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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Nashville Ninjas
4-8 178.97
156.6
 
VS
proj
The Outlaws
177.69 10-2
209.57

Nashville Ninjas earn win against The Outlaws in 178.97-177.69 battle

Nashville Ninjas brought their A game, squeaking by for a 178.97-177.69 win over The Outlaws, who fell short of projections. The Outlaws made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Nashville Ninjas led 175.97-152.76 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 24.93 points from Ka'imi Fairbairn and DeAndre Hopkins on Monday night for The Outlaws. Nashville Ninjas were led by Adam Thielen, who caught 8 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown for 28.08 points, and Kenyan Drake, who racked up 96 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (27.4 points). Nashville Ninjas (4-8) will look to add to their success against FEAR THE NECKBEARD, while The Outlaws (10-2) meet Orange Nation in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Nashville Ninjas   The Outlaws

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake (32 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 64 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 27.4 points against the Colts in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.03-point projection and was much higher than his 12.34-point season scoring average. Drake ranks #68 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Nashville Ninjas
Points
% of total points 178.97
1
Adam Thielen
WR
28.08
19.78
15.7%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
27.4
10.03
15.3%
3
Sony Michel
RB
22.67
12.46
12.7%
4
Adam Humphries
WR
18.34
10.1
10.2%
The Outlaws
Points
% of total points 177.69
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
38.56
27.58
21.7%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
18.5
27.89
10.4%
3
Davante Adams
WR
18.35
18.63
10.3%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
17.7
14.27
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Humphries had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Nashville Ninjas to contribute to a 98.99-47.73 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Nashville Ninjas, contributing to a 147.89-65.65 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for The Outlaws, who trailed 175.97-152.76 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Nashville Ninjas   The Outlaws

Game Notes

Eight of the 12 starters on Nashville Ninjas exceeded their projected point totals.
The Outlaws had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Nashville Ninjas put up more points than their season scoring average (163.26) while The Outlaws fell short of theirs (210.73).
Nashville Ninjas recorded more points than their projected total, while The Outlaws fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 1.28-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a eight-game winless streak for Nashville Ninjas, while the loss breaks a two-game unbeaten streak for The Outlaws.
In close games this year, Nashville Ninjas moves to (1-0), while The Outlaws falls to (3-1).
Despite the loss, Kirk Cousins scored 38.56 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Nashville Ninjas
Earning the win is most important, Nashville Ninjas, but we certainly know of one spot where we should get stronger as a team: our quarterback was thoroughly outplayed by the opposition. Our one signal-callers combined for only 13.65 points in Week 12, while the QBs for The Outlaws nearly tripled us up with a score of 38.56. Let's put some extra effort into studying those playbooks!
The Outlaws
Even though we didn't earn the win in Week 12, let's remember to be thankful for the bounty of goodness that is fantasy football.