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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Maria's Team
7-5 115.94
130.16
 
VS
proj
JENNIFER R's Team
109.82 5-7
104.32

Maria's Team find way to beat JENNIFER R's Team 115.94-109.82

Despite failing to bring their A game, Maria's Team earned a 115.94-109.82 win over JENNIFER R's Team, who actually exceeded projections. Maria's Team never trailed in this one after taking a 14.30-point lead on Thursday behind Ezekiel Elliott (22.8 points) and Tarik Cohen (15.4). Saquon Barkley (29.7 points) and Tom Brady (19.22) carried the flag for JENNIFER R's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Maria's Team have taken down JENNIFER R's Team, after winning 107.4-94.72 in their last matchup. Maria's Team (7-5) will look to sustain their momentum against Dcchick, while JENNIFER R's Team (5-7) meet Discount Belicheck in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Maria's Team   JENNIFER R's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 237 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the Seahawks, McCaffrey recorded 41.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 20.29-point projection and was much higher than his 19.17-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

Maria's Team
Points
% of total points 115.94
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
41.2
20.29
35.5%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
22.8
20.12
19.7%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
15.4
11.96
13.3%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
13.24
20.7
11.4%
JENNIFER R's Team
Points
% of total points 109.82
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
29.7
22.21
27%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19.22
20.35
17.5%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
19
9.07
17.3%
4
Julio Jones
WR
18.3
17.53
16.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Maria's Team became the proud owner of a 115.94-97.82 lead. For Maria's Team, Christian McCaffrey had a 59-yard run. Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for JENNIFER R's Team, while Saquon Barkley had a 51-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Maria's Team   JENNIFER R's Team

What If

Maria's Team would have beaten six other teams besides JENNIFER R's Team this week.
JENNIFER R's Team would have lost to just two other teams besides Maria's Team this week.
If Maria's Team played JENNIFER R's Team every week this season, they'd be 7-5.
Had they played each other last week, JENNIFER R's Team would have topped Maria's Team 135.62-114.86.
Maria's Team would be 7-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as JENNIFER R's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Maria's Team, JENNIFER R's Team would be 7-3.
If Maria's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 64-44.
If they played every team every week, JENNIFER R's Team would be 68-40.

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