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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
MGKVSBRD
5-6 79.12
106.07
 
VS
proj
FantasyFootball Team
67.78 6-5
100.9

Offensively challenged MGKVSBRD defeat FantasyFootball Team, 79.12-67.78

While they posted only the 11th-highest point total in the league for the week, MGKVSBRD emerged victorious with a 79.12-67.78 victory over FantasyFootball Team. FantasyFootball Team nabbed a 14.98-point lead on Thursday behind 20.08 points from Russell Wilson, who passed for 197 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 42 yards. But MGKVSBRD held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 348 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards for 22.52 points, and Darren Waller, who caught 7 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown (14.8 points). MGKVSBRD improve to 5-6 on the season, while FantasyFootball Team fall to 6-5.

Matchup Timeline

  MGKVSBRD   FantasyFootball Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 24 points, surrendering 251 yards, and intercepting 2 passes against the Buccaneers, the Rams defense scored 5 points this week. They just beat their 4.73-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. The Rams defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the 49ers next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

MGKVSBRD
Points
% of total points 79.12
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.52
25.6
28.5%
2
Darren Waller
TE
14.8
9.27
18.7%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
13.1
14.03
16.6%
4
Justin Tucker
K
10
10.06
12.6%
FantasyFootball Team
Points
% of total points 67.78
1
Russell Wilson
QB
20.08
25.92
29.6%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
11.4
13.33
16.8%
3
Hunter Henry
TE
10.8
8.72
15.9%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
7
8.53
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Russell Wilson had a 25-yard touchdown pass for FantasyFootball Team, helping to stake FantasyFootball Team to a 20.08-5.10 lead.
Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 54-yard run for FantasyFootball Team, contributing to a 48.38-23.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 22-yard touchdown pass for MGKVSBRD to contribute to a 74.12-67.78 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  MGKVSBRD   FantasyFootball Team

Game Notes

Just two of the nine starters on MGKVSBRD scored higher than their projected point totals.
FantasyFootball Team had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
MGKVSBRD won despite starting Marquise Brown, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
This matchup featured the week's two lowest scores.
The win snaps a two-game winless streak for MGKVSBRD, while the loss caps a two-game unbeaten streak for FantasyFootball Team.
Not only did MGKVSBRD get the W, but they also easily covered the 5.17-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

MGKVSBRD
Listen MGKVSBRD, the good news is that we took this matchup by over 11 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 10 stood at 98.22. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
FantasyFootball Team
With four catches on just five targets this past week, the starting RBs for FantasyFootball Team should remind their QBs to start checking down more frequently (and dial up a screen play or two).