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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Well Oiled Machine
8-2-1 127.5
94.85
 
VS
proj
Drones
78.5 5-6
90

Well Oiled Machine top projections, defeat Drones in 127.5-78.5 rout

Well Oiled Machine stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 127.5-78.5 victory over Drones, who fell short of projections. Well Oiled Machine pulled out to a 4.0-point lead on Thursday behind Jordan Hicks and never let it go. Dalvin Cook (115 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 45 Rec Yds) and Michael Badgley (2-2 FG, 44 long, 4-4 XP) led the charge for Drones in defeat. Well Oiled Machine (8-2-1) will look to add to their success against London Gentlemen, while Drones (5-6) will match up against Gritz Blitz in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Well Oiled Machine   Drones

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense allowed only 9 points, surrendered 248 yards, and intercepted 2 passes in a 24-9 win over the Falcons. In doing so, they put up 37 points to more-than-double their 13.06-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. The Saints will go up against the Broncos next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Well Oiled Machine
Points
% of total points 127.5
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
37
13.06
29%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
22
10.64
17.3%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
12.5
8.29
9.8%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
12
7.59
9.4%
Drones
Points
% of total points 78.5
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
15
12.63
19.1%
2
Michael Badgley
K
11
8.3
14%
3
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
9
4.82
11.5%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
9
8.8
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 31-yard touchdown pass for Drones, who trailed 48.0-24.5 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for Well Oiled Machine, helping the team to an 82.5-67.5 lead.

Points By Position

  Well Oiled Machine   Drones

StatSmack

Well Oiled Machine must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (127.5) than their season average (104.14).
We heard scoring helps you win. Drones need some help then, averaging just 82.91 versus Well Oiled Machine's 104.14.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Well Oiled Machine (8-2-1) have a better record than Drones (5-6).
Well Oiled Machine don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Drones (7 vs 1).
Well Oiled Machine are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Drones (1).
Well Oiled Machine don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Drones (0 vs 1).
Well Oiled Machine should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Drones (7 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Drones - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Well Oiled Machine (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Well Oiled Machine have outscored Drones at QB, WR, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Well Oiled Machine don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 22 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Well Oiled Machine had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Drones (1).
Time to rest the starters for Well Oiled Machine. They've clinched a playoff spot while Drones are currently on the outside looking in.
Hey Drones, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Well Oiled Machine
Spotting mismatches is a big key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling Drones at the wide receiver position (34 points to 12).
Drones
Fortunately, Drones, Week 11's problem was fairly easy to spot. Going with Ronald Jones II and Aaron Donald in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up 127.5 points... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time.