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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Leave It To Beckham
8-4 290.46
282.94
 
VS
proj
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
168.58 0-12
163.17

Leave It To Beckham hand PURPLE BLOOD VIKES 12th straight loss in 290.46-168.58 rout

Leave It To Beckham rolled to a 290.46-168.58 win to hand PURPLE BLOOD VIKES their 12th consecutive loss to open the season. Leave It To Beckham pulled out to a 19.45-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones (34.1 points) and Calvin Ridley (25.9) and never looked back. Ezekiel Elliott (121 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 22 Rec Yds) and Drew Brees (171 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) carried the flag for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES in defeat. This marks the second time this season Leave It To Beckham have knocked off PURPLE BLOOD VIKES, after winning 250.77-195.85 in their last matchup. Leave It To Beckham improve to 8-4 on the season, while PURPLE BLOOD VIKES fall to 0-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Leave It To Beckham   PURPLE BLOOD VIKES

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 27-24 win over the Dolphins, Ebron scored 25.75 points to more-than-double his 11.08-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 45 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Ebron will square off against the Jaguars in Week 13.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Leave It To Beckham
Points
% of total points 290.46
1
Andrew Luck
QB
43.95
36.72
15.1%
2
Julio Jones
WR
34.1
24.42
11.7%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
25.9
13.58
8.9%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
25.75
11.08
8.9%
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
Points
% of total points 168.58
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
36.65
31.39
21.7%
2
Drew Brees
QB
35.05
42.58
20.8%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
28.35
19.97
16.8%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
24.75
18.09
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Thursday, after which Leave It To Beckham emerged with a 97.25-77.80 lead. For Leave It To Beckham, Calvin Ridley had a 50-yard catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES with a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES.

Points By Position

  Leave It To Beckham   PURPLE BLOOD VIKES

What If

Leave It To Beckham would have beaten six other teams besides PURPLE BLOOD VIKES this week.
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played PURPLE BLOOD VIKES every week, Leave It To Beckham would be 12-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Leave It To Beckham would have defeated PURPLE BLOOD VIKES 294.76-182.68.
Leave It To Beckham would be 8-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as PURPLE BLOOD VIKES.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Leave It To Beckham, PURPLE BLOOD VIKES would be 2-8.
If Leave It To Beckham had played every team in the league each week, they would be 81-27.
If they played every team every week, PURPLE BLOOD VIKES would be 9-99.

Coach Talk

Leave It To Beckham
Whoa, the Dolphins defense didn't know what hit 'em! 30 completions on 37 attempts: good enough for a 81% completion percentage for Andrew Luck. We know the GM of Leave It To Beckham has gotta be grateful for that attention to detail.
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
Fortunately, PURPLE BLOOD VIKES, this week's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Starting quite a few zero-point players in a tough fantasy matchup... let's attempt to move forward with a full deck of cards next time?