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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
TheNigerianNightmare
5-6 2524
2830.14
 
VS
proj
StairwayToSeven
2271 3-8
2474.21

TheNigerianNightmare manage to knock off StairwayToSeven 2,524-2,271 despite coming up short of projections

Full of promise, TheNigerianNightmare underperformed, at least compared to projections. Still, they secured a 2,524-2,271 victory over StairwayToSeven. TheNigerianNightmare took an early 267-point lead on Thursday. StairwayToSeven bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (596 points) and the New Orleans Saints defense (501). Unphased, TheNigerianNightmare pulled it together later that afternoon, as Kirk Cousins (1,121 points) and the Miami Dolphins defense (266) put them back in the lead once and for all. TheNigerianNightmare improve to 5-6 on the season, while StairwayToSeven fall to 3-8.

Matchup Timeline

  TheNigerianNightmare   StairwayToSeven

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 2 passes for 25 yards and a touchdown against the Packers, Burton recorded 176 points this week. His scoring output was 44.3% more than his 121.98-point projection and was much higher than his 92.33-point season scoring average. Burton will face the Titans next week.
Trey Burton

Top Player Comparison

TheNigerianNightmare
Points
% of total points 2524
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
1121
876.34
44.4%
2
Diontae Johnson
WR
292
230.45
11.6%
3
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
266
336.98
10.5%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
217
252.25
8.6%
StairwayToSeven
Points
% of total points 2271
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
608
411.8
26.8%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
596
1003.62
26.2%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
501
340.92
22.1%
4
Darren Waller
TE
339
206.53
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DK Metcalf had a 25-yard touchdown catch for TheNigerianNightmare, helping to give the team a 267-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 46-yard pass for StairwayToSeven, contributing to a 1,324-961 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins had a 51-yard pass for TheNigerianNightmare to contribute to a 2,524-1,932 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  TheNigerianNightmare   StairwayToSeven

Game Notes

Only three of the 10 starting players on TheNigerianNightmare exceeded their scoring projections.
StairwayToSeven had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was StairwayToSeven even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
TheNigerianNightmare emerged victorious despite putting up a season-low 2,524 points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
TheNigerianNightmare ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while StairwayToSeven ranked 12th.
The matchup's 253-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The defeat ends a streak of two consecutive wins for StairwayToSeven.
TheNigerianNightmare managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 355.93-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Ezekiel Elliott recorded 608 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

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