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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Vest of Friends
8-3 238.94
267.61
 
VS
proj
Akmal's Team
211.14 2-9
231

Vest of Friends hand Akmal's Team eighth consecutive loss, 238.94-211.14

Vest of Friends came out on top with a 238.94-211.14 victory to hand Akmal's Team their eighth consecutive loss. Akmal's Team grabbed a 7.70-point lead on Thursday, but Vest of Friends held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Adam Thielen, who caught 8 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns for 28.3 points, and Justin Herbert, who passed for 366 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 11 yards (27.74 points). Tyreek Hill (21.5 points) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (20.2) led the way for Akmal's Team in the loss. This marks the fourth time this season Vest of Friends have gotten the best of Akmal's Team, after winning 266.82-228.84 in their last matchup. Vest of Friends (8-3) will look to maintain their momentum against HotChubbTimeMachine, while Akmal's Team (2-9) attempt to get back in the win column against Keen Tung Yuen cats.

Matchup Timeline

  Vest of Friends   Akmal's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense allowed only 3 points, surrendered 206 yards, and intercepted 4 passes in a 27-3 win over the Jaguars. In doing so, they put up 17 points to nearly double their 8.79-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Vest of Friends this week. The Steelers will square off against the Ravens in Week 12.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Vest of Friends
Points
% of total points 238.94
1
Adam Thielen
WR
28.3
13.58
11.8%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
27.74
22.57
11.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
22.86
15.69
9.6%
4
Davante Adams
WR
20.1
18.25
8.4%
Akmal's Team
Points
% of total points 211.14
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
21.5
15.49
10.2%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
20.2
11.63
9.6%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
19.7
15.61
9.3%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
17.68
19.99
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Akmal's Team, helping give Akmal's Team a 29.30-21.60 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Akmal's Team who grabbed the lead, 104.00-89.14. Lamar Jackson had a 31-yard touchdown pass for Vest of Friends, while Matt Ryan had a 46-yard pass. Meanwhile, Ben Roethlisberger had a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Akmal's Team, while Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for Vest of Friends, while Adam Thielen had a 51-yard catch, contributing to a 179.88-136.00 lead for Vest of Friends.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Vest of Friends, helping the team to a 238.94-177.70 lead.

Points By Position

  Vest of Friends   Akmal's Team

StatSmack

Akmal's Team aren't even on the board against Vest of Friends this season, with a record of 0-4.
Akmal's Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last eight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Vest of Friends are doing a better job of that, averaging 253.68 versus Akmal's Team's 240.25.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Vest of Friends (8-3) have a better record than Akmal's Team (2-9).
Even the computers think Vest of Friends have better players. They have a higher projected points average (260.21) than Akmal's Team (247.14).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Akmal's Team has left more points on the bench this season (609.72) than Vest of Friends (499.86).
Once Vest of Friends put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Akmal's Team (1 vs 0).
Vest of Friends are clutch masters, with more close wins than Akmal's Team (1 vs 0).
Vest of Friends should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Akmal's Team (4 vs 3).
By position, Vest of Friends have outscored Akmal's Team at QB, TE, and DEF this season.
Vest of Friends has a higher average scoring margin (15) than Akmal's Team this season (-9).
The starters for Vest of Friends had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Akmal's Team (4).
There's not much good to say about Akmal's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Vest of Friends
Well Vest of Friends, the good news is that we took this matchup by nearly 28 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through 10 weeks was 255.16. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Akmal's Team
The problem this week is pretty easy to diagnose, Akmal's Team. Going with Hayden Hurst in a tough fantasy matchup... let's use this as a learning experience and agree that it's not going to happen again.