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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Winged Helmets 5
8-3 164.05
180.09
 
VS
proj
Mike's Team
82.85 2-9
90.61

Winged Helmets 5 top Mike's Team for seventh straight win in 164.05-82.85 rout

Winged Helmets 5 extended their win streak to seven games with an easy win over Mike's Team, cruising to a 164.05-82.85 victory. It was the third loss in a row for Mike's Team. Winged Helmets 5 nabbed a 27.76-point lead on Thursday behind Derrick Henry (26.41 points) and Aaron Jones (9) and never relinquished it. The New Orleans Saints defense (12.5 points) and Curtis Samuel (9.55) did everything they could for Mike's Team in defeat. Winged Helmets 5 improve to 8-3 on the season, while Mike's Team fall to 2-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Winged Helmets 5   Mike's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pickens overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 15.05 points against his 7.29-point projection. During a 37-30 loss to the Bengals, he caught 4 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown. Pickens will face the Colts next week.
George Pickens

Top Player Comparison

Winged Helmets 5
Points
% of total points 164.05
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
32.05
17.4
19.5%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
26.41
18.25
16.1%
3
George Pickens
WR
15.05
7.29
9.2%
4
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
12.85
7.5
7.8%
Mike's Team
Points
% of total points 82.85
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
12.5
14.77
15.1%
2
Curtis Samuel
WR
9.55
7.52
11.5%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
8.75
9.68
10.6%
4
Robbie Gould
K
8
7.87
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Derrick Henry had a 42-yard catch for Winged Helmets 5 to contribute to a 35.41-7.65 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
George Pickens had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Winged Helmets 5, helping the team to a 157.55-71.45 lead.

Points By Position

  Winged Helmets 5   Mike's Team

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Winged Helmets 5 scored fewer points in this one (164.05) than their season average of 190.79.
Get on their level! Mike's Team have lost their last three matchups, while Winged Helmets 5 have won seven straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Winged Helmets 5 are doing a better job of that, averaging 190.79 versus Mike's Team's 101.59.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Winged Helmets 5 (8-3) have a better record than Mike's Team (2-9).
Even the machines think Winged Helmets 5 have better players. Their projected average points is higher (187.94) than Mike's Team (99).
Once Winged Helmets 5 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Mike's Team (5 vs 0).
Winged Helmets 5 have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Mike's Team (1 vs 0).
By position, Winged Helmets 5 have outscored Mike's Team at QB, RB, DEF, and IDP this season.
Winged Helmets 5 has a higher average scoring margin (36) than Mike's Team this season (-45).
The starters for Winged Helmets 5 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Mike's Team (0).
Winged Helmets 5 came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (5) than Mike's Team (2).
Don't worry Mike's Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Winged Helmets 5
Listen Winged Helmets 5, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring's slipped recently, we'll choose to take the high road. Averaging 193.47 points through Week 10, our crew has definitely proven that it's even better than the 164.05 we needed for this past week's win!
Mike's Team
Wow, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for Mike's Team combined to receive zero targets in the passing game this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 12!