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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
DARC NARC
9-2 131.6
144.06
 
VS
proj
Norman Nobodies
110.65 2-9
119.85

DARC NARC hand Norman Nobodies sixth straight loss in 131.60-110.65 blowout

DARC NARC rolled to a 131.60-110.65 victory to hand Norman Nobodies their sixth straight loss. DARC NARC got out to an early 4.00-point lead on Thursday. Norman Nobodies came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Dak Prescott (27.4 points) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (16). Unphased, DARC NARC got it going later that night, as Justin Herbert (26.5 points) put them back ahead for good. DARC NARC (9-2) will look to add to their success against Soonerjack, while Norman Nobodies (2-9) attempt to get back in the win column against Roughnecks.

Matchup Timeline

  DARC NARC   Norman Nobodies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Steelers, McPherson scored 17 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 9.16-point projection and was much higher than his 7.73-point season scoring average. McPherson ranks #9 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Titans next week.
Evan McPherson

Top Player Comparison

DARC NARC
Points
% of total points 131.6
1
Justin Herbert
QB
26.5
25.76
20.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
18.1
18.89
13.8%
3
Evan McPherson
K
17
9.16
12.9%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
15.7
11.51
11.9%
Norman Nobodies
Points
% of total points 110.65
1
Dak Prescott
QB
27.4
25.01
24.8%
2
Demarcus Robinson
WR
21.8
7.5
19.7%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
16
5.6
14.5%
4
Richie James Jr.
WR
14.15
7.27
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Norman Nobodies who owned the lead, 110.65-87.00. For DARC NARC, Evan McPherson had a 54-yard field goal. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for Norman Nobodies with a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for DARC NARC to contribute to a 113.50-110.65 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  DARC NARC   Norman Nobodies

Game Notes

Only four of the 11 starting players on DARC NARC exceeded their scoring projections.
Norman Nobodies had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Norman Nobodies can partially blame the loss on Graham Gano, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with DARC NARC. They won, but failed to cover the 24.21-point projected margin of victory.
DARC NARC moves to (4-2) in blowout games this year, while Norman Nobodies falls to (0-4).

Coach Talk

DARC NARC
Well DARC NARC, the good news is that we won this matchup by nearly 21 points. Even better news is that we know we're better than this, as our scoring average through Week 10 stood at 139.76. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Norman Nobodies
Posting only five targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Norman Nobodies clearly should investigate why their QBs are giving them the silent treatment.