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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
8-4 180.74
191.67
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
146.12 0-12
170.19

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man beat New York Giants for third straight win, 180.74-146.12

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over New York Giants, earning a 180.74-146.12 win. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man never trailed in this one after nabbing a 33.70-point lead on Thursday behind Tarik Cohen (18.9 points) and Jeff Heath (15.5). Andrew Luck (343 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Derwin James (7 Tackles, 1 Int) carried the flag for New York Giants in the loss. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (8-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Atlanta Falcons, while New York Giants (0-12) will try to earn their first W against V Miami Dolphins.

Matchup Timeline

  Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 2 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys, Davis registered 15.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 4.41-point projection and was much higher than his 4.96-point season scoring average. Davis will face the Eagles next week.
Vernon Davis

Top Player Comparison

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Points
% of total points 180.74
1
Cam Newton
QB
27.54
25.8
15.2%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
21.5
16.2
11.9%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
18.9
14.08
10.5%
4
Davante Adams
WR
17.9
18.29
9.9%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 146.12
1
Andrew Luck
QB
31.62
26.3
21.6%
2
Derwin James
S
15
10.02
10.3%
3
Whitney Mercilus
LB
11.5
8.82
7.9%
4
Quincy Enunwa
WR
11.3
9.57
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Vernon Davis had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man to contribute to a 52.70-19.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man who claimed the lead, 134.54-58.20. For Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, Tyler Boyd had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Quincy Enunwa had a 41-yard catch for New York Giants, while Seth Roberts had a 44-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man   New York Giants

What If

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man would have beaten only four other teams besides New York Giants this week.
New York Giants would have lost to 14 other teams besides Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man this week.
If they played New York Giants every week, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man would be 12-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man would have been victorious over New York Giants 215.68-154.18.
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Giants.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, New York Giants would be 0-11.
If Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man had played every team in the league each week, they would be 120-108.
If they played every team every week, New York Giants would be 27-201.

Coach Talk

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up New York Giants at the wide receiver position (60.2 points to 25.6).
New York Giants
There's a real possibility that New York Giants may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating just 14 total targets in Week 12, their eight starting pass-catchers (six WR, two TE) apparently spent the majority of their games running decoy routes and blocking downfield.