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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Ravens
6-6 111.64
111.39
 
VS
proj
Hrustin Cowboys
74.04 5-7
91.57

Hrustin Cowboys fall to Ravens in 111.64-74.04 rout

There's no way around it, Hrustin Cowboys didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Ravens rolled to a 111.64-74.04 win. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in this matchup, as Ravens took a 37.84-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 34.74 points from Drew Brees (171 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Calvin Ridley (8 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Corey Davis (39 Rush Yds, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Dalvin Cook (29 Rush Yds, 47 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Hrustin Cowboys in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ravens have gotten the best of Hrustin Cowboys, after winning 129.06-60.44 in their last matchup. Ravens (6-6) will look to maintain their momentum against Trut Miners, while Hrustin Cowboys (5-7) meet Aussig Ravens in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Ravens   Hrustin Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ridley scored 13.3 points against the Saints in Week 12 to nearly double his 7-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ravens this week. Next week, Ridley will face the Ravens.
Calvin Ridley

Top Player Comparison

Ravens
Points
% of total points 111.64
1
Drew Brees
QB
21.44
24.23
19.2%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
18.5
13.03
16.6%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
15.5
13.65
13.9%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
13.3
7
11.9%
Hrustin Cowboys
Points
% of total points 74.04
1
Corey Davis
WR
19.5
8.17
26.3%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.6
13.14
18.4%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
13.24
20.69
17.9%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
9
8.38
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Ravens, while Calvin Ridley had a 50-yard catch to contribute to a 37.84-0.00 lead for Ravens.
Sunday Night
Dalvin Cook had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Hrustin Cowboys, who trailed 111.64-45.54 after Sunday night.
Monday
Corey Davis had a 48-yard touchdown catch for Hrustin Cowboys.

Points By Position

  Ravens   Hrustin Cowboys

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starting players on Ravens exceeded their scoring projections.
Hrustin Cowboys had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Hrustin Cowboys can partially blame the loss on Evan Engram, who didn't score any points.
Ravens put up more points than their season scoring average (104.98) while Hrustin Cowboys fell short of theirs (84.87).
Ravens recorded more points than their projected total, while Hrustin Cowboys failed to reach their projection.
The victory snaps a six-game winless streak for Ravens.
Not only did Ravens win, but they also covered the 19.82-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Ravens moves to (3-3), while Hrustin Cowboys falls to (0-6).
In a losing effort, Corey Davis (19.5 points) registered the third-highest score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

Ravens
Nice job overcoming that six-game losing streak, Ravens! Every fantasy GM is sure to be faced with adversity at some point or another... keep on truckin' and good things will continue to happen.
Hrustin Cowboys
There's a possibility that Hrustin Cowboys would be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 13 total targets this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.