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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
My Ball Zach Ertz
8-3 80.05
99.2
 
VS
proj
Futbolistas
72.73 6-5
90.51

My Ball Zach Ertz come back to defeat Futbolistas 80.05-72.73 despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but My Ball Zach Ertz did enough to beat Futbolistas. Predicted to triumph by a score of 99.20-90.51, My Ball Zach Ertz staged an impressive comeback to earn an 80.05-72.73 victory over Futbolistas. My Ball Zach Ertz trailed 71.53-69.65 heading into Monday night, but the unit rallied behind Chris Godwin, who caught 7 passes for 53 yards and a touchdown for 10.4 points. The Pittsburgh Steelers defense (3 Pts Allowed, 206 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 127 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Futbolistas in the loss. This marks the second time this season My Ball Zach Ertz have knocked off Futbolistas, after winning 112.98-98.03 in their last matchup. My Ball Zach Ertz improve to 8-3 on the season, while Futbolistas fall to 6-5.

Matchup Timeline

  My Ball Zach Ertz   Futbolistas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson (12 Rec, 111 Rec Yds) scored 9.55 points against the Jaguars in Week 11. His scoring output was 22% more than his 7.83-point projection and was much higher than his 4.59-point season scoring average. Johnson ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Diontae Johnson

Top Player Comparison

My Ball Zach Ertz
Points
% of total points 80.05
1
Carson Wentz
QB
19.9
22.6
24.9%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
10.4
7.62
13%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
9.55
7.83
11.9%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
9.45
9.23
11.8%
Futbolistas
Points
% of total points 72.73
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
17
8.78
23.4%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
15.51
9.5
21.3%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.2
7.97
18.1%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
7.37
20.77
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 25-yard touchdown catch for My Ball Zach Ertz to contribute to a 9.05-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 44-yard catch for Futbolistas, who trailed 48.45-37.27 after the early action.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Futbolistas to contribute to a 71.53-69.65 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  My Ball Zach Ertz   Futbolistas

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. My Ball Zach Ertz are doing a better job of that, averaging 96.89 versus Futbolistas's 89.03.
My Ball Zach Ertz are clutch masters, with more close wins than Futbolistas (2 vs 0).
My Ball Zach Ertz should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Futbolistas (6 vs 2).
By position, My Ball Zach Ertz have outscored Futbolistas at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
Time to rest the starters for My Ball Zach Ertz. They've clinched a playoff spot while Futbolistas are currently on the outside looking in.
Hey Futbolistas, 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

My Ball Zach Ertz
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Not only did we double up Futbolistas at WR (29 points to 12.75), we also thoroughly dominated them at QB (19.9 points to 7.37).
Futbolistas
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Futbolistas. Choosing to start Matt Prater in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied more than 80 points... let's all assume something like this won't happen again and move on?