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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
RidgeRunners
5-6 90.3
73.15
 
VS
proj
Suck ItTrebek
79.48 7-4
101.71

RidgeRunners knock Suck ItTrebek from top spot, 90.30-79.48

RidgeRunners secured a 90.30-79.48 victory over Suck ItTrebek, knocking them out of the top spot in BIG DOGS ONLY. Suck ItTrebek took a 24.18-point lead on Thursday behind 31.08 points from Russell Wilson (197 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 42 Rush Yds) and Jason Myers (2-2 FG, 41 long, 2-3 XP). But RidgeRunners held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ezekiel Elliott (19.4 points) and Mark Andrews (15.6). This marks the second time this season RidgeRunners have gotten the best of Suck ItTrebek, after winning 138.8-133.32 in their last matchup. RidgeRunners (5-6) will look to notch another win against The Awesomeness, while Suck ItTrebek (7-4) try to get back in the win column against varnelldude.

Matchup Timeline

  RidgeRunners   Suck ItTrebek

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 3 points, surrendering 206 yards, and intercepting 4 passes against the Jaguars, the Steelers defense tallied 12 points this week. Their scoring output was 54.6% more than their 7.76-point projection and was much higher than their 7.18-point season scoring average. The Steelers defense ranks #71 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

RidgeRunners
Points
% of total points 90.3
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.4
11.69
21.5%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
15.6
9.12
17.3%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
13.1
14.31
14.5%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
12.2
10.41
13.5%
Suck ItTrebek
Points
% of total points 79.48
1
Russell Wilson
QB
22.08
29.37
27.8%
2
Robert Woods
WR
20.6
9.44
25.9%
3
Mike Davis
RB
13.9
11.05
17.5%
4
Jason Myers
K
9
8.76
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Suck ItTrebek, helping Suck ItTrebek to a 36.18-12.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Mark Andrews had a 31-yard touchdown catch for RidgeRunners, who trailed 57.98-57.80 after the early action.

Points By Position

  RidgeRunners   Suck ItTrebek

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two matchup wins against Suck ItTrebek, RidgeRunners averaged more points (114.55) than they usually score (94.42).
RidgeRunners laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (4) than Suck ItTrebek (0).
RidgeRunners should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Suck ItTrebek (6 vs 5).
By position, RidgeRunners have outscored Suck ItTrebek at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Suck ItTrebek, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

RidgeRunners
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our three backfield starters put up 88 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs on Suck ItTrebek (245 total yards to 157), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position, 44.5 points to 21.7.
Suck ItTrebek
The problem in Week 11 is pretty easy to spot, Suck ItTrebek. Choosing to start Marquise Brown in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?