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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Orange Herbert
6-5 141.3
143.1
 
VS
proj
Drunkenmonk
135.24 4-7
117.22

Orange Herbert hand Drunkenmonk fourth straight loss, 141.30-135.24

Orange Herbert secured a 141.30-135.24 victory to hand Drunkenmonk their fourth straight loss. Orange Herbert jumped out to a 31.40-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Nick Folk and Jakobi Meyers. Folk made all 4 of his FG attempts for 16 points, while Meyers caught 4 passes for 39 yards (7.9 points). Drunkenmonk bounced back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Adam Thielen (22.2 points) and Terry McLaurin (21.3). Not to be deterred, Orange Herbert got it going later that afternoon, as Joe Mixon (24.3 points) and Isaiah Simmons (5) put them back ahead for good. Orange Herbert (6-5) will look to earn another win against DX, while Drunkenmonk (4-7) will take on PassThe Cyanide in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Orange Herbert   Drunkenmonk

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Steelers in Week 11, Herbert passed for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 90 yards. In doing so, he put up 41.28 points and scored 65.7% higher than his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. Herbert will play the Broncos next week.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

Orange Herbert
Points
% of total points 141.3
1
Justin Herbert
QB
41.28
24.92
29.2%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
24.3
17.06
17.2%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
16.4
17.06
11.6%
4
Nick Folk
K
16
9.3
11.3%
Drunkenmonk
Points
% of total points 135.24
1
Adam Thielen
WR
22.2
14.69
16.4%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
21.3
16.11
15.7%
3
Mike Williams
WR
20.7
14.4
15.3%
4
Darren Waller
TE
18.6
14.54
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Nick Folk had a 53-yard field goal for Orange Herbert, helping to stake the team to a 31.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Deebo Samuel had a 25-yard touchdown run for Orange Herbert, who trailed 70.34-66.22 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Joe Mixon had a 20-yard touchdown run for Orange Herbert, contributing to a 100.02-88.94 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday night, after which Orange Herbert had a 141.30-123.64 lead. For Orange Herbert, Justin Herbert had a 53-yard touchdown pass. Mike Williams made the highlight reel for Drunkenmonk with a 53-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Orange Herbert   Drunkenmonk

Game Notes

Orange Herbert won even though only four of their 10 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite six of their 10 starters scoring more than their points projection, Drunkenmonk lost.
Drunkenmonk can partially blame the loss on Kyler Murray, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Orange Herbert won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Drunkenmonk exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 6.06-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Orange Herbert. They got the win, but did not cover the 25.88-point projected margin of victory.

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