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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Immersion
7-4 147.24
112.36
 
VS
proj
deathmule - 50
124.18 5-6
111.42

Immersion brush off predictions, come back to defeat deathmule - 50 in 147.24-124.18 rout

Both teams showed up, but Immersion beat deathmule - 50. Predicted to win 112.36-111.42, Immersion rolled to a 147.24-124.18 win over deathmule - 50. deathmule - 50 pulled out to a 23.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Immersion after that. They were led by Tyreek Hill, who caught 10 passes for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns for 38.5 points, and Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 201 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (29.6 points). Aaron Jones (24.8 points) and Andrew Luck (23.88) carried the flag for deathmule - 50 in the loss. This marks the second time this season Immersion have knocked off deathmule - 50, after winning 104.74-100.66 in their last matchup. Immersion improve to 7-4 on the season, while deathmule - 50 fall to 5-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Immersion   deathmule - 50

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 38.5 points against his 16.22-point projection. During a 54-51 loss to the Rams, he caught 10 passes for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns. Hill ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

Immersion
Points
% of total points 147.24
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
38.5
16.22
26.1%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
29.6
19.12
20.1%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
21.64
19.83
14.7%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
21.3
12.18
14.5%
deathmule - 50
Points
% of total points 124.18
1
Aaron Jones
RB
24.8
13.8
20%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
23.88
20.91
19.2%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
20.2
15.28
16.3%
4
Kerryon Johnson
RB
16.7
11.8
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Jones had a 24-yard touchdown catch for deathmule - 50 to contribute to a 24.80-1.30 lead for deathmule - 50.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was deathmule - 50 who emerged with the lead, 124.18-76.80. Ezekiel Elliott had a 23-yard touchdown run for Immersion, while Matt Bryant had a 53-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Andrew Luck had a 68-yard touchdown pass for deathmule - 50, while Antonio Brown had a 78-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Tyreek Hill had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Immersion on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Immersion   deathmule - 50

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Immersion exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring above their projected points, deathmule - 50 lost.
deathmule - 50 could have used points from Eric Ebron and Robbie Gould, as both put up goose eggs.
Immersion put up more points than their season scoring average (119.31) while deathmule - 50 fell short of theirs (132.47).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Not only did Immersion earn the win, but they also covered the 0.94-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Immersion moves to (3-2), while deathmule - 50 falls to (3-3).
On the losing side, Aaron Jones put up 24.8 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

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