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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
David's Team
5-7 189.81
144.7
 
VS
proj
Team Double Dips
118.3 6-6
102.35

David's Team knock off Team Double Dips in 189.81-118.30 rout

Both teams showed up, but it was David's Team who got the victory, cruising to a 189.81-118.30 win over Team Double Dips. David's Team grabbed a 53.50-point lead on Thursday behind 54 points from Amari Cooper (8 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Chicago Bears defense (16 Pts Allowed, 333 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). Team Double Dips came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Christian McCaffrey (46.7 points) and Sony Michel (22.5). Not to be deterred, David's Team got it going later that afternoon, as Ben Roethlisberger (65.28 points) and Jack Doyle (11.6) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the first time this season David's Team have gotten the best of Team Double Dips, after falling 149.24-117.6 in their last matchup. David's Team (5-7) will look to add to their success against Jessica B's Team, while Team Double Dips (6-6) match up against Murphatron in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  David's Team   Team Double Dips

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper caught 8 passes for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Cowboys beat the Redskins 31-23. In doing so, he put up 38 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Next week, Cooper will square off against the Saints.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

David's Team
Points
% of total points 189.81
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
65.28
50.35
34.4%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
38
11.91
20%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
23.7
13.64
12.5%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
16
11.45
8.4%
Team Double Dips
Points
% of total points 118.3
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
46.7
24.81
39.5%
2
Sony Michel
RB
22.5
13.23
19%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
20.2
16.93
17.1%
4
Michael Crabtree
WR
11.1
10.4
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch for David's Team, helping the team to a 65.30-11.80 lead.
Sunday Early
Christian McCaffrey had a 59-yard run for Team Double Dips, helping the team to a 98.10-68.30 lead.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 97-yard touchdown pass for David's Team, helping the team to a 155.01-118.30 lead.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for David's Team on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  David's Team   Team Double Dips

StatSmack

Team Double Dips are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than David's Team (3 vs 2).
David's Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Team Double Dips (1).
David's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Team Double Dips (6 vs 4).
By position, David's Team have outscored Team Double Dips at QB and DEF this season.
The starters for David's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Team Double Dips (1).
Don't worry Team Double Dips, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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