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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
buttfumble's Team
5-7 103.98
92
 
VS
proj
Bullfrog
92.04 5-7
101.61

buttfumble's Team come back to win against Bullfrog, 103.98-92.04

buttfumble's Team showed up, rallying to earn a 103.98-92.04 win over Bullfrog, who fell short of projections. Trailing 88.64-82.78 heading into Sunday night, buttfumble's Team charged back behind Stefon Diggs (12 Rush Yds, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kyle Rudolph (7 Rec, 63 Rec Yds). Drew Brees (21.44 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (14.6) were the top scorers for Bullfrog in defeat. This marks the first time this season buttfumble's Team have knocked off Bullfrog, after falling 80.46-59.1 in their last matchup. buttfumble's Team (5-7) will look to notch another W against tonglin8015, while Bullfrog (5-7) try to get back in the win column against will's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  buttfumble's Team   Bullfrog

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett (5 Rec, 107 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.5 points in a 30-27 win over the Panthers in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.28-point projection and was much higher than his 9.91-point season scoring average. Lockett ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

buttfumble's Team
Points
% of total points 103.98
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.28
20.21
21.4%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
16.5
7.28
15.9%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.9
12.47
14.3%
4
Doug Martin
RB
13.2
7.39
12.7%
Bullfrog
Points
% of total points 92.04
1
Drew Brees
QB
21.44
24.23
23.3%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
14.6
9.04
15.9%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
13.2
10.9
14.3%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
13
8.14
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Bullfrog, helping to stake Bullfrog to a 47.74-9.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard catch for buttfumble's Team, who trailed 60.84-42.60 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 97-yard touchdown pass for buttfumble's Team, who trailed 88.64-82.78 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 30-yard touchdown catch for buttfumble's Team, helping the team to a 103.98-92.04 lead.

Points By Position

  buttfumble's Team   Bullfrog

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. buttfumble's Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (396.2) than Bullfrog (480.58).
buttfumble's Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Bullfrog (0).
buttfumble's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Bullfrog (6 vs 5).
By position, buttfumble's Team have outscored Bullfrog at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for buttfumble's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Bullfrog (2).
Don't worry Bullfrog, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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