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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Geenarine's Team
5-7 125.94
115.19
 
VS
proj
G-BALLER'Z
112.64 7-5
118.72

Geenarine's Team hand G-BALLER'Z third consecutive loss, 125.94-112.64

Geenarine's Team secured a 125.94-112.64 win to hand G-BALLER'Z their third straight loss. Geenarine's Team jumped out to a 46.84-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from LeGarrette Blount (22.8 points) and Drew Brees (171 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and never looked back. Cam Newton (23.54 points) and Eric Ebron (19) carried the flag for G-BALLER'Z in the loss. Geenarine's Team (5-7) will look to add to their success against E TRAIN, while G-BALLER'Z (7-5) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Yo’Gurley at Mahomes.

Matchup Timeline

  Geenarine's Team   G-BALLER'Z

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Bears in Week 12, Blount racked up 103 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 22.8 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Blount will go up against the Rams next week.
LeGarrette Blount

Top Player Comparison

Geenarine's Team
Points
% of total points 125.94
1
LeGarrette Blount
RB
22.8
7.2
18.1%
2
Drew Brees
QB
21.44
24.23
17%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
18.6
13.89
14.8%
4
Julio Jones
WR
18.3
17.54
14.5%
G-BALLER'Z
Points
% of total points 112.64
1
Cam Newton
QB
23.54
22.09
20.9%
2
Eric Ebron
TE
19
7.55
16.9%
3
Dede Westbrook
WR
16.2
8.43
14.4%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
11.5
12.38
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Thursday, after which Geenarine's Team boasted a 78.14-31.30 lead. For Geenarine's Team, Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass. Kenny Golladay made the highlight reel for G-BALLER'Z with a 43-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Dede Westbrook had a 43-yard run for G-BALLER'Z, who trailed 107.74-82.24 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Larry Fitzgerald had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Geenarine's Team to contribute to a 125.94-110.24 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Geenarine's Team   G-BALLER'Z

Game Notes

Geenarine's Team had six of their 10 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
G-BALLER'Z had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
G-BALLER'Z can partially blame the loss on the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, who didn't score any points.
Geenarine's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (113.72) while G-BALLER'Z fell short of theirs (124.6).
Geenarine's Team scored more points than their projected total, while G-BALLER'Z fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 13.3-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
For G-BALLER'Z, Cam Newton recorded 23.54 points, the fourth-highest score for a QB this week.

Next Week Preview

G-BALLER'Z
Week 13 will feature an intriguing matchup between two of the league's top five teams, as fourth-place G-BALLER'Z (7-5) takes on second-place Yo’Gurley at Mahomes (9-3). 12 weeks into the 2018 campaign, G-BALLER'Z have accumulated the fifth-most points in the league. Yo’Gurley at Mahomes (133.52 PPG) are ranked third. Over the past three weeks, G-BALLER'Z has put up 113.56 points per game, while Yo’Gurley at Mahomes has averaged 115.97 per contest.
Geenarine's Team
Geenarine's Team (5-7) square off against E TRAIN (10-2) in Week 13. 12 weeks into the season, Geenarine's Team have accumulated the eighth-most points in the league. E TRAIN (138.43 PPG) are ranked first. Over the last three weeks, Geenarine's Team have put up 130.69 points per game, while E TRAIN have averaged 160.68 per contest.