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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
War Pony
8-3 131.2
139.55
 
VS
proj
Cocks
97.05 2-9
92.56

War Pony defeat Cocks for third straight win, 131.20-97.05

War Pony extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Cocks, coming out on top with a 131.20-97.05 victory. War Pony earned an early 16.00-point lead on Thursday. Cocks bounced back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Carson Wentz (20.75 points) and the New Orleans Saints defense (16). Not to be deterred, War Pony made a run later that afternoon, as Justin Herbert (37.4 points) and Adam Thielen (32.3) put them back ahead once and for all. War Pony (8-3) will look to notch another win against Mutinous Apes, while Cocks (2-9) will attempt to right the ship against Doughboys.

Matchup Timeline

  War Pony   Cocks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Jets in Week 11, Herbert passed for 366 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 11 yards. In doing so, he put up 37.4 points and scored 30.3% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on War Pony this week. Herbert will go up against the Bills next week.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

War Pony
Points
% of total points 131.2
1
Justin Herbert
QB
37.4
28.7
28.5%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
32.3
16.44
24.6%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
16
11.23
12.2%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
10.5
22.27
8%
Cocks
Points
% of total points 97.05
1
Carson Wentz
QB
20.75
25.01
21.4%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
20.7
13.86
21.3%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
16
6.56
16.5%
4
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
15
8.58
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for War Pony, while Adam Thielen had a 51-yard catch to contribute to a 124.00-76.35 lead for War Pony.

Points By Position

  War Pony   Cocks

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. War Pony scored less in this one (131.2) than their season average of 157.02.
A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Cocks have lost their last eight matchups, while War Pony have won three straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Cocks need some help then, averaging just 120.37 versus War Pony's 157.02.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. War Pony (8-3) have a better record than Cocks (2-9).
Even the computers think War Pony have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (150.55) than Cocks (129.46).
You can't win if you don't play. Cocks has left more points on the bench this season (562.6) than War Pony (523.35).
War Pony don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Cocks (4 vs 1).
War Pony should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Cocks (6 vs 4).
War Pony have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Cocks (59 vs 45).
By position, War Pony have outscored Cocks at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
War Pony don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 25 points, highest in the league.
The starters for War Pony had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Cocks (0).
Hey Cocks, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

War Pony
Listen War Pony, the good news is that we won this matchup by over 34 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 10 stood at 159.6. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Cocks
Hey, it's possible that Cocks would be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only 13 targets as a group in Week 11, their three wide receivers apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.