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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
OleOle Bombarders
9-3 113
104.78
 
VS
proj
FC East Exit Košice
100.54 9-3
118.38

OleOle Bombarders overtake FC East Exit Košice for top spot, 113.00-100.54

OleOle Bombarders overtook FC East Exit Košice in the standings, climbing atop the standings in CZNFL Dynasty League 18 with a hard-fought victory, securing a 113.00-100.54 win. FC East Exit Košice earned a 1.04-point lead on Thursday, but OleOle Bombarders held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 13 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown for 24.9 points, and Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 143 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (20.3 points). Drew Brees (21.44 points) and Melvin Gordon III (18.6) carried the flag for FC East Exit Košice in the loss. This marks the second time this season OleOle Bombarders have taken down FC East Exit Košice, after winning 111.86-79.78 in their last matchup. OleOle Bombarders (9-3) will look to keep it rolling against Trut Miners, while FC East Exit Košice (9-3) face Bratislava Ravens in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  OleOle Bombarders   FC East Exit Košice

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster (13 Rec, 189 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 24.9 points in a 24-17 lost to the Broncos in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.31-point projection and was much higher than his 11.07-point season scoring average. Smith-Schuster ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

OleOle Bombarders
Points
% of total points 113
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
24.9
10.31
22%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.3
18.13
18%
3
Tom Brady
QB
19.22
20.34
17%
4
Julio Jones
WR
12.8
13.96
11.3%
FC East Exit Košice
Points
% of total points 100.54
1
Drew Brees
QB
21.44
24.23
21.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.6
16.1
18.5%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
15.1
10.28
15%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
9.6
13.31
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for FC East Exit Košice to contribute to a 34.14-33.10 lead for FC East Exit Košice.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady found Rob Gronkowski for a 34-yard touchdown pass for OleOle Bombarders. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 21-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 65.52-58.24 lead for OleOle Bombarders.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, OleOle Bombarders owned a 113.00-93.14 lead. For OleOle Bombarders, JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 97-yard touchdown catch. Melvin Gordon III made the highlight reel for FC East Exit Košice with a 28-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  OleOle Bombarders   FC East Exit Košice

StatSmack

Even the machines think OleOle Bombarders have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (112.08) than FC East Exit Košice (105.73).
FC East Exit Košice are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than OleOle Bombarders (2 vs 1).
OleOle Bombarders see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than FC East Exit Košice (0).
OleOle Bombarders should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than FC East Exit Košice (6 vs 5).
By position, OleOle Bombarders have outscored FC East Exit Košice at RB this season.
OleOle Bombarders don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for OleOle Bombarders had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for FC East Exit Košice (3).
OleOle Bombarders was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than FC East Exit Košice (1).
Don't worry FC East Exit Košice, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

OleOle Bombarders
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by almost tripling FC East Exit Košice at the wide receiver position (50.2 points to 17.8).
FC East Exit Košice
Producing only four targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for FC East Exit Košice should work to smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to dump it off more frequently.