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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Keith's Optimal Team
1-9-1 90
97.99
 
VS
proj
Valyrian Steelers
78 7-3-1
132.11

Keith's Optimal Team knock Valyrian Steelers from 1st place, 90-78

Keith's Optimal Team secured a 90-78 victory over Valyrian Steelers, knocking them out of the top spot in armchair quarterbacks. Valyrian Steelers grabbed a 27-point lead on Thursday behind a standout showing from Mac Jones. But Keith's Optimal Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kirk Cousins (341 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Ryan Tannehill (323 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). This marks the first time this season Keith's Optimal Team have taken down Valyrian Steelers, after falling 131-72 in their last matchup. Keith's Optimal Team (1-9-1) will look to notch another win against tyler's Team, while Valyrian Steelers (7-3-1) match up against warners heros in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Keith's Optimal Team   Valyrian Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins passed for 341 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Vikings beat the Packers 34-31. In doing so, he put up 52 points to scored 77.7% higher than his 29.27-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Keith's Optimal Team this week. Cousins will battle the 49ers next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Keith's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 90
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
52
29.27
57.8%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
33
35
36.7%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
5
33.72
5.6%
4
%
Valyrian Steelers
Points
% of total points 78
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
28
32.18
35.9%
2
Mac Jones
QB
27
30.09
34.6%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
17
34.68
21.8%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
6
35.16
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 56-yard pass for Keith's Optimal Team, while Ryan Tannehill had a 46-yard pass, helping Keith's Optimal Team to an 85-55 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 48-yard pass for Keith's Optimal Team to contribute to a 90-78 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Keith's Optimal Team   Valyrian Steelers

What If

Keith's Optimal Team would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Valyrian Steelers this week.
Valyrian Steelers would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Keith's Optimal Team played Valyrian Steelers every week this season, they'd be 3-7-1.
Last week, Keith's Optimal Team would have defeated Valyrian Steelers 91-60.
Keith's Optimal Team would be 0-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Valyrian Steelers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Keith's Optimal Team, Valyrian Steelers would be 4-3.
If Keith's Optimal Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 4-28-1.
If they played every team every week, Valyrian Steelers would be 18-14-1.

Next Week Preview

Keith's Optimal Team
Week 12 will feature the league's two lowest-scoring teams, as Keith's Optimal Team (1-9-1) square off against tyler's Team (5-6). After 11 weeks of action, Keith's Optimal Team have posted the league's lowest point total while tyler's Team (159.18 PPG) are ranked third. Neither side has to worry about any bye-week players in Week 12. Over the last three weeks, Keith's Optimal Team have put up 99.33 points per game, while tyler's Team have averaged 139.67 per contest.
Valyrian Steelers
The outlook doesn't immediately get much brighter for second-place Valyrian Steelers, as they next get the distinct privilege of facing first-place and red-hot warners heros in Week 12. Valyrian Steelers might need to shuffle their lineup some with Kyler Murray out on bye next week. warners heros won't have Patrick Mahomes.