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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Lickalottapus
6-5 151.64
128.82
 
VS
proj
ted's Nifty Team
72.5 2-9
75.59

Lickalottapus hand ted's Nifty Team eighth consecutive loss in 151.64-72.50 runaway

Lickalottapus cruised to a 151.64-72.50 victory to hand ted's Nifty Team their eighth straight loss. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in this matchup, as Lickalottapus earned a 49.7-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 73.3 points from Jonathan Taylor (185 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 19 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Nick Chubb (130 Rush Yds, 14 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Chris Godwin (6 Rec, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Keenan Allen (9 Rec, 112 Rec Yds) led the way for ted's Nifty Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season Lickalottapus have knocked off ted's Nifty Team, after winning 97.38-83.32 in their last matchup. Lickalottapus improve to 6-5 on the season, while ted's Nifty Team fall to 2-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Lickalottapus   ted's Nifty Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 88 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Seahawks, Ertz tallied 24.8 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.08-point projection and was much higher than his 11.26-point season scoring average. Ertz ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Lickalottapus
Points
% of total points 151.64
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
51.9
17.62
34.2%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
24.8
9.08
16.4%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
21.4
16.35
14.1%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
19.6
13.23
12.9%
ted's Nifty Team
Points
% of total points 72.5
1
Chris Godwin
WR
16.2
14.25
22.3%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
15.7
14.26
21.7%
3
James Robinson
RB
10.8
13.17
14.9%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
9
8.4
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jonathan Taylor had a 23-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run for Lickalottapus, contributing to an 81.30-31.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a 53-yard field goal for ted's Nifty Team, who trailed 121.64-40.60 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Lickalottapus   ted's Nifty Team

StatSmack

ted's Nifty Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost eight in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. ted's Nifty Team need some help then, averaging just 79.39 versus Lickalottapus's 121.97.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Lickalottapus (6-5) have a better record than ted's Nifty Team (2-9).
Even the machines think Lickalottapus have better players. Their projected average points is higher (118.73) than ted's Nifty Team (99.52).
Lickalottapus don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than ted's Nifty Team (5 vs 0).
Lickalottapus are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than ted's Nifty Team (0 vs 2).
Lickalottapus should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than ted's Nifty Team (7 vs 1).
Lickalottapus have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than ted's Nifty Team (44 vs 29).
By position, Lickalottapus have outscored ted's Nifty Team at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Lickalottapus don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 15 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Lickalottapus had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for ted's Nifty Team (1).
There's not much good to say about ted's Nifty Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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