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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Fightin' Armadillos
8-3 154.16
121.14
 
VS
proj
Microsoft Excel
152.98 4-7
155.07

Fightin' Armadillos top Microsoft Excel for fifth straight win in 154.16-152.98 battle

Fightin' Armadillos extended their win streak to five games with a narrow win over Microsoft Excel, eking out a 154.16-152.98 victory. It was the fourth loss in a row for Microsoft Excel. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Fightin' Armadillos led 154.16-96.50 heading into Monday night. Microsoft Excel closed the gap behind Austin Ekeler, who racked up 132 yards from scrimmage for 23.95 points, and Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 182 yards and a touchdown and ran for 59 yards (18.43 points). Dak Prescott (444 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 18 Rush Yds) and John Brown (9 Rec, 137 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the stars for Fightin' Armadillos in the win. Fightin' Armadillos (8-3) will look to add to their success against Rebel Alliance, while Microsoft Excel (4-7) attempt to generate some positive momentum against blackwater.

Matchup Timeline

  Fightin' Armadillos   Microsoft Excel

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (9 Rec, 137 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 39.7 points in a 37-20 win over the Dolphins in Week 11. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.01-point projection and was much higher than his 15.39-point season scoring average. Brown ranks #52 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

Fightin' Armadillos
Points
% of total points 154.16
1
Dak Prescott
QB
46.96
26.11
30.5%
2
John Brown
WR
39.7
15.01
25.8%
3
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
20.05
12.43
13%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
19.75
11.55
12.8%
Microsoft Excel
Points
% of total points 152.98
1
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
32.4
14.42
21.2%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.95
13.04
15.7%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.85
19.71
12.3%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.43
32.79
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 42-yard catch for Microsoft Excel for the team, who trailed 13.25-11.00 after the first game of the week.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Fightin' Armadillos had a 126.66-64.90 lead. Dak Prescott had a 21-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass for Fightin' Armadillos, while John Brown had a 40-yard touchdown catch. DJ Chark Jr. made the highlight reel for Microsoft Excel with a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Microsoft Excel.

Points By Position

  Fightin' Armadillos   Microsoft Excel

Game Notes

Fightin' Armadillos got the win despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Microsoft Excel had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Fightin' Armadillos won despite starting Robert Woods, who scored zero points.
Fightin' Armadillos put up more points than their season scoring average (150.59) while Microsoft Excel fell short of theirs (155.08).
Fightin' Armadillos recorded more points than their projected total, while Microsoft Excel failed to reach their projection.
Microsoft Excel ranked 3rd in the league in points scored this week, while Fightin' Armadillos ranked 2nd.
The matchup's 1.18-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Fightin' Armadillos moves to (1-2) in close games this season, while Microsoft Excel falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, DJ Chark Jr. (32.4 points) posted the second-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Fightin' Armadillos
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to a stellar outing from Dak Prescott, we utterly dominated Microsoft Excel at the quarterback position this past week (46.96 points to 18.43). Prescott went 29-for-46 for 444 yards and three TDs in a 35-27 win over the Lions.
Microsoft Excel
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 44 times in Week 11. With only 24 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.