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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Rebel Alliance
8-3 159.85
164.72
 
VS
proj
WarEagle
88.25 2-9
115.15

Rebel Alliance hand WarEagle sixth consecutive loss in 159.85-88.25 rout

Rebel Alliance cruised to a 159.85-88.25 victory to hand WarEagle their sixth consecutive loss. WarEagle nabbed a 25.20-point lead on Thursday behind 25.2 points from the Cleveland Browns defense (7 Pts Allowed, 236 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Nick Chubb (92 Rush Yds). But it was all Rebel Alliance after that. They were led by Drew Brees (228 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Calvin Ridley (8 Rec, 143 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Rebel Alliance (8-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Mutinous Apes, while WarEagle (2-9) face off against Vultures in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Rebel Alliance   WarEagle

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ridley overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 28.3 points against his 12.78-point projection. During a 29-3 win over the Panthers, he caught 8 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown. Ridley ranks #61 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Calvin Ridley

Top Player Comparison

Rebel Alliance
Points
% of total points 159.85
1
Drew Brees
QB
29.4
26.95
18.4%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
28.3
12.78
17.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
25.4
22.4
15.9%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
23.5
12.56
14.7%
WarEagle
Points
% of total points 88.25
1
Zach Ertz
TE
18.4
12.92
20.8%
2
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
16
8.25
18.1%
3
Ted Ginn Jr.
WR
9.4
6.01
10.7%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
9.2
17.69
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees found Michael Thomas for a 41-yard pass for Rebel Alliance, contributing to a 142.90-53.20 lead for Rebel Alliance.

Points By Position

  Rebel Alliance   WarEagle

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 11) of the starters on Rebel Alliance scored higher than their projected point totals.
WarEagle had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Rebel Alliance had four players score more points than the leading scorer for WarEagle.
Rebel Alliance put up more points than their season scoring average (159.41) while WarEagle fell short of theirs (111.92).
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
This showdown featured both the league's highest (159.85) and league's lowest (88.25) scores of the week.
The matchup's 71.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Rebel Alliance win, but they also covered the 49.57-point projected margin of victory.
Rebel Alliance moves to (6-2) in blowout games this season, while WarEagle falls to (1-6).
A bright spot in the defeat, Zach Ertz put up 18.4 points, the second-highest score for a TE this week.

Next Week Preview

Rebel Alliance
Rebel Alliance (8-3) will face Mutinous Apes (2-9) in Week 12. Rebel Alliance might need to rearrange their lineup some with Alexander Mattison and Tyreek Hill out on bye next week. Mutinous Apes will be without Demarcus Robinson. Over the last three weeks, Rebel Alliance have put up 150.43 points per game, while Mutinous Apes have averaged just 121.38 per contest.
WarEagle
In Week 12, WarEagle (2-9, 12th-place) will look to right the ship against Vultures (6-5, seventh-place). Each side has a pair of players with byes next week, as Sammy Watkins and KeeSean Johnson are off for WarEagle and Kyler Murray and Zane Gonzalez for Vultures.