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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Paladins
7-4 141.62
122.91
 
VS
proj
TonesThrone
139.06 3-8
126.59

Paladins come back to defeat TonesThrone in 141.62-139.06 battle

Paladins exceeded their projected point total, rallying to earn a 141.62-139.06 victory over TonesThrone. Trailing 139.06-128.62 heading into Monday night, Paladins rallied behind Ryan Succop (3-3 FG, 40 long, 3-3 XP). Cam Newton (26.16 points) and Elijah Moore (25.6) did their part for TonesThrone in the loss. Paladins (7-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against BigBlueWrckingCrew, while TonesThrone (3-8) try to develop some positive momentum against Shroud of mystery.

Matchup Timeline

  Paladins   TonesThrone

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herbert scored 38.28 points against the Steelers in Week 11 to nearly double his 20.35-point projection. He passed for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 90 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Paladins this week. Next week, Herbert will play the Broncos.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

Paladins
Points
% of total points 141.62
1
Justin Herbert
QB
38.28
20.35
27%
2
Darnell Mooney
WR
20.1
8.34
14.2%
3
Joe Flacco
QB
17.94
12.43
12.7%
4
James Conner
RB
15.9
12.58
11.2%
TonesThrone
Points
% of total points 139.06
1
Cam Newton
QB
26.16
18.32
18.8%
2
Elijah Moore
WR
25.6
7.33
18.4%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
22.4
15.44
16.1%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
14.5
8.57
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, TonesThrone had a 116.36-55.14 lead. Darnell Mooney had a 60-yard touchdown catch for Paladins, while Joe Flacco had a 62-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Cam Newton had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown run for TonesThrone, while Elijah Moore had a 62-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert connected with Mike Williams for a 53-yard touchdown pass for Paladins, who trailed 139.06-128.62 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Paladins   TonesThrone

Game Notes

Paladins had seven of their 11 starters exceed their projected point totals.
TonesThrone had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 2.56-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In close games this season, Paladins moves to (2-2), while TonesThrone falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Cam Newton scored 26.16 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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