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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Fools and Horses
9-2 111
94.13
 
VS
proj
Death Sticks
88 6-5
93.48

Fools and Horses brush off projections, knock off Death Sticks in 111-88 rout

Fools and Horses stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 111-88 victory over Death Sticks, who fell short of projections. Death Sticks got out to a 3-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Fools and Horses after that. They were led by Lamar Jackson (222 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 86 Rush Yds) and John Brown (9 Rec, 137 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Drew Brees (228 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (70 Rush Yds, 121 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Death Sticks in defeat. Fools and Horses improve to 9-2 on the season, while Death Sticks fall to 6-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Fools and Horses   Death Sticks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 25 points, Brown more-than-doubled his 8.99-point projection as the Bills beat the Dolphins 37-20. He caught 9 passes for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Fools and Horses this week. In Week 12, Brown and the Bills will square off against the Broncos.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

Fools and Horses
Points
% of total points 111
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
40
26.5
36%
2
John Brown
WR
25
8.99
22.5%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
13
9.66
11.7%
4
Nick Folk
K
9
8.15
8.1%
Death Sticks
Points
% of total points 88
1
Drew Brees
QB
27
23.32
30.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19
19.55
21.6%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
16
9.86
18.2%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
11
11.93
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Fools and Horses emerged with an 81-52 lead. Lamar Jackson had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard pass for Fools and Horses, while John Brown had a 40-yard touchdown catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for Death Sticks with a 41-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Fools and Horses   Death Sticks

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Fools and Horses exceeded their projected point totals.
Death Sticks had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Death Sticks can partially blame the loss on Robert Woods, who didn't score any points.
Fools and Horses put up more points than their season scoring average (97.27) while Death Sticks fell short of theirs (89.91).
Fools and Horses scored more points than their projected total, while Death Sticks fell shy of their projection.
The defeat concludes a streak of four consecutive wins for Death Sticks.
Not only did Fools and Horses earn the win, but they also covered the 0.65-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Fools and Horses moves to (5-1), while Death Sticks falls to (1-3).
Despite the loss, Drew Brees recorded 27 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

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