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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Brian's Boss Team
5-6 96.6
109.78
 
VS
proj
ashim's Expert Team
73.02 1-10
94.96

Brian's Boss Team knock off ashim's Expert Team for third straight win, 96.60-73.02

Brian's Boss Team extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over ashim's Expert Team, earning a 96.60-73.02 victory. Brian's Boss Team never trailed in this one after grabbing a 1.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Philip Rivers (353 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Julio Jones (6 Rec, 91 Rec Yds) led the charge for ashim's Expert Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Brian's Boss Team have beaten ashim's Expert Team, after winning 98.22-72.7 in their last matchup. Brian's Boss Team (5-6) will look to add to their success against HeidiR's Team, while ashim's Expert Team (1-10) try to get back in the win column against SpiceGirl.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's Boss Team   ashim's Expert Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray scored 26.7 points against the 49ers in Week 11 to beat his 15.71-point projection. He passed for 150 yards , ran for 67 yards and scored 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Brian's Boss Team this week. In Week 12, Murray and the Cardinals will face the Rams.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Brian's Boss Team
Points
% of total points 96.6
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.7
15.71
27.6%
2
Le'Veon Bell
RB
16.2
13.29
16.8%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
13.9
10.44
14.4%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11.5
17.26
11.9%
ashim's Expert Team
Points
% of total points 73.02
1
Philip Rivers
QB
16.12
18.35
22.1%
2
Julio Jones
WR
11.7
15.97
16%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
10.5
12.41
14.4%
4
Michael Badgley
K
10
8.67
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run for Brian's Boss Team to contribute to a 96.60-20.60 lead for the team.
Monday
Philip Rivers had a 50-yard pass for ashim's Expert Team.

Points By Position

  Brian's Boss Team   ashim's Expert Team

Game Notes

Brian's Boss Team won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
ashim's Expert Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
ashim's Expert Team could have used points from David Njoku and Lamar Miller, as both put up goose eggs.
Brian's Boss Team emerged victorious despite registering a season-low 96.6 points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
ashim's Expert Team ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Brian's Boss Team ranked 7th.
The matchup's 23.58-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Brian's Boss Team get the W, but they also covered the 14.83-point forecasted margin of victory.

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