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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
CowboyUp2016
7-4 141
113.71
 
VS
proj
David's Team
82 6-4-1
96.37

CowboyUp2016 earn win over David's Team in 141-82 rout

CowboyUp2016 stepped up and exceeded expectations, cruising to a 141-82 victory over David's Team, who fell short of projections. The matchup was over almost as soon as it started, as CowboyUp2016 earned a 35-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Saquon Barkley and Andrew Luck. Barkley ran for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns for 38 points, while Luck passed for 297 yards and 3 touchdowns (29 points). Mike Evans (29 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (16) were the top performers for David's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season CowboyUp2016 have knocked off David's Team, after winning 118-113 in their last matchup. CowboyUp2016 (7-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against ROUGHRIDERS, while David's Team (6-4-1) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Tall City Hawgs.

Matchup Timeline

  CowboyUp2016   David's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 23 points, Diggs more-than-doubled his 9.84-point projection as the Vikings lost to the Bears 25-20. He caught 13 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on CowboyUp2016 this week. Diggs will battle the Packers in Week 12.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

CowboyUp2016
Points
% of total points 141
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
38
16.93
27%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
29
22.19
20.6%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
23
9.84
16.3%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
17
15.84
12.1%
David's Team
Points
% of total points 82
1
Mike Evans
WR
29
11.67
35.4%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16
9.11
19.5%
3
Royce Freeman
RB
8
5.55
9.8%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
8
6.58
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which CowboyUp2016 had a 86-51 lead. For CowboyUp2016, Andrew Luck had a 68-yard touchdown pass. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for David's Team with a 41-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Kareem Hunt had a 21-yard touchdown catch for CowboyUp2016 during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  CowboyUp2016   David's Team

Game Notes

CowboyUp2016 had six of their 11 starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
David's Team had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as CowboyUp2016 had two starters score zero points, while David's Team had four.
CowboyUp2016 put up more points than their season scoring average (124.14) while David's Team fell short of theirs (111.45).
CowboyUp2016 put up more points than their projected total, while David's Team failed to reach their projection.
This victory snaps a two-game losing skid for CowboyUp2016.
Not only did CowboyUp2016 win, but they also easily covered the 17.34-point forecasted margin of victory.
CowboyUp2016 moves to (4-3) in blowout games this season, while David's Team falls to (1-3).
On the losing side, Mike Evans recorded 29 points, the fourth-best score for a wideout this week.

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