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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Beloglavi
5-7 82
105.83
 
VS
proj
Shalabajzeri
77 1-11
104.23

Back-and-forth battle ends with Beloglavi coming back to knock off Shalabajzeri, 82-77

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Beloglavi came from behind to earn a 82-77 win to hand Shalabajzeri their third straight loss. Trailing 77-75 heading into Monday night, Beloglavi made a run behind DeAndre Hopkins (7 points). Drew Brees (171 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Chris Carson (55 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the charge for Shalabajzeri in defeat. Beloglavi (5-7) will look to get another W against spopov_k_2018, while Shalabajzeri (1-11) attempt to get back on track against Desert Eagles.

Matchup Timeline

  Beloglavi   Shalabajzeri

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown against the Browns, Boyd scored 14 points this week. His scoring output was 56.1% more than his 8.97-point projection and was much higher than his 8.89-point season scoring average. Boyd ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Beloglavi
Points
% of total points 82
1
Joe Mixon
RB
14
13.11
17.1%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
14
8.97
17.1%
3
David Njoku
TE
12
6.12
14.6%
4
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
11
11.74
13.4%
Shalabajzeri
Points
% of total points 77
1
Drew Brees
QB
28
28.15
36.4%
2
Chris Carson
RB
11
9.79
14.3%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
11
10.1
14.3%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
10
12.23
13%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Shalabajzeri, helping give Shalabajzeri a 31-19 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyler Boyd had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Beloglavi, helping the team to a 75-72 lead.

Points By Position

  Beloglavi   Shalabajzeri

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Beloglavi scored fewer points in this one (82) than their season average of 93.92.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Shalabajzeri. They've dropped their last three matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Beloglavi (5-7) have a better record than Shalabajzeri (1-11).
Beloglavi don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Shalabajzeri (1 vs 2).
Beloglavi should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Shalabajzeri (6 vs 3).
By position, Beloglavi have outscored Shalabajzeri at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Hey Shalabajzeri, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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