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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Joe Montana
7-4 117.5
109.67
 
VS
proj
LT's Giants
116.86 4-7
110.97

Despite top scorer Burrow, LT's Giants fall to Joe Montana in 117.50-116.86 nailbiter

Joe Burrow had 28.7 points for LT's Giants, the best total in the matchup and fifth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Joe Montana, who rallied for a 117.50-116.86 win. Joe Montana trailed 105.46-95.10 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Deebo Samuel, who racked up 94 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 20.4 points, and Jalen Thompson, who made 2 tackles (2 points). Joe Burrow (355 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Derrick Henry (87 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 45 Rec Yds) did their part for LT's Giants in the loss. This marks the second time this season Joe Montana have beaten LT's Giants, after winning 121.92-88.36 in their last matchup. Joe Montana (7-4) will look to get another W against Arnie Weinmeister, while LT's Giants (4-7) will try to right the ship against Dick Butkus.

Matchup Timeline

  Joe Montana   LT's Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watt overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 9 points against his 5.53-point projection. During a 37-30 loss to the Bengals, he made 6 tackles and intercepted a pass. Watt ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Colts next week.
T.J. Watt

Top Player Comparison

Joe Montana
Points
% of total points 117.5
1
Chris Olave
WR
22.7
12.09
19.3%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
22.2
22.5
18.9%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
20.4
13.07
17.4%
4
Isiah Pacheco
RB
10.7
8.4
9.1%
LT's Giants
Points
% of total points 116.86
1
Joe Burrow
QB
28.7
19.85
24.6%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
25.36
17.98
21.7%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
14.7
11.61
12.6%
4
Juwan Johnson
TE
13.2
5.85
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Derrick Henry had a 42-yard catch for LT's Giants to contribute to a 36.76-9.70 lead for LT's Giants.
Sunday Early
Chris Olave had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Joe Montana, while Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 76.76-67.20 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 29-yard touchdown pass for LT's Giants to contribute to a 105.46-84.40 lead for the team.
Monday
Deebo Samuel had a 39-yard touchdown run for Joe Montana during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Joe Montana   LT's Giants

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. LT's Giants need some help then, averaging just 109.64 versus Joe Montana's 125.46.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Joe Montana (7-4) have a better record than LT's Giants (4-7).
Even the computers think Joe Montana have better players. They have a higher projected points average (125.35) than LT's Giants (114.3).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. LT's Giants has left more points on the bench this season (484) than Joe Montana (442.26).
In dire times, at least Joe Montana keep it close. They've been blown out less times than LT's Giants (1 vs 3).
Joe Montana are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than LT's Giants (1).
Joe Montana have the clutch gene, with more close wins than LT's Giants (1 vs 0).
Joe Montana should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than LT's Giants (5 vs 4).
By position, Joe Montana have outscored LT's Giants at QB, WR, TE, and IDP this season.
Joe Montana don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 11 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Joe Montana had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for LT's Giants (2).
There's not much good to say about LT's Giants this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Joe Montana
Well Joe Montana, the good news is that we took this matchup by 0.64 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through 10 weeks was 126.26. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
LT's Giants
Even though we weren't able to earn the win in Week 11, let's remember to be thankful for the bounty of goodness that is fantasy football.