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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
brenda's Team
6-6 80.72
99.35
 
VS
proj
Ethan's Expert Team
71.78 7-5
90.02

Back-and-forth battle ends with brenda's Team defeating Ethan's Expert Team, 80.72-71.78

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, brenda's Team earned a hard-fought victory over Ethan's Expert Team, securing a 80.72-71.78 win. brenda's Team were led by Leonard Fournette (95 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 13 Rec Yds) and the Denver Broncos defense (17 Pts Allowed, 527 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers), while Kirk Cousins (342 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 17 Rush Yds) and Keenan Allen (7 Rec, 72 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Ethan's Expert Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season brenda's Team have gotten the best of Ethan's Expert Team, after falling 96.84-77.2 in their last matchup. brenda's Team (6-6) will look to add to their success against crzylkthat's Team, while Ethan's Expert Team (7-5) will try to right the ship against FREE FANTASY SUCKS.

Matchup Timeline

  brenda's Team   Ethan's Expert Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 24-17 win over the Steelers, the Broncos defense scored 13 points to nearly double their 6.51-point projection. They allowed 17 points, surrendered 527 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on brenda's Team this week. The Broncos will go up against the Bengals in Week 13.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

brenda's Team
Points
% of total points 80.72
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
24.3
15.27
30.1%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
13
6.51
16.1%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
11.92
20.57
14.8%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
11.2
16.2
13.9%
Ethan's Expert Team
Points
% of total points 71.78
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.38
20.73
38.1%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
16.7
13.92
23.3%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
10.3
21.34
14.3%
4
Golden Tate
WR
5
9.28
7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Ethan's Expert Team, contributing to a 71.78-56.42 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  brenda's Team   Ethan's Expert Team

What If

brenda's Team would have beaten only two other teams besides Ethan's Expert Team this week.
Ethan's Expert Team would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
brenda's Team would be 4-8 if they played Ethan's Expert Team every week.
Ethan's Expert Team would have gotten the victory over brenda's Team 116.38-88.68 had they played each other last week.
brenda's Team would be 2-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ethan's Expert Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as brenda's Team, Ethan's Expert Team would be 6-4.
If brenda's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 35-73.
If they played every team every week, Ethan's Expert Team would be 58-50.

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