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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Butt smokers
7-4 139.03
163.73
 
VS
proj
TBD
72.15 5-6
104.67

Butt smokers manage to top TBD 139.03-72.15 despite coming up short of projections

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but Butt smokers did enough to beat TBD. Predicted to triumph by a score of 163.73-104.67, Butt smokers emerged victorious with a 139.03-72.15 victory over TBD. TBD took a 15.60-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 24.5 points from Aaron Jones (40 Rush Yds, 20 Rec Yds) and Adrian Amos (10 Tackles). But Butt smokers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Austin Ekeler (83 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 17 Rec Yds) and Cordarrelle Patterson (52 Rush Yds). This marks the second time this season Butt smokers have knocked off TBD, after winning 168.13-118.95 in their last matchup. Butt smokers (7-4) will look to build on their success against Mockingbird Lane, while TBD (5-6) will meet Lumberjacks in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Butt smokers   TBD

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carter scored 8.75 points against the Bears in Week 11 to beat his 5.37-point projection. He made 5 tackles and recorded a sack to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Butt smokers this week. Carter will battle the Commanders next week.
Lorenzo Carter

Top Player Comparison

Butt smokers
Points
% of total points 139.03
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
20
23.42
14.4%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
18.28
16.04
13.1%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
16.5
16.31
11.9%
4
Darius Slayton
WR
15.6
12.41
11.2%
TBD
Points
% of total points 72.15
1
Aaron Jones
RB
15.5
16.75
21.5%
2
Gabe Davis
WR
13.3
13.54
18.4%
3
Tyler Higbee
TE
9.5
11.63
13.2%
4
Adrian Amos
S
9
8.2
12.5%

Points By Position

  Butt smokers   TBD

Game Notes

Butt smokers had eight of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
TBD had only three of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
TBD can partially blame the loss on Tom Brady, who didn't score any points.
Butt smokers had four players score more points than the leading scorer for TBD.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Not only did Butt smokers earn the W, but they also covered the 59.06-point predicted margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Butt smokers
Butt smokers (7-4) are set to square off against Mockingbird Lane (5-6) in Week 12. 11 weeks into the season, Butt smokers are ranked 10th in points scored, while Mockingbird Lane have posted the league's 15th-highest point total. When it comes to scoring production, these two teams have posted eerily similar results lately. Butt smokers have put up 151.67 points per game over the last three weeks, while Mockingbird Lane have averaged 152.37 per matchup over that same span.
TBD
Things don't exactly get any easier for 14th-place TBD, as they next have to go toe-to-toe against red-hot Lumberjacks next week. After 11 weeks of action, TBD are ranked 14th in points scored, while Lumberjacks have scored the ninth-highest point total in The League. Over the last three weeks, TBD has scored 105.74 points per game, while Lumberjacks has averaged 160.98 per contest.