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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Toothless Wannabee
6-6 117.12
105.37
 
VS
proj
Cliff's Choice Team
104.14 8-4
129.98

Toothless Wannabee beat predictions, defeat Cliff's Choice Team, 117.12-104.14

Toothless Wannabee outperformed expectations, earning a 117.12-104.14 win over Cliff's Choice Team, who fell short of projections. Toothless Wannabee never trailed in this one after grabbing a 21.86-point lead on Thursday behind Amari Cooper (34 points) and Mohamed Sanu (9.7). Drew Brees (171 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Joe Mixon (89 Rush Yds, 66 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Cliff's Choice Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Toothless Wannabee have beaten Cliff's Choice Team, after falling 130.06-87.62 in their last matchup. Toothless Wannabee (6-6) will look to sustain their momentum against SlamaLamaDingDong!, while Cliff's Choice Team (8-4) meet sleepy's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Toothless Wannabee   Cliff's Choice Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 34 points against his 9.85-point projection. In a 31-23 win over the Redskins, he caught 8 passes for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cooper ranks #87 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Toothless Wannabee
Points
% of total points 117.12
1
Amari Cooper
WR
34
9.85
29%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19.22
20.35
16.4%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
19
7.55
16.2%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
11
17.58
9.4%
Cliff's Choice Team
Points
% of total points 104.14
1
Drew Brees
QB
21.44
24.23
20.6%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
19
15.09
18.2%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
17
13.3
16.3%
4
Mike Evans
WR
14.6
14.32
14%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Thursday, but it was Toothless Wannabee who emerged with the lead, 49.10-27.24. For Toothless Wannabee, Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for Cliff's Choice Team with a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Toothless Wannabee emerged with a 93.12-70.94 lead. For Toothless Wannabee, Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for Cliff's Choice Team with a 42-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Toothless Wannabee   Cliff's Choice Team

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Toothless Wannabee scored more than their projected point totals.
Cliff's Choice Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Cliff's Choice Team can partially blame the loss on the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, who didn't score any points.
Toothless Wannabee put up more points than their season scoring average (108.02) while Cliff's Choice Team fell short of theirs (117.19).
Toothless Wannabee put up more points than their projected total, while Cliff's Choice Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 12.98-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat puts an end to a four-match winning streak for Cliff's Choice Team.
In upset games this season, Toothless Wannabee moves to (1-1), while Cliff's Choice Team falls to (0-2).
On the losing side, Drew Brees put up 21.44 points, the fifth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Toothless Wannabee
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Toothless Wannabee! Having said that, if we want to ramp our performance up to the next level, then we have found an area to improve. Our starting running backs were clearly outmatched by the opposition. Adrian Peterson (44 yards from scrimmage, no TDs) and LeSean McCoy (53 yards, no TDs) combined for just 11.2 points in Week 12. Phillip Lindsay and Joe Mixon tripled us up with a score of 36. Let's work with the O-line to find some more holes in Week 13!
Cliff's Choice Team
Luckily, Week 12's problem was pretty easy to diagnose, Cliff's Choice Team. Going with the Jacksonville Jaguars defense in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up over 117 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?