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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Towns
7-5 124.32
106.55
 
VS
proj
LEGENDZQH
81.74 7-5
91.54

Towns beat LEGENDZQH for third straight win in 124.32-81.74 rout

Towns extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over LEGENDZQH, rolling to a 124.32-81.74 win. LEGENDZQH got out to a 2.80-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Towns after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey (35.7 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (20.3). LeGarrette Blount (22.3 points) and Carson Wentz (13.24) led the way for LEGENDZQH in the loss. This marks the first time this season Towns have beaten LEGENDZQH, after falling 137.92-72.88 in their last matchup. Towns (7-5) will look to build on their success against Fred, while LEGENDZQH (7-5) try to get back in the win column against Indy.Ant.

Matchup Timeline

  Towns   LEGENDZQH

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 237 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Seahawks, McCaffrey registered 35.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 16.9-point projection and was much higher than his 16.21-point season scoring average. McCaffrey ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

Towns
Points
% of total points 124.32
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
35.7
16.9
28.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.3
18.13
16.3%
3
Tom Brady
QB
19.22
20.34
15.5%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
15.3
12.13
12.3%
LEGENDZQH
Points
% of total points 81.74
1
LeGarrette Blount
RB
22.3
6.85
27.3%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
13.24
20.69
16.2%
3
D.J. Moore
WR
9.8
7.82
12%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
9.8
17.98
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenny Golladay had a 43-yard catch for Towns, who trailed 32.10-29.30 after the opening games of the week.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Towns, while Christian McCaffrey had a 59-yard run, helping Towns to a 91.02-77.64 lead.

Points By Position

  Towns   LEGENDZQH

What If

Towns would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
LEGENDZQH would have lost to eight other teams besides Towns this week.
If they played LEGENDZQH every week, Towns would be 8-4 this season.
Towns would have been victorious over LEGENDZQH 132.12-94.84 had they played each other last week.
Towns would be 8-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LEGENDZQH.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Towns, LEGENDZQH would be 5-5.
If Towns had played every team in the league each week, they would be 84-48.
If they played every team every week, LEGENDZQH would be 69-63.

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