
Peyton Barber
RB
18
8.34
12.2%
4
Josh Reynolds
WR
17
8.43
11.5%
Fitz Happens
Points
% of total points 111.88
1
Cam Newton
QB
25.48
22.83
22.8%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
21.3
12.18
19%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
21.1
15.12
18.9%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
16.5
18.04
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cam Newton had a 82-yard pass for Fitz Happens, while Odell Beckham Jr. had a 41-yard catch, contributing to a 111.88-21.70 lead for Fitz Happens.
Sunday Late
Christian Kirk had a 59-yard touchdown catch for Mahom-y Cheetah, who trailed 111.88-36.90 after the late afternoon action.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Tyreek Hill for a 25-yard touchdown pass for Mahom-y Cheetah. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 21-yard touchdown pass on Monday night, helping propel Mahom-y Cheetah to the win.

Points By Position

  Mahom-y Cheetah   Fitz Happens

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Mahom-y Cheetah scored more in this one (147.62) than their season average (115).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Fitz Happens. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Mahom-y Cheetah are doing a better job of that, averaging 115 versus Fitz Happens's 105.86.
You can't win if you don't play. Fitz Happens has left more points on the bench this season (661.1) than Mahom-y Cheetah (558.98).
Fitz Happens are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Mahom-y Cheetah (4 vs 1).
Mahom-y Cheetah laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Fitz Happens (1).
Mahom-y Cheetah should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Fitz Happens (9 vs 7).
By position, Mahom-y Cheetah have outscored Fitz Happens at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
The starters for Mahom-y Cheetah had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Fitz Happens (2).
There's not much good to say about Fitz Happens this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Mahom-y Cheetah
Wow, Mahom-y Cheetah, you put the rest of the league on notice with this blowout. In addition to a 35.74-point victory, you also climbed from eighth place to sixth in the league standings... squarely into the thick of postseason contention
Fitz Happens
Hey now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for Fitz Happens collectively logged three receptions on only four measly targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to set up a couple of screen plays in Week 12!