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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Ray Nitschke
5-7 118.18
122.33
 
VS
proj
Bradshaws Bombers
70.82 5-7
131.65

Ray Nitschke hand Bradshaws Bombers third consecutive loss in 118.18-70.82 rout

Ray Nitschke rolled to a 118.18-70.82 win to hand Bradshaws Bombers their third consecutive loss. The matchup was decided before it really even started, as Ray Nitschke leapt out to a 34.50-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Julio Jones (20.8 points) and Jordan Reed (12.5). Matt Breida (16 points) and Aaron Rodgers (11.92) led the charge for Bradshaws Bombers in the loss. Ray Nitschke (5-7) will look to sustain their momentum against TROY AIKMAN, while Bradshaws Bombers (5-7) face The Bus #36 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Ray Nitschke   Bradshaws Bombers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 27.38 points against his 20.68-point projection. In a 24-17 win over the Packers, he passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards. Cousins ranks #16 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Ray Nitschke
Points
% of total points 118.18
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.38
20.68
23.2%
2
Julio Jones
WR
20.8
20.05
17.6%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
19.2
16.05
16.2%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
13
11.8
11%
Bradshaws Bombers
Points
% of total points 70.82
1
Matt Breida
RB
16
17.4
22.6%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
11.92
20.64
16.8%
3
Michael Crabtree
WR
10.6
9.63
15%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
10.6
15.34
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Ray Nitschke, contributing to a 97.58-70.82 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Ray Nitschke   Bradshaws Bombers

Game Notes

Ray Nitschke had five of their 10 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Bradshaws Bombers had only one of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Ray Nitschke won despite starting Ronald Jones II, who scored zero points.
Kirk Cousins, Julio Jones, and Keenan Allen all scored more points than Matt Breida, the leading scorer for Bradshaws Bombers.
Ray Nitschke put up more points than their season scoring average (115.08) while Bradshaws Bombers fell short of theirs (127.98).
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The win snaps a three-game losing skid for Ray Nitschke.
In blowout games this year, Ray Nitschke moves to (3-3), while Bradshaws Bombers falls to (3-3).

Next Week Preview

Bradshaws Bombers
One winless skid will conclude in Week 13 as ninth-place Bradshaws Bombers have now dropped three consecutive games while the opposition, The Bus #36, have lost four straight. 12 weeks into the 2018 campaign, Bradshaws Bombers have accumulated the sixth-most points in the league. The Bus #36 (128.51 PPG) are ranked fifth. Over the last three weeks, Bradshaws Bombers has scored 98.97 points per game, while The Bus #36 has averaged 129.25 per contest.
Ray Nitschke
Ray Nitschke (5-7) will face TROY AIKMAN (3-9) in Week 13. Through 12 weeks of action, Ray Nitschke have accumulated the 11th-most points in the league while TROY AIKMAN (and their 109.02 points per game) are ranked 13th. In terms of recent scoring production, these two squads have been mirror images of each other lately. Ray Nitschke have put up 110.04 points per game over the last three weeks, while TROY AIKMAN have averaged 110.83 per outing over that same stretch.