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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Dogs
9-2 172
163
 
VS
proj
GreatPlainsDrifters
122.75 5-6
146.36

Dirty Dogs climb into top spot in 172.00-122.75 beatdown

Dirty Dogs climbed to the top of the standings in OklahomIraqis League PFC with a convincing win over GreatPlainsDrifters, rolling to a 172.00-122.75 victory. Dirty Dogs got out to an 8.50-point lead on Thursday behind Nick Folk (16 points) and never let it go. Elijah Moore (29.6 points) and Tua Tagovailoa (24.25) did their part for GreatPlainsDrifters in the loss. Dirty Dogs (9-2) have now won seven straight matchups and will look to rack up another win against Vandals. GreatPlainsDrifters (5-6) meet Havoc in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Dogs   GreatPlainsDrifters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gaskin ran for 89 yards as the Dolphins beat the Jets 24-17. In doing so, he put up 18.6 points to scored 68.0% higher than his 11.07-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Dirty Dogs this week. In Week 12, Gaskin and the Dolphins will square off against the Panthers.
Myles Gaskin

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Dogs
Points
% of total points 172
1
Cam Newton
QB
32.05
23.16
18.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.9
22.02
14.5%
3
Darnell Mooney
WR
23.1
15.56
13.4%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
20.2
17.79
11.7%
GreatPlainsDrifters
Points
% of total points 122.75
1
Elijah Moore
WR
29.6
10.89
24.1%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
24.25
24.67
19.8%
3
Mike Evans
WR
20.3
19.38
16.5%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
11.2
10.39
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Nick Folk had a 53-yard field goal for Dirty Dogs, helping to give the team a 16.00-7.50 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Dirty Dogs who took the lead, 138.75-89.85. Cam Newton found Christian McCaffrey for a 27-yard touchdown pass for Dirty Dogs. Newton also lit up the scoreboard with a 24-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Elijah Moore had a 62-yard touchdown catch for GreatPlainsDrifters, while Tua Tagovailoa had a 65-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a 53-yard field goal for GreatPlainsDrifters, who trailed 151.80-102.45 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Dirty Dogs   GreatPlainsDrifters

StatSmack

Dirty Dogs must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (172) than their season average (148.17).
Get on their level! Dirty Dogs have won seven straight matchups, while GreatPlainsDrifters have dropped their last three.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Dirty Dogs (9-2) have a better record than GreatPlainsDrifters (5-6).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Dirty Dogs has left fewer points on the bench this season (332.75) than GreatPlainsDrifters (396.25).
Dirty Dogs don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than GreatPlainsDrifters (5 vs 4).
Dirty Dogs are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than GreatPlainsDrifters (1).
Dirty Dogs are clutch masters, with more close wins than GreatPlainsDrifters (1 vs 0).
Dirty Dogs should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than GreatPlainsDrifters (6 vs 3).
GreatPlainsDrifters have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Dirty Dogs (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Dirty Dogs have outscored GreatPlainsDrifters at QB, K, and DEF this season.
Dirty Dogs has a higher average scoring margin (21) than GreatPlainsDrifters this season (11).
The starters for Dirty Dogs had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for GreatPlainsDrifters (3).
Time to rest the starters for Dirty Dogs. They've clinched a playoff spot while GreatPlainsDrifters are currently on the outside looking in.
Don't worry GreatPlainsDrifters, 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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