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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Team Butthole
7-5 115.76
106.32
 
VS
proj
Throw a Fitz
107.22 5-7
122.56

Throw a Fitz fall short of expectations, lose to Team Butthole, 115.76-107.22

There's no sugarcoating it, Throw a Fitz dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Team Butthole staged an impressive comeback for a 115.76-107.22 win. Team Butthole trailed 107.22-80.16 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind Lamar Miller (162 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and DeAndre Hopkins (5 Rec, 74 Rec Yds). Baker Mayfield (258 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Ezekiel Elliott (121 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 22 Rec Yds) did their part for Throw a Fitz in the loss. This marks the second time this season Team Butthole have knocked off Throw a Fitz, after winning 115.76-83.24 in their last matchup. Team Butthole (7-5) will look to keep it rolling against Sons of Repair, while Throw a Fitz (5-7) attempt to get back on track against Donkey Punch.

Matchup Timeline

  Team Butthole   Throw a Fitz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 34-17 win over the Titans, Miller scored 28.2 points to more-than-double his 11.1-point projection. He ran for 162 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Team Butthole this week. Miller will square off against the Browns in Week 13.
Lamar Miller

Top Player Comparison

Team Butthole
Points
% of total points 115.76
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
30.38
25.19
26.2%
2
Lamar Miller
RB
28.2
11.1
24.4%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
14
16.16
12.1%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
11.9
9.85
10.3%
Throw a Fitz
Points
% of total points 107.22
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
29.92
23.21
27.9%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.3
18.36
18.9%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15.3
12.13
14.3%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
13.2
11.25
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Team Butthole, who trailed 107.22-80.16 after the evening game.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for Team Butthole on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Team Butthole   Throw a Fitz

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Team Butthole scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points, Throw a Fitz lost.
Throw a Fitz can partially blame the loss on the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, who didn't score any points.
Team Butthole put up more points than their season scoring average (110.64) while Throw a Fitz fell short of theirs (115.11).
Team Butthole recorded more points than their projected total, while Throw a Fitz fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 8.54-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In upset games this season, Team Butthole moves to (2-2), while Throw a Fitz falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Baker Mayfield scored 29.92 points, the fourth-best score for a QB this week.

Next Week Preview

Throw a Fitz
Two teams with matching 5-7 records, eighth-place Throw a Fitz are set to square off against 11th-place Donkey Punch in Week 13. 12 weeks into the 2018 campaign, Throw a Fitz are ranked fourth in points scored, while Donkey Punch have posted the 10th-highest point total in The Justice League. Over the last three weeks, Throw a Fitz has scored 128.79 points per game, while Donkey Punch has averaged 112.45 per contest.
Team Butthole
Team Butthole (7-5) are set to square off against Sons of Repair (5-7) in Week 13. After 12 weeks of action, Team Butthole have put up the eighth-most points in the league while Sons of Repair (108.43 PPG) are ranked ninth. In terms of recent scoring production, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Team Butthole have put up 110.12 points per game over the last three weeks, while Sons of Repair have averaged 110.37 per contest over that same span.