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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Birdzilla
6-5 87.88
114.48
 
VS
proj
Book of Eli
77.18 4-7
110.9

Birdzilla fall short of projections, still manage to top Book of Eli, 87.88-77.18

Both teams failed to meet their projected point totals, but Birdzilla did enough to get the best of Book of Eli. Predicted to win by a score of 114.48-110.90, Birdzilla secured an 87.88-77.18 victory over Book of Eli. Book of Eli grabbed a 23.08-point lead on Thursday behind Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 227 yards and 2 touchdowns. But Birdzilla held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Amari Cooper (8 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and David Montgomery (67 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 54 Rec Yds). Birdzilla (6-5) will look to rack up another win against Book of Eli, while Book of Eli (4-7) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Birdzilla.

Matchup Timeline

  Birdzilla   Book of Eli

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 27.3 points against his 10.39-point projection. In a 31-23 loss to the Bills, he caught 8 passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cooper ranks #41 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Birdzilla
Points
% of total points 87.88
1
Amari Cooper
WR
27.3
10.39
31.1%
2
David Montgomery
RB
19.6
13.35
22.3%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
14.9
14.69
17%
4
Josh Allen
QB
14.58
26.33
16.6%
Book of Eli
Points
% of total points 77.18
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
23.08
18.69
29.9%
2
Matt Gay
K
10
7.07
13%
3
Gabe Davis
WR
9.3
10.23
12%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
9
9.72
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Birdzilla who grabbed the lead, 87.88-63.58. For Birdzilla, Amari Cooper had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Matt Gay made the highlight reel for Book of Eli with a 58-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Birdzilla   Book of Eli

What If

Birdzilla would have beaten only two other teams besides Book of Eli this week.
Book of Eli would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Birdzilla played Book of Eli every week this season, they'd be 6-5.
Book of Eli would have beaten Birdzilla 89.72-84.5 had they played each other last week.
Birdzilla would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Book of Eli.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Birdzilla, Book of Eli would be 5-5.
If Birdzilla had played every team in the league each week, they would be 64-57.
If they played every team every week, Book of Eli would be 58-63.

Coach Talk

Birdzilla
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really emphasized that by nearly tripling Book of Eli at running back this past week (34.5 points to 12.2).
Book of Eli
Even though we weren't able to get a victory this past week, let's remember to be thankful for the bounty of goodness that is fantasy football.