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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Dotzmania
11-1 128.92
96.5
 
VS
proj
Soaring Fondue
75.78 8-4
107.79

Dotzmania top Soaring Fondue for eighth straight win in 128.92-75.78 rout

Dotzmania extended their win streak to eight games with a dominant victory over Soaring Fondue, rolling to a 128.92-75.78 win. The matchup was over before it really even started, as Dotzmania leapt out to a 26.80-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Amari Cooper and Michael Thomas. Cooper caught 8 passes for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns for 30 points, while Thomas caught 4 passes for 38 yards (3.8 points). Ben Roethlisberger (462 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 18 Rush Yds) and Marlon Mack (85 Rush Yds, 11 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Soaring Fondue in the loss. This marks the second time this season Dotzmania have taken down Soaring Fondue, after winning 94.92-69 in their last matchup. Dotzmania improve to 11-1 on the season, while Soaring Fondue fall to 8-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Dotzmania   Soaring Fondue

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper (8 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 30 points against the Redskins in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 7.8-point projection and was much higher than his 8.78-point season scoring average. Cooper ranks #87 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Dotzmania
Points
% of total points 128.92
1
Amari Cooper
WR
30
7.8
23.3%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
28.62
25.48
22.2%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
22.7
11.1
17.6%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
16.5
5.67
12.8%
Soaring Fondue
Points
% of total points 75.78
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.28
23.52
29.4%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
9.6
13.31
12.7%
3
Jared Cook
TE
9.2
5.76
12.1%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
8.5
13.83
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch for Dotzmania to contribute to a 33.80-7.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 97-yard touchdown pass for Soaring Fondue, who trailed 88.92-75.78 after the late afternoon round of games.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for Dotzmania during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Dotzmania   Soaring Fondue

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 8) of the starters on Dotzmania exceeded their projected point totals.
Soaring Fondue had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Amari Cooper, Andrew Luck, and Lamar Miller all scored more points than Ben Roethlisberger, the leading scorer for Soaring Fondue.
Dotzmania put up more points than their season scoring average (110.5) while Soaring Fondue fell short of theirs (104.58).
Dotzmania scored more points than their projected total, while Soaring Fondue fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 53.14-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a streak of two straight wins for Soaring Fondue.
Dotzmania moves to (8-0) in blowout games this season, while Soaring Fondue falls to (7-2).

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