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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Fantasy Champs
7-4 82.84
88.01
 
VS
proj
Tragically Malicious
82.24 2-9
101.22

Fantasy Champs knock off Tragically Malicious for third straight win in 82.84-82.24 battle

Fantasy Champs extended their win streak to three games with a close win over Tragically Malicious, squeaking by for an 82.84-82.24 victory. Tragically Malicious had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Fantasy Champs led 82.84-73.94 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 8.3 points from Harrison Butker and Damien Williams on Monday night for Tragically Malicious. Fantasy Champs were led by DJ Chark Jr. (8 Rec, 104 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Nick Foles (296 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Fantasy Champs (7-4) will look to earn another win against XFL 2.0 (Matt), while Tragically Malicious (2-9) take on Gimme the trophy in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantasy Champs   Tragically Malicious

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Colts, Chark Jr. scored 22.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.92-point projection and was much higher than his 10.83-point season scoring average. Chark Jr. ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
DJ Chark Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Fantasy Champs
Points
% of total points 82.84
1
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
22.4
9.92
27%
2
Nick Foles
QB
18.84
16.83
22.7%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
17.3
10.2
20.9%
4
Zane Gonzalez
K
9
8.13
10.9%
Tragically Malicious
Points
% of total points 82.24
1
Matt Ryan
QB
16.44
19.28
20%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
14
8.47
17%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
13.5
8
16.4%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
10.4
14.82
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 42-yard catch for Tragically Malicious, helping to stake Tragically Malicious to a 6.00-1.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Fantasy Champs had a 47.44-43.94 lead. Nick Foles connected with DJ Chark Jr. on multiple big plays for Fantasy Champs: a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass. Mark Andrews made the highlight reel for Tragically Malicious with a 51-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Fantasy Champs   Tragically Malicious

Game Notes

Fantasy Champs won despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Tragically Malicious had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
DJ Chark Jr., Nick Foles, and Todd Gurley II all scored more points than Matt Ryan, the leading scorer for Tragically Malicious.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 0.6-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Fantasy Champs moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while Tragically Malicious falls to (0-3).

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