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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
WarEagle
6-5 154
145.89
 
VS
proj
Steel Reign
153.95 4-7
130.61

Steel Reign top predictions but fall to WarEagle in 154.00-153.95 battle

Steel Reign showed up and beat their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to change the result as WarEagle came back to earn a 154.00-153.95 win. Trailing 153.95-140.60 heading into Sunday night, WarEagle made a comeback behind Josh Jacobs, who ran for 55 yards and a touchdown for 13.4 points. Ben Roethlisberger (23.35 points) and J.K. Dobbins (18.5) led the charge for Steel Reign in the loss. WarEagle (6-5) will look to add to their success against Vultures, while Steel Reign (4-7) take on SAWTOOTHS in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  WarEagle   Steel Reign

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Byrd (11 Rush Yds, 132 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 26.3 points in a 27-20 lost to the Texans in Week 11. His scoring output nearly tripled his 9-point projection and was much higher than his 8.52-point season scoring average. Byrd will face the Cardinals next week.
Damiere Byrd

Top Player Comparison

WarEagle
Points
% of total points 154
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
38.8
26.97
25.2%
2
Damiere Byrd
WR
26.3
9
17.1%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
21.7
19.27
14.1%
4
Corey Davis
WR
16.3
12.09
10.6%
Steel Reign
Points
% of total points 153.95
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
23.35
26.44
15.2%
2
J.K. Dobbins
RB
18.5
8.1
12%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
18.1
13.69
11.8%
4
Mike Williams
WR
17.2
12.24
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, WarEagle owned a 132.40-66.85 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 44-yard pass for WarEagle, while Damiere Byrd had a 42-yard touchdown catch. Ben Roethlisberger made the highlight reel for Steel Reign with a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Tim Patrick had a 61-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Steel Reign, while Mike Williams had a 39-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 153.95-140.60 lead for Steel Reign.

Points By Position

  WarEagle   Steel Reign

What If

WarEagle would have beaten 10 other teams besides Steel Reign this week.
Steel Reign would have lost to just two other teams besides WarEagle this week.
If WarEagle played Steel Reign every week this season, they'd be 7-4.
Last week, WarEagle would have gotten the win over Steel Reign 129.5-102.
WarEagle would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Steel Reign.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WarEagle, Steel Reign would be 4-6.
If WarEagle had played every team in the league each week, they would be 82-61.
If they played every team every week, Steel Reign would be 61-82.

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