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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Vandals
7-4 169.9
143.03
 
VS
proj
GreatPlainsDrifters
118.55 5-6
144.85

Vandals smirk at predictions, earn win against GreatPlainsDrifters in 169.90-118.55 landslide

Vandals outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 169.90-118.55 victory over GreatPlainsDrifters, who fell short of projections. Vandals took a 21.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Tyler Bass (23 points) and Wan'Dale Robinson (19.4) and never let it go. Joshua Palmer (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and David Montgomery (67 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 54 Rec Yds) led the way for GreatPlainsDrifters in the loss. Vandals (7-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Nightmares, while GreatPlainsDrifters (5-6) take on Orange bloods in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Vandals   GreatPlainsDrifters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Browns in Week 11, Bass made all 6 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 23 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any K in the league this season. In Week 12, Bass and the Bills will play the Lions.
Tyler Bass

Top Player Comparison

Vandals
Points
% of total points 169.9
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
35.7
20.83
21%
2
Tyler Bass
K
23
9.64
13.5%
3
Wan'Dale Robinson
WR
19.4
9.1
11.4%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
18
21.21
10.6%
GreatPlainsDrifters
Points
% of total points 118.55
1
Joshua Palmer
WR
30.6
8.21
25.8%
2
David Montgomery
RB
21.1
14.74
17.8%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.8
21.33
12.5%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
13.15
23.75
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Bass had a 56-yard field goal for Vandals to contribute to a 91.90-70.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday night, but it was Vandals who took the lead, 134.20-122.55. For Vandals, Keenan Allen had a 46-yard catch. Joshua Palmer made the highlight reel for GreatPlainsDrifters with a 50-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass for Vandals on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Vandals   GreatPlainsDrifters

StatSmack

Vandals must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (169.9) than their season average (138.75).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Vandals has left fewer points on the bench this season (363.2) than GreatPlainsDrifters (479.15).
Vandals don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than GreatPlainsDrifters (4 vs 2).
Vandals play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than GreatPlainsDrifters (1).
Vandals are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than GreatPlainsDrifters (0 vs 2).
By position, Vandals have outscored GreatPlainsDrifters at RB, K, and DEF this season.
Vandals has a higher average scoring margin (3) than GreatPlainsDrifters this season (-11).
The starters for Vandals had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for GreatPlainsDrifters (1).
There's not much good to say about GreatPlainsDrifters this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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