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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
The Cosmos
4-7 133.78
98.33
 
VS
proj
The Riddlers
112.18 4-7
97.71

The Cosmos come back to knock off The Riddlers in 133.78-112.18 romp

Both teams showed up, but it was The Cosmos who emerged victorious, cruising to a 133.78-112.18 victory over The Riddlers. The Riddlers grabbed a 43.00-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from the New England Patriots defense (28 points) and Nick Folk (16). But it was all The Cosmos after that. They were led by Jonathan Taylor (50.4 points) and Justin Herbert (40.28). This marks the first time this season The Cosmos have gotten the best of The Riddlers, after falling 105.36-87.28 in their last matchup. The Cosmos (4-7) will look to keep it rolling against Outlawz, while The Riddlers (4-7) meet Burger Tyme in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Cosmos   The Riddlers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herbert (382 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 90 Rush Yds) scored 40.28 points against the Steelers in Week 11. His scoring output was 66.4% more than his 24.21-point projection and was much higher than his 24.53-point season scoring average. Herbert ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

The Cosmos
Points
% of total points 133.78
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
50.4
16.19
37.7%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
40.28
24.21
30.1%
3
Najee Harris
RB
11.9
16.5
8.9%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
11.2
10.73
8.4%
The Riddlers
Points
% of total points 112.18
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
30.78
21.91
27.4%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
28
8.87
25%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
16.1
10.17
14.4%
4
Nick Folk
K
16
9.3
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Nick Folk had a 53-yard field goal for The Riddlers, helping to stake The Riddlers to a 46.90-3.90 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, The Riddlers boasted a 96.08-70.40 lead. For The Cosmos, Jonathan Taylor had a 23-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for The Riddlers with a 24-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 53-yard touchdown pass for The Cosmos, contributing to a 133.78-112.18 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Cosmos   The Riddlers

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you don't play. The Cosmos has left fewer points on the bench this season (229.2) than The Riddlers (369).
Once The Cosmos put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Riddlers (3 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The Riddlers - they’ve made more transactions (4) than The Cosmos (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, The Cosmos have outscored The Riddlers at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for The Cosmos had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Riddlers (2).
Hey The Riddlers, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

The Cosmos
Creating mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Case in point: we really took that to heart by thoroughly outplaying The Riddlers at running back this past week (62.3 points to 13.7).
The Riddlers
Well, we can't really gripe about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 27 times in Week 11. With just 15 total catches, that group may have some chemistry issues.