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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Earth-99 StL Rams
4-7 88.16
81.92
 
VS
proj
Novaforce
86.96 5-6
110.88

Earth-99 StL Rams defeat Novaforce in 88.16-86.96 battle

Despite similar records, Novaforce held a substantial season point advantage over Earth-99 StL Rams coming into this one (1,309-946). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with Earth-99 StL Rams narrowly earning an 88.16-86.96 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Earth-99 StL Rams led 79.26-57.56 heading into Monday night. Novaforce made it interesting behind Travis Kelce (15.2 points) and Austin Ekeler (14.2). Kirk Cousins (319 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Joe Mixon (86 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 17 Rec Yds) did the heavy lifting for Earth-99 StL Rams in the win. This marks the first time this season Earth-99 StL Rams have knocked off Novaforce, after falling 122.96-48.6 in their last matchup. Earth-99 StL Rams (4-7) will look to build on their success against Captain Hindsight, while Novaforce (5-6) will match up against Owen Sixteen in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Earth-99 StL Rams   Novaforce

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mixon racked up 103 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Bengals lost to the Raiders 17-10. In doing so, he put up 16.3 points to nearly double his 8.52-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Earth-99 StL Rams this week. Mixon will battle the Steelers next week.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Earth-99 StL Rams
Points
% of total points 88.16
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.86
17.33
28.2%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
16.3
8.52
18.5%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
14
7.6
15.9%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
12.2
14.11
13.8%
Novaforce
Points
% of total points 86.96
1
Travis Kelce
TE
15.2
10.34
17.5%
2
The New York Jets defense
DEF
15
10.57
17.2%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
14.2
7.92
16.3%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
11.4
14.82
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 54-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass for Earth-99 StL Rams to contribute to a 57.96-35.86 lead for the team.
Monday
Travis Kelce had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Novaforce.

Points By Position

  Earth-99 StL Rams   Novaforce

Game Notes

Earth-99 StL Rams got the W even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Novaforce had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Earth-99 StL Rams won despite having two starters (Darrell Henderson Jr. and Robert Woods) score zero points.
Earth-99 StL Rams put up more points than their season scoring average (85.97) while Novaforce fell short of theirs (118.98).
Earth-99 StL Rams recorded more points than their projected total, while Novaforce fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 1.2-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a streak of four straight defeats for Earth-99 StL Rams.
Earth-99 StL Rams moves to (1-1) in close games this year, while Novaforce falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Travis Kelce (15.2 points) posted the highest score for a tight end this week.

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