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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Austin's Team
5-6 134.04
112.4
 
VS
proj
Team Margaritaville
133.22 6-5
121.52

Back-and-forth battle ends with Austin's Team coming back to beat Team Margaritaville in 134.04-133.22 battle

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Austin's Team came back to earn a 134.04-133.22 victory to hand Team Margaritaville their third consecutive loss. Despite trailing 133.22-110.54 heading into Monday night, Austin's Team came storming back behind Cooper Kupp (11 Rec, 145 Rec Yds) and Rob Gronkowski (2 Rec, 25 Rec Yds). Patrick Mahomes (348 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Tyreek Hill (11 Rec, 102 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Team Margaritaville in the loss. This marks the first time this season Austin's Team have knocked off Team Margaritaville, after falling 130.98-99.76 in their last matchup. Austin's Team (5-6) will look to notch another W against AlaskaDave, while Team Margaritaville (6-5) attempt to right the ship against Chicago Bears.

Matchup Timeline

  Austin's Team   Team Margaritaville

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense (3 Pts Allowed, 206 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 17 points against the Jaguars in Week 11. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 8.79-point projection and was much higher than their 10-point season scoring average. The Steelers defense ranks #71 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Austin's Team
Points
% of total points 134.04
1
Keenan Allen
WR
26.5
16.74
19.8%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
20
12.2
14.9%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.54
22.86
13.1%
4
J.K. Dobbins
RB
17.5
7.16
13.1%
Team Margaritaville
Points
% of total points 133.22
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.52
25.61
16.9%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
21.5
15.49
16.1%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
20
6.92
15%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
18.1
11.5
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Team Margaritaville, contributing to a 12.10-0.00 lead for Team Margaritaville.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Team Margaritaville had an 89.20-84.04 lead. For Austin's Team, Lamar Jackson had a 31-yard touchdown pass. Mark Andrews made the highlight reel for Team Margaritaville with a 31-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Team Margaritaville, contributing to a 133.22-110.54 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Austin's Team   Team Margaritaville

Game Notes

Austin's Team had five of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Team Margaritaville had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
This matchup featured the week's two highest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 0.82-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Austin's Team moves to (2-0) in close games this season, while Team Margaritaville falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Patrick Mahomes put up 22.52 points, the third-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Austin's Team
We just cannot overstate how critical tight wins like this can be for locker room chemistry. Persevering through the toughest of times and triumphing in the face of adversity... expect Austin's Team to carry some serious vibes into Week 12.
Team Margaritaville
Normally, a single missed field goal isn't any reason to worry. But come on now, talk about impeccable timing: Wil Lutz went 1-for-2 on FGs instead of 2-for-2, and Team Margaritaville lost the matchup by 0.82 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.