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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
2 × Champ
6-5 179.5
134.69
 
VS
proj
Tighten up Titans
116.04 4-7
143.18

2 × Champ earn win over Tighten up Titans in 179.50-116.04 romp

2 × Champ brought their A game, cruising to a 179.50-116.04 victory over Tighten up Titans, who fell short of projections. Tighten up Titans leapt out to a 66.44-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Derrick Henry, who racked up 136 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 29.36 points, and Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 227 yards and 2 touchdowns (23.08 points). But it was all 2 × Champ after that. They were led by Joe Burrow (355 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Joshua Palmer (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). 2 × Champ (6-5) will look to add to their success against 1st&Gorilla on the 1, while Tighten up Titans (4-7) will attempt to right the ship against Too Easy.

Matchup Timeline

  2 × Champ   Tighten up Titans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 355 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Steelers, Burrow scored 39.7 points this week. His scoring output was 57.1% more than his 25.27-point projection and was higher than his 28.47-point season scoring average. Burrow ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

2 × Champ
Points
% of total points 179.5
1
Joe Burrow
QB
39.7
25.27
22.1%
2
Joshua Palmer
WR
36.6
8.31
20.4%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
24
14.71
13.4%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.4
16.49
9.7%
Tighten up Titans
Points
% of total points 116.04
1
Derrick Henry
RB
29.36
19.24
25.3%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
23.08
21.18
19.9%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
18.1
19.22
15.6%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14
14.92
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Derrick Henry had a 42-yard catch for Tighten up Titans to contribute to a 66.44-0.00 lead for Tighten up Titans.
Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 29-yard touchdown pass for 2 × Champ, while Josh Jacobs had a 43-yard catch to contribute to a 127.50-92.04 lead for 2 × Champ.
Sunday Night
Joshua Palmer had a 50-yard touchdown catch for 2 × Champ, while Keenan Allen had a 46-yard catch, contributing to a 179.50-92.04 lead for 2 × Champ.

Points By Position

  2 × Champ   Tighten up Titans

Game Notes

Seven of the 10 starting players on 2 × Champ exceeded their projected point totals.
Tighten up Titans had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Tighten up Titans can partially blame the loss on Kadarius Toney, who didn't score any points.
2 × Champ put up more points than their season scoring average (141.34) while Tighten up Titans fell short of theirs (142.58).
2 × Champ recorded more points than their projected total, while Tighten up Titans fell short of their projection.
In blowout games this year, 2 × Champ moves to (2-3), while Tighten up Titans falls to (0-3).
On the losing side, Derrick Henry (29.36 points) recorded the second-best score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

2 × Champ
2 × Champ (6-5) take on 1st&Gorilla on the 1 (9-2) in Week 12. 11 weeks into the season, 2 × Champ have scored the 10th-most points in the league. 1st&Gorilla on the 1 (154.08 PPG) are ranked fifth. When it comes to recent scoring output, these two squads have posted similar results lately. 2 × Champ have scored 148.65 points per game over the last three weeks, while 1st&Gorilla on the 1 have averaged 147.86 per matchup over that same period.
Tighten up Titans
Coming up next week, 11th-place Tighten up Titans (4-7) will look to right the ship against 14th-place Too Easy (1-10). Through 11 weeks of action, Tighten up Titans have tallied the ninth-most points in the league while Too Easy (and their 126.68 points per game) are ranked 13th. Over the last two weeks, Tighten up Titans has scored 136.65 points per game, while Too Easy has averaged 123.77 per contest.