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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Peppers 🌶 🌶
8-3 282.7
230.17
 
VS
proj
Helmet Heads
257.28 6-5
185.2

Peppers 🌶 🌶 knock off Helmet Heads, 282.70-257.28

Both teams rose to the occasion, but Peppers 🌶 🌶 beat Helmet Heads. Predicted to win 230.17-185.20, Peppers 🌶 🌶 came out on top with a 282.70-257.28 win over Helmet Heads. Peppers 🌶 🌶 never trailed in this one after earning a 3.00-point lead on Thursday behind Zane Gonzalez. Cooper Kupp (11 Rec, 145 Rec Yds) and Derrick Henry (133 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the charge for Helmet Heads in the loss. This marks the second time this season Peppers 🌶 🌶 have knocked off Helmet Heads, after winning 237.68-183.52 in their last matchup. Peppers 🌶 🌶 (8-3) will look to sustain their momentum against xRum n Coke's Team, while Helmet Heads (6-5) will take on Nat butter phumumda in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Peppers 🌶 🌶   Helmet Heads

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watson scored 50.36 points against the Patriots in Week 11 to more-than-double his 18.9-point projection. He passed for 344 yards , ran for 36 yards and scored 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Peppers 🌶 🌶 this week. Next week, Watson will go up against the Lions.
Deshaun Watson

Top Player Comparison

Peppers 🌶 🌶
Points
% of total points 282.7
1
Keenan Allen
WR
55.5
29.22
19.6%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
50.36
18.9
17.8%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
38.74
19.29
13.7%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
33.4
22.75
11.8%
Helmet Heads
Points
% of total points 257.28
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
41.5
20.74
16.1%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
39.2
18.72
15.2%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
37
26.27
14.4%
4
DJ Moore
WR
33.8
19.94
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Peppers 🌶 🌶 owned a 168.06-147.48 lead. For Peppers 🌶 🌶, Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard pass. Ben Roethlisberger had a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Helmet Heads, while Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Aaron Rodgers had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Peppers 🌶 🌶, contributing to a 282.70-184.48 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Peppers 🌶 🌶   Helmet Heads

What If

Peppers 🌶 🌶 would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Helmet Heads would have lost to just one other team besides Peppers 🌶 🌶 this week.
If they played Helmet Heads every week, Peppers 🌶 🌶 would be 9-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Peppers 🌶 🌶 would have beaten Helmet Heads 227.22-222.48.
Peppers 🌶 🌶 would be 6-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Helmet Heads.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Peppers 🌶 🌶, Helmet Heads would be 5-4.
If Peppers 🌶 🌶 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 55-22.
If they played every team every week, Helmet Heads would be 38-39.

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