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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Started from the top
5-7 129.68
111.84
 
VS
proj
Darkhorse198
109.84 3-9
115.99

Started from the top smirk at expectations, come back to win against Darkhorse198, 129.68-109.84

Started from the top beat their projected point total, rallying for a 129.68-109.84 win over Darkhorse198, who fell short of projections. Trailing 104.84-104.48 heading into Monday night, Started from the top roared back behind Lamar Miller (25.2 points). Drew Brees (27.44 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (23.8) did everything they could for Darkhorse198 in defeat. This marks the first time this season Started from the top have beaten Darkhorse198, after falling 120.84-110.74 in their last matchup. Started from the top (5-7) will look to build on their success against carsonWEEntz, while Darkhorse198 (3-9) try to right the ship against BaLLCHiNiaNzzz.

Matchup Timeline

  Started from the top   Darkhorse198

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 33.4 points against his 12.86-point projection. In a 24-17 loss to the Broncos, he caught 13 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. Smith-Schuster ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Started from the top
Points
% of total points 129.68
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
33.4
12.86
25.8%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
31.38
22.12
24.2%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
25.2
12.37
19.4%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
18.6
13.89
14.3%
Darkhorse198
Points
% of total points 109.84
1
Drew Brees
QB
27.44
27.03
25%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23.8
20.11
21.7%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
17.3
9.24
15.8%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
16.7
13.91
15.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Darkhorse198, while Calvin Ridley had a 50-yard catch, helping Darkhorse198 to a 68.54-10.30 lead.
Sunday Late
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 97-yard touchdown catch for Started from the top, who trailed 100.44-73.10 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Started from the top, who trailed 104.84-104.48 after Sunday night.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for Started from the top on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Started from the top   Darkhorse198

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Started from the top are doing a better job of that, averaging 122.2 versus Darkhorse198's 110.6.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Started from the top has left fewer points on the bench this season (404.2) than Darkhorse198 (627.18).
Once Started from the top put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Darkhorse198 (2 vs 1).
Started from the top are clutch masters, with more close wins than Darkhorse198 (1 vs 0).
Started from the top should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Darkhorse198 (5 vs 4).
By position, Started from the top have outscored Darkhorse198 at RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Started from the top had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Darkhorse198 (3).
There's not much good to say about Darkhorse198 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Started from the top
Listen, Started from the top, we do certainly admire the confidence. It's a bold move to start a player with zero points (A.J. Green), while still earning the win. Try those shenanigans next week against carsonWEEntz and see what happens!
Darkhorse198
Even though we weren't able to get a victory in Week 12, let's remember that we still have a bounty of fantasy football awesomeness to be thankful for.