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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Fishbone
2-10 99.98
90.48
 
VS
proj
sgiugi's Team
96.24 6-6
109.93

Back-and-forth battle ends with Fishbone coming back to knock off sgiugi's Team in 99.98-96.24 battle

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Fishbone came back for a 99.98-96.24 win to hand sgiugi's Team their third consecutive loss. Despite trailing 77.74-59.00 heading into Sunday night, Fishbone roared back behind Kirk Cousins, who passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards for 27.38 points, and Dalvin Cook, who racked up 76 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (13.6 points). Cam Newton (256 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 63 Rush Yds) and Adam Thielen (8 Rec, 125 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for sgiugi's Team in defeat. This marks the first time this season Fishbone have gotten the best of sgiugi's Team, after falling 105.74-88.16 in their last matchup. Fishbone (2-10) will look to add to their success against AR12, while sgiugi's Team (6-6) attempt to generate some positive momentum against TonyRomo.

Matchup Timeline

  Fishbone   sgiugi's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Ravens defense (17 Pts Allowed, 249 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 18 points in a 34-17 win over the Raiders in Week 12. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 9.44-point projection and was much higher than their 7.18-point season scoring average. The Ravens defense will face the Falcons next week.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Fishbone
Points
% of total points 99.98
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.38
20.72
27.4%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
18
9.44
18%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.6
13.14
13.6%
4
David Njoku
TE
12.3
6.27
12.3%
sgiugi's Team
Points
% of total points 96.24
1
Cam Newton
QB
23.54
22.09
24.5%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
18.5
13.03
19.2%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
12.5
11.33
13%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
11.8
11.55
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins found Dalvin Cook for a 26-yard touchdown pass for Fishbone. Cousins also lit up the scoreboard with a 30-yard touchdown pass, helping Fishbone to a 99.98-96.24 lead.

Points By Position

  Fishbone   sgiugi's Team

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 8) of the starters on Fishbone exceeded their projected point totals.
sgiugi's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Fishbone put up more points than their season scoring average (76.16) while sgiugi's Team fell short of theirs (103.79).
Fishbone scored more points than their projected total, while sgiugi's Team fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 3.74-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This win ends a streak of eight consecutive defeats for Fishbone.
Both of the wins for Fishbone have been close wins.
Despite the loss, Cam Newton (23.54 points) registered the fourth-best score for a QB this week.

Next Week Preview

sgiugi's Team
On the docket in Week 13, sgiugi's Team (6-6) will look to right the ship against TonyRomo (3-9). 12 weeks into the season, sgiugi's Team have accumulated the fifth-most points in the league while TonyRomo (and their 84.38 points per game) are ranked 11th. Over the last three weeks, sgiugi's Team has put up 99.35 points per game, while TonyRomo has averaged 84.1 per contest.
Fishbone
Fishbone (2-10) will take on AR12 (10-2) in Week 13. 12 weeks into the season, Fishbone are ranked last in points scored, while AR12 have scored the second-highest point total in TDL 2018 A league. Over the last three weeks, Fishbone have scored 72.99 points per game, while AR12 have averaged 132.62 per contest.