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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Bama Blue
6-5-1 201.5
225.84
 
VS
proj
Rookies
176 5-6-1
221.46

Bama Blue beat Rookies for third straight win, 201.5-176.0

Bama Blue extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Rookies, earning a 201.5-176.0 win. Bama Blue never trailed in this one after taking a 21.5-point lead on Thursday behind P.J. Williams (17 points) and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (7). Benardrick McKinney (19 points) and Joe Schobert (17) were the leading performers for Rookies in the loss. This marks the first time this season Bama Blue have taken down Rookies, after tying 0-0 in their last matchup. Bama Blue improve to 6-5-1 on the season, while Rookies fall to 5-6-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Bama Blue   Rookies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders (7 Rec, 86 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 14 points in a 24-17 win over the Steelers in Week 12. His scoring output was 70.3% more than his 8.22-point projection and was much higher than his 9.18-point season scoring average. Sanders ranks #48 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Bama Blue
Points
% of total points 201.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
23
23.57
11.4%
2
Landon Collins
S
23
14.24
11.4%
3
DeForest Buckner
DT
19
12.88
9.4%
4
P.J. Williams
CB
17
13.91
8.4%
Rookies
Points
% of total points 176
1
Benardrick McKinney
LB
19
14.3
10.8%
2
Joe Schobert
LB
17
13.59
9.7%
3
Derwin James
S
17
15.1
9.7%
4
Shawn Williams
S
16
12.63
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady teamed up with Julian Edelman for a 21-yard touchdown pass for Bama Blue. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 34-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 151.5-76.0 lead for Bama Blue.

Points By Position

  Bama Blue   Rookies

Game Notes

Bama Blue emerged victorious even though only six of their 18 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Rookies had only seven of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
Bama Blue won despite starting Evan Engram, who scored zero points.
Bama Blue put up more points than their season scoring average (195.29) while Rookies fell short of theirs (178.92).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Not only did Bama Blue earn the win, but they also easily covered the 4.38-point projected margin of victory.

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