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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Detroit Lions
3-8 157.7
150.62
 
VS
proj
Las Vegas Raiders
156.78 8-3
221.65

Detroit Lions hand Las Vegas Raiders third consecutive loss in 157.70-156.78 nailbiter

Detroit Lions squeaked by for a 157.70-156.78 victory to hand Las Vegas Raiders their third straight loss. Las Vegas Raiders had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Detroit Lions led 153.70-142.18 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 14.6 points from Rob Gronkowski and William Gholston on Monday night for Las Vegas Raiders. Detroit Lions were led by Elijah Moore (29.6 points) and Brandon Aiyuk (21.5). Detroit Lions (3-8) will look to maintain their momentum against Houston Texans, while Las Vegas Raiders (8-3) will try to right the ship against Baltimore Ravens.

Matchup Timeline

  Detroit Lions   Las Vegas Raiders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Cardinals in Week 11, Dallas ran for 25 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 10.2 points and scored more than 10 times his scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Next week, Dallas will battle the Football Team.
DeeJay Dallas

Top Player Comparison

Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 157.7
1
Elijah Moore
WR
29.6
10.89
18.8%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
21.5
13.1
13.6%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
15.5
15.35
9.8%
4
Zach Cunningham
LB
15.5
6.68
9.8%
Las Vegas Raiders
Points
% of total points 156.78
1
D'Andre Swift
RB
22.6
16.4
14.4%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
21.3
16.11
13.6%
3
Evan McPherson
K
20
7.54
12.8%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
13.1
10.13
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Detroit Lions who grabbed the lead, 115.20-80.20. For Detroit Lions, Elijah Moore had a 62-yard touchdown catch. D'Andre Swift made the highlight reel for Las Vegas Raiders with a 57-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Detroit Lions became the proud owner of a 142.30-131.88 lead. For Detroit Lions, Tyler Lockett had a 48-yard catch. Evan McPherson had a 54-yard field goal and a 53-yard field goal for Las Vegas Raiders, while Russell Wilson had a 48-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Detroit Lions   Las Vegas Raiders

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Detroit Lions scored fewer points in this one (157.7) than their season average of 181.28.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Las Vegas Raiders. They've dropped their last three matchups.
Detroit Lions laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Las Vegas Raiders (0).
Detroit Lions are clutch masters, with more close wins than Las Vegas Raiders (1 vs 0).
Detroit Lions should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Las Vegas Raiders (4 vs 2).
Las Vegas Raiders have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Detroit Lions (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Detroit Lions have outscored Las Vegas Raiders at QB, DEF, and IDP this season.
Detroit Lions was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (4) than Las Vegas Raiders (2).
Don't worry Las Vegas Raiders, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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