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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Phran Tarkenton
4-7 101.52
117.19
 
VS
proj
Team Rudebrewd
97.66 3-8
127.38

Offensively challenged Phran Tarkenton beat Team Rudebrewd in 101.52-97.66 battle

Despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week, Phran Tarkenton eked out a 101.52-97.66 victory over Team Rudebrewd. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Phran Tarkenton led 101.52-76.94 heading into Monday night. Team Rudebrewd made it close behind Philip Rivers (12.12 points) and Mike Williams (8.6). Phran Tarkenton were led by Baker Mayfield (193 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Stefon Diggs (5 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Phran Tarkenton (4-7) will look to add to their success against Scott Hors d'oeuvres, while Team Rudebrewd (3-8) will try to get back in the win column against OUT in Turtle Town.

Matchup Timeline

  Phran Tarkenton   Team Rudebrewd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hines overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 11 points against his 6.16-point projection. In a 33-13 win over the Jaguars, he racked up 35 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Hines will face the Texans next week.
Nyheim Hines

Top Player Comparison

Phran Tarkenton
Points
% of total points 101.52
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
21.82
15.54
21.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.6
12.99
20.3%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
12.4
14.36
12.2%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
11
6.16
10.8%
Team Rudebrewd
Points
% of total points 97.66
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.2
20.56
14.5%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
12.12
17.47
12.4%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
10
8.58
10.2%
4
Mike Williams
WR
8.6
9.19
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Baker Mayfield had a 42-yard pass and a 41-yard pass for Phran Tarkenton, contributing to a 24.52-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 54-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for Phran Tarkenton, while Terry McLaurin had a 41-yard catch to contribute to an 87.62-51.00 lead for Phran Tarkenton.
Monday
Philip Rivers hit Mike Williams for a 50-yard pass for Team Rudebrewd.

Points By Position

  Phran Tarkenton   Team Rudebrewd

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Phran Tarkenton scored fewer points in this one (101.52) than their season average of 125.67.
Phran Tarkenton are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Team Rudebrewd (1).
Phran Tarkenton have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Team Rudebrewd (2 vs 0).
By position, Phran Tarkenton have outscored Team Rudebrewd at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Phran Tarkenton had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Team Rudebrewd (2).
There's not much good to say about Team Rudebrewd this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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