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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
majicman's Team
9-2 134.38
114.18
 
VS
proj
Glen's Genius Team
92.6 4-7
102.55

majicman's Team outperform predictions, knock off Glen's Genius Team in 134.38-92.60 rout

majicman's Team rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 134.38-92.60 victory over Glen's Genius Team, who fell short of projections. The matchup was decided before it really even started, as majicman's Team nabbed a 27.68-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Saquon Barkley (34.2 points) and Cam Newton (25.48). Matt Bryant (4-4 FG, 53 long, 1-1 XP) and Kerryon Johnson (87 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 10 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Glen's Genius Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season majicman's Team have beaten Glen's Genius Team, after winning 144-110.9 in their last matchup. majicman's Team (9-2) will look to keep it rolling against Stephen's Super Team, while Glen's Genius Team (4-7) match up against Willie's Team in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  majicman's Team   Glen's Genius Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 51 points, surrendering 546 yards, and forcing 5 turnovers against the Chiefs, the Rams defense recorded 21 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-quadrupled their 4.56-point projection and was much higher than their 9.91-point season scoring average. The Rams defense ranks #77 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

majicman's Team
Points
% of total points 134.38
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
34.2
21.41
25.5%
2
Cam Newton
QB
25.48
23.55
19%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
4.56
15.6%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
17.2
20.77
12.8%
Glen's Genius Team
Points
% of total points 92.6
1
Matt Bryant
K
17
10.26
18.4%
2
Kerryon Johnson
RB
16.7
11.8
18%
3
David Johnson
RB
15.9
17.96
17.2%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
15
7.76
16.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which majicman's Team boasted a 89.78-62.10 lead. Cam Newton had a 82-yard pass for majicman's Team, while Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 54-yard field goal. Matt Bryant made the highlight reel for Glen's Genius Team with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, majicman's Team emerged with a 110.18-91.20 lead. For majicman's Team, Michael Thomas had a 23-yard touchdown catch. David Johnson made the highlight reel for Glen's Genius Team with a 53-yard run.

Points By Position

  majicman's Team   Glen's Genius Team

Game Notes

majicman's Team had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Glen's Genius Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Glen's Genius Team can partially blame the loss on Demaryius Thomas, who didn't score any points.
majicman's Team had five players score more points than the leading scorer for Glen's Genius Team.
majicman's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (116.38) while Glen's Genius Team fell short of theirs (104.55).
majicman's Team put up more points than their projected total, while Glen's Genius Team fell short of their projection.
Not only did majicman's Team earn the win, but they also easily covered the 11.63-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, majicman's Team moves to (4-1), while Glen's Genius Team falls to (1-5).
Despite the loss, Matt Bryant tallied 17 points, the second-highest scoring output for any K this season.

Coach Talk

majicman's Team
Only three makes on five field goal tries? It's quite possible that Ka'imi Fairbairn just kicked himself to the waiver wire after this effort.
Glen's Genius Team
There's a decent chance that Glen's Genius Team may be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating just seven total targets in Week 11, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently contributed primarily by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.