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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Indy.Ant
6-6 100.08
94.08
 
VS
proj
tails
86.04 7-5
106.8

tails succumb to Indy.Ant, 100.08-86.04

There's no way around it, tails underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Indy.Ant earned a 100.08-86.04 win. tails leapt out to a 22.24-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Drew Brees (21.44 points) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (9). But Indy.Ant held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards for 27.38 points, and Tyler Lockett, who caught 5 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown (16.5 points). This marks the first time this season Indy.Ant have taken down tails, after falling 118.06-99.26 in their last matchup. Indy.Ant (6-6) will look to earn another win against LEGENDZQH, while tails (7-5) will face Robin in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Indy.Ant   tails

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 45 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Dolphins, Ebron put up 16.5 points this week. His scoring output nearly tripled his 5.67-point projection and was much higher than his 10.16-point season scoring average. Ebron ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Indy.Ant
Points
% of total points 100.08
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.38
20.72
27.4%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
16.5
7.28
16.5%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
16.5
5.67
16.5%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.9
12.47
14.9%
tails
Points
% of total points 86.04
1
Drew Brees
QB
21.44
24.23
24.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
15.5
13.65
18%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
12.5
11.33
14.5%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
9.6
13.31
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for tails, helping to stake tails to a 34.14-11.90 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard catch for Indy.Ant, who trailed 63.94-32.40 after the early action.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins linked up with Stefon Diggs for a 30-yard touchdown pass for Indy.Ant. Cousins also lit up the scoreboard with a 26-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 98.68-86.04 lead for Indy.Ant.

Points By Position

  Indy.Ant   tails

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Indy.Ant has left fewer points on the bench this season (287.58) than tails (470.04).
Indy.Ant see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than tails (0).
Indy.Ant have the clutch gene, with more close wins than tails (2 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of tails - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Indy.Ant (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Indy.Ant have outscored tails at WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Indy.Ant had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for tails (2).
Hey tails, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

tails
Two teams sporting matching 7-5 records, sixth-place tails will now get a date with fourth-place Robin next week. After 12 weeks of action, tails are ranked sixth in points scored, while Robin have scored the league's fourth-highest point total. When it comes to recent scoring production, these two squads have been mirror images of each other lately. tails has put up 101.83 points per game over the last three weeks, while Robin has averaged 100.21 per outing over that same stretch.
Indy.Ant
In a showdown between a couple of teams that are separated in the standings by just a single game, Indy.Ant (6-6) will square off against LEGENDZQH (7-5) in Week 13. Through 12 weeks of action, Indy.Ant have tallied the seventh-most points in the league. LEGENDZQH (101.25 PPG) are ranked fifth. Over the last three weeks, Indy.Ant have put up 82.23 points per game, while LEGENDZQH have averaged 96.53 per contest.