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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Black Hyenas
7-4 277
190.34
 
VS
proj
The Willowdale 46
171 2-9
133.06

Black Hyenas defeat The Willowdale 46 in 277-171 rout

Both teams beat projections, but Black Hyenas beat The Willowdale 46. Predicted to prevail by a score of 190-133, Black Hyenas rolled to a 277-171 win over The Willowdale 46. The Willowdale 46 got out to a 6-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Black Hyenas after that. They were led by the Cleveland Browns defense (51 points) and Justin Herbert (42). The New Orleans Saints defense (9 Pts Allowed, 248 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Cooper Kupp (11 Rec, 145 Rec Yds) led the way for The Willowdale 46 in the loss. This marks the second time this season Black Hyenas have knocked off The Willowdale 46, after winning 177-165 in their last matchup. Black Hyenas improve to 7-4 on the season, while The Willowdale 46 fall to 2-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Black Hyenas   The Willowdale 46

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 40 points, Woods more-than-doubled his 16.73-point projection as the Rams beat the Buccaneers 27-24. He caught 12 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Black Hyenas this week. Next week, Woods will battle the 49ers.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Black Hyenas
Points
% of total points 277
1
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
51
27.25
18.4%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
42
29.2
15.2%
3
Robert Woods
WR
40
16.73
14.4%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
31
20.1
11.2%
The Willowdale 46
Points
% of total points 171
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
59
28.08
34.5%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
35
17.41
20.5%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
21
11.67
12.3%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
20
24.53
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run for Black Hyenas, while Joey Slye had a 56-yard field goal, helping Black Hyenas to a 137-91 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Black Hyenas who claimed the lead, 179-131. For Black Hyenas, Justin Herbert had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass. Melvin Gordon III had a 20-yard touchdown run for The Willowdale 46, while Jason Sanders had a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Black Hyenas   The Willowdale 46

What If

Black Hyenas would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
The Willowdale 46 would have lost to four other teams besides Black Hyenas this week.
If Black Hyenas played The Willowdale 46 every week this season, they'd be 10-1.
Had they played each other last week, Black Hyenas would have gotten the win over The Willowdale 46 172-169.
Black Hyenas would be 3-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Willowdale 46.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Black Hyenas, The Willowdale 46 would be 2-7.
If Black Hyenas had played every team in the league each week, they would be 54-45.
If they played every team every week, The Willowdale 46 would be 21-78.

Coach Talk

Black Hyenas
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Fueled by some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team created a big disparity this week. Our three backfield starters recorded 227 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs of The Willowdale 46 (317 total yards to 90), as we ultimately tripled them at the position (67 points to 21).
The Willowdale 46
With literally no passes thrown their direction this past week the starting running backs for The Willowdale 46 should look into why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.