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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Chicken Dinner
9-2 129.58
142.25
 
VS
proj
Willie's Team
118.7 6-5
101.47

Back-and-forth battle ends with Chicken Dinner coming back to top Willie's Team, 129.58-118.70

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Chicken Dinner extended their win streak to seven games with a come-from-behind win over Willie's Team, rallying to earn a 129.58-118.70 victory. Chicken Dinner trailed 71.20-60.58 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Travis Kelce, who caught 10 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown for 23.7 points, and Kareem Hunt, who racked up 111 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (18.6 points). Tyreek Hill (10 Rec, 215 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Julio Jones (6 Rec, 118 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Willie's Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season Chicken Dinner have knocked off Willie's Team, after winning 109.06-83.74 in their last matchup. Chicken Dinner (9-2) have now won seven consecutive games and will look to add to their success against Kawai's Awesome Team. Willie's Team (6-5) take on Glen's Genius Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicken Dinner   Willie's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown against the Rams, Kelce tallied 23.7 points this week. His scoring output was 58.3% more than his 14.97-point projection and was much higher than his 15.17-point season scoring average. Kelce ranks #34 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Chicken Dinner
Points
% of total points 129.58
1
Travis Kelce
TE
23.7
14.97
18.3%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
21.1
15.12
16.3%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
18.6
19
14.4%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
16.5
18.03
12.7%
Willie's Team
Points
% of total points 118.7
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
38.5
16.22
32.4%
2
Julio Jones
WR
20.8
17.9
17.5%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
18.1
20.55
15.2%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
17.3
20.14
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Chicken Dinner had a 56.58-38.90 lead. For Chicken Dinner, Odell Beckham Jr. had a 41-yard catch. Julio Jones made the highlight reel for Willie's Team with a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Willie's Team, who trailed 60.58-56.20 after the late afternoon games.
Monday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Monday night. For Chicken Dinner, Kareem Hunt had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for Willie's Team with a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Chicken Dinner   Willie's Team

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Chicken Dinner exceeded their scoring projections.
Willie's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Willie's Team could have used points from Delanie Walker and Jarvis Landry, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Chicken Dinner won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Willie's Team exceeded their projection.
Chicken Dinner ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while Willie's Team ranked 3rd.
This loss concludes a two-match winning streak for Willie's Team.
Chicken Dinner managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 40.78-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Chicken Dinner moves to (5-0), while Willie's Team falls to (2-1).
Despite the loss, Tyreek Hill put up 38.5 points, the second-best scoring output for any WR this season.

Next Week Preview

Chicken Dinner
Chicken Dinner (9-2) will go up against Kawai's Awesome Team (7-4) in Week 12. Each of these teams has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 12, as Travis Kelce, Kareem Hunt, Brandin Cooks, and Greg Zuerlein are off for Chicken Dinner and Patrick Mahomes and Robert Woods are out for Kawai's Awesome Team. Over the last three weeks, Chicken Dinner have put up 128.93 points per game, while Kawai's Awesome Team have averaged just 96.53 per contest.
Willie's Team
On the docket in Week 12, fifth-place Willie's Team (6-5) are set to square off against seventh-place Glen's Genius Team (4-7). Willie's Team might need to rearrange their lineup a bit with Tyreek Hill, Jared Goff, and Harrison Butker out on bye next week. Glen's Genius Team won't have the Kansas City Chiefs defense.