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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Rookie Mistakes
7-4 145.71
102
 
VS
proj
Easy Mode
43.35 3-8
56.42

Rookie Mistakes hand Easy Mode fifth straight loss in 145.71-43.35 rout

Rookie Mistakes cruised to a 145.71-43.35 victory to hand Easy Mode their fifth straight loss. The matchup was over almost as soon as it started, as Rookie Mistakes took a 65.91-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout performances from Deshaun Watson (36.36 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (22.25). Diontae Johnson (12.1 points) and Chris Godwin (11.3) carried the flag for Easy Mode in defeat. This marks the first time this season Rookie Mistakes have beaten Easy Mode, after falling 107.4-105.8 in their last matchup. Rookie Mistakes (7-4) will look to keep it rolling against Bessette’s Boys, while Easy Mode (3-8) attempt to right the ship against Wildcats.

Matchup Timeline

  Rookie Mistakes   Easy Mode

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gordon III overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 18.4 points against his 7.45-point projection. In a 20-13 win over the Dolphins, he ran for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns. Gordon III ranks #80 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

Rookie Mistakes
Points
% of total points 145.71
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
36.36
25.31
25%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
22.25
15.42
15.3%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
19.7
10.33
13.5%
4
Robert Woods
WR
19.6
9.38
13.5%
Easy Mode
Points
% of total points 43.35
1
Diontae Johnson
WR
12.1
10.52
27.9%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
11.3
10.19
26.1%
3
Justin Tucker
K
10
9.86
23.1%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
8.2
5.8
18.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal for Rookie Mistakes, while Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard pass, contributing to an 88.01-22.10 lead for Rookie Mistakes.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 20-yard touchdown run for Rookie Mistakes, helping the team to a 106.41-30.30 lead.

Points By Position

  Rookie Mistakes   Easy Mode

StatSmack

Easy Mode would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last five matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Rookie Mistakes are doing a better job of that, averaging 107.64 versus Easy Mode's 81.88.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Rookie Mistakes (7-4) have a better record than Easy Mode (3-8).
Even the computers think Rookie Mistakes have better players. They have a higher projected points average (105.92) than Easy Mode (88.93).
Easy Mode are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Rookie Mistakes (5 vs 1).
Rookie Mistakes should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Easy Mode (5 vs 4).
Rookie Mistakes have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Easy Mode (45 vs 33).
By position, Rookie Mistakes have outscored Easy Mode at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Rookie Mistakes has a higher average scoring margin (11) than Easy Mode this season (-21).
The starters for Rookie Mistakes had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Easy Mode (0).
There's not much good to say about Easy Mode this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Rookie Mistakes
Hey, this sport is all about spotting (and then exploiting) the mismatches. With solid performances by Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Melvin Gordon III, our squad made that a point of emphasis this past week. We thoroughly outscored Easy Mode at running back (38.1 points to 8.2). Edwards-Helaire had 77 total yards and two TDs, while Gordon III logged 84 yards and two scores.
Easy Mode
Wow, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for Easy Mode did not get a single target in the passing game this past week. Instruct those offensive coordinators to draw up a screen play or two in Week 12!