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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Nightmares
6-5 218
199.8
 
VS
proj
Dennis Lee's Dandy Team
165 4-7
178.11

Nightmares hand Dennis Lee's Dandy Team third consecutive loss, 218-165

Nightmares emerged victorious with a 218-165 victory to hand Dennis Lee's Dandy Team their third straight loss. Nightmares never trailed in this one after earning a 39-point lead on Thursday behind Derrick Henry. Davante Adams (7 Rec, 141 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Patrick Mahomes (329 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) led the charge for Dennis Lee's Dandy Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Nightmares have gotten the best of Dennis Lee's Dandy Team, after winning 241-134 in their last matchup. Nightmares improve to 6-5 on the season, while Dennis Lee's Dandy Team fall to 4-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Nightmares   Dennis Lee's Dandy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.21 points, Carlson scored 66.5% more than that amount by scoring 17 points as the Raiders beat the Broncos 22-16. He made 3 of his 4 FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Nightmares this week. Next week, Carlson will square off against the Seahawks.
Daniel Carlson

Top Player Comparison

Nightmares
Points
% of total points 218
1
Justin Herbert
QB
45
30.56
20.6%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
39
25.68
17.9%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
25
22.69
11.5%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
23
24.48
10.6%
Dennis Lee's Dandy Team
Points
% of total points 165
1
Davante Adams
WR
45
31.18
27.3%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
43
38.18
26.1%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
20
18.59
12.1%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
19
20.06
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Derrick Henry had a 42-yard catch for Nightmares, helping the team to a 39-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 41-yard catch for Dennis Lee's Dandy Team, who trailed 156-54 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, Nightmares emerged with a 173-104 lead. For Nightmares, Daniel Carlson had a 57-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for Dennis Lee's Dandy Team with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday night, but after all was said and done, Nightmares owned a 218-147 lead. For Nightmares, Justin Herbert had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Dennis Lee's Dandy Team with a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Nightmares   Dennis Lee's Dandy Team

What If

Nightmares would have beaten seven other teams besides Dennis Lee's Dandy Team this week.
Dennis Lee's Dandy Team would have lost to just two other teams besides Nightmares this week.
Nightmares would be 5-6 if they played Dennis Lee's Dandy Team every week.
Had they played each other last week, Dennis Lee's Dandy Team would have gotten the win over Nightmares 182-123.
Nightmares would be 4-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dennis Lee's Dandy Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nightmares, Dennis Lee's Dandy Team would be 4-5.
If Nightmares had played every team in the league each week, they would be 48-51.
If they played every team every week, Dennis Lee's Dandy Team would be 44-54-1.

Coach Talk

Nightmares
Hey, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches, right? Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by thoroughly overpowering Dennis Lee's Dandy Team at running back this past week (64 points to 10).
Dennis Lee's Dandy Team
Just one field goal on three attempts? Seems like Nick Folk might be kicking himself back into the free agent pool after that sort of performance.