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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
We Were Skoldiers
7-4 108.26
100.42
 
VS
proj
Sesquepedantic Squad
87.18 5-6
88.85

We Were Skoldiers hand Sesquepedantic Squad fourth consecutive loss in 108.26-87.18 rout

We Were Skoldiers rolled to a 108.26-87.18 victory to hand Sesquepedantic Squad their fourth straight loss. Sesquepedantic Squad got out to a 12.70-point lead on Thursday, but it was all We Were Skoldiers after that. They were led by Kirk Cousins (314 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Antonio Gibson (94 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 10 Rec Yds). Patrick Mahomes (22.52 points) and Travis Kelce (18.86) led the charge for Sesquepedantic Squad in the loss. We Were Skoldiers (7-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Quaran-TEAM, while Sesquepedantic Squad (5-6) will match up against Tanking for Trevor in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  We Were Skoldiers   Sesquepedantic Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Football Team defense (9 Pts Allowed, 272 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 12 points in a 20-9 win over the Bengals in Week 11. Their scoring output was 81.5% more than their 6.61-point projection and was higher than their 8.5-point season scoring average. The Football Team defense will face the Cowboys next week.
The Washington Football Team defense

Top Player Comparison

We Were Skoldiers
Points
% of total points 108.26
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
22.96
17.73
21.2%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
16.4
11.66
15.1%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
13.1
14.03
12.1%
4
The Washington Football Team defense
DEF
12
6.61
11.1%
Sesquepedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 87.18
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.52
25.6
25.8%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
18.86
12.17
21.6%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
14.6
10.31
16.7%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
12.7
11.72
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 54-yard run for We Were Skoldiers, while Calvin Ridley had a 46-yard catch to contribute to a 67.20-21.20 lead for We Were Skoldiers.
Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins had a 51-yard pass for We Were Skoldiers, contributing to a 103.26-36.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes hit Travis Kelce for a 22-yard touchdown pass for Sesquepedantic Squad, who trailed 108.26-82.18 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  We Were Skoldiers   Sesquepedantic Squad

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on We Were Skoldiers scored higher than their projected point totals.
Sesquepedantic Squad lost despite six of their nine starters scoring above their points projection.
Sesquepedantic Squad can partially blame the loss on Matt Prater, who didn't score any points.
We Were Skoldiers put up more points than their season scoring average (96.15) while Sesquepedantic Squad fell short of theirs (98.85).
We Were Skoldiers put up more points than their projected total, while Sesquepedantic Squad fell short of their projection.
Not only did We Were Skoldiers get the win, but they also covered the 11.57-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, We Were Skoldiers moves to (1-1), while Sesquepedantic Squad falls to (5-3).

Next Week Preview

We Were Skoldiers
We Were Skoldiers (7-4) are set to take on Quaran-TEAM (3-8) in Week 12. After 11 weeks of action, We Were Skoldiers are ranked sixth in points scored, while Quaran-TEAM have put up the league's lowest point total. Over the last three weeks, We Were Skoldiers have put up 92.66 points per game, while Quaran-TEAM have averaged only 63.51 per contest.
Sesquepedantic Squad
Up ahead in Week 12, eighth-place Sesquepedantic Squad (5-6) will square off against 12th-place Tanking for Trevor (2-9). 11 weeks into the 2020 season, Sesquepedantic Squad are ranked third in points scored, while Tanking for Trevor have scored the 11th-highest point total in Hiawatha Premier League. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have posted strikingly similar results recently. Sesquepedantic Squad has put up 85.13 points per game over the last three weeks, while Tanking for Trevor has averaged 86.25 per contest over that same span.