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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Towns
6-5 132.12
109.91
 
VS
proj
Indy.Ant
51.8 5-6
95.93

Towns hand Indy.Ant third consecutive loss in 132.12-51.80 rout

Towns cruised to a 132.12-51.80 victory to hand Indy.Ant their third consecutive loss. Towns earned a 15.10-point lead on Thursday behind Aaron Jones (22.3 points) and never looked back. Stefon Diggs (13 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Greg Zuerlein (2-2 FG, 33 long, 6-7 XP) led the charge for Indy.Ant in the loss. Towns (6-5) will look to build on their success against LEGENDZQH, while Indy.Ant (5-6) attempt to get back on track against tails.

Matchup Timeline

  Towns   Indy.Ant

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Redskins in Week 11, the Texans defense allowed 21 points, surrendered 278 yards, and intercepted 2 passes. In doing so, they put up 15 points and nearly doubled their scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Towns this week. The Texans will go up against the Titans next week.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

Towns
Points
% of total points 132.12
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
26.1
17.23
19.8%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
22.3
12.31
16.9%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
18.7
11.74
14.2%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
17.3
9.83
13.1%
Indy.Ant
Points
% of total points 51.8
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
18.6
10.41
35.9%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
11.76
23.2%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
7.2
6.98
13.9%
4
James Conner
RB
4.9
16.58
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Jones had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Towns, contributing to a 22.30-7.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Ezekiel Elliott had a 23-yard touchdown run for Towns to contribute to a 113.42-18.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Towns   Indy.Ant

StatSmack

Towns must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (132.12) than their season average (102.62).
Indy.Ant would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Towns are doing a better job of that, averaging 102.62 versus Indy.Ant's 91.74.
Even the machines think Towns have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (105.75) than Indy.Ant (93.36).
Towns don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Indy.Ant (4 vs 3).
Towns should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Indy.Ant (6 vs 5).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Indy.Ant - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Towns (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Towns have outscored Indy.Ant at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Towns has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Indy.Ant this season (-9).
The starters for Towns had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Indy.Ant (0).
Towns was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than Indy.Ant (0).
Don't worry Indy.Ant, 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

Towns
Solid work this past matchup, Towns! Let's give thanks for this bountiful victory, and now focus our attention towards a tough challenge in LEGENDZQH.
Indy.Ant
Hey, our crew was just resting up for next week, right? The six starting offensive skill players (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on Indy.Ant collectively put up 297 yards and just one touchdown in Week 11. The skill players on Towns definitely outperformed us by logging 693 yards and five scores.