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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
cole's Team
6-6 166
138.35
 
VS
proj
Jim's Grand Team
155 10-2
159.5

Back-and-forth battle ends with cole's Team coming back to beat Jim's Grand Team, 166-155

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, cole's Team earned a come-from-behind victory over Jim's Grand Team, coming back for a 166-155 win. Despite trailing 155-154 heading into Monday night, cole's Team rallied behind DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 5 passes for 74 yards for 12 points. Tom Brady (46 points) and Adam Thielen (31) were the leaders for Jim's Grand Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season cole's Team have taken down Jim's Grand Team, after falling 148-119 in their last matchup. cole's Team (6-6) will look to build on their success against CTE University, while Jim's Grand Team (10-2) will meet BYU Blitz in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  cole's Team   Jim's Grand Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 25 points against his 11.43-point projection. During a 45-10 win over the Cardinals, he racked up 103 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Ekeler ranks #84 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

cole's Team
Points
% of total points 166
1
Russell Wilson
QB
55
36.56
33.1%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
25
11.43
15.1%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
21
15.12
12.7%
4
Justin Tucker
K
16
16.07
9.6%
Jim's Grand Team
Points
% of total points 155
1
Tom Brady
QB
46
44.5
29.7%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
31
20.49
20%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
30
21.96
19.4%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
15
14.3
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, cole's Team owned a 118-103 lead. Russell Wilson had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for cole's Team, while Tyler Boyd had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Jim's Grand Team with a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Dalvin Cook had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Jim's Grand Team to contribute to a 155-154 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  cole's Team   Jim's Grand Team

StatSmack

You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Jim's Grand Team has left more points on the bench this season (1,377) than cole's Team (910).
cole's Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Jim's Grand Team (0).
cole's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Jim's Grand Team (7 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Jim's Grand Team - they’ve made more transactions (3) than cole's Team (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, cole's Team have outscored Jim's Grand Team at DEF this season.
The starters for cole's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Jim's Grand Team (3).
Don't worry Jim's Grand Team, 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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