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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Dan the Man
9-3 127.78
127.7
 
VS
proj
Arnie Weinmeister
116.74 7-5
125.33

Dan the Man jump into top spot, 127.78-116.74

Dan the Man jumped into the top spot in NFL*HALL*OF*FAME*FANTASY* with a come-from-behind victory over Arnie Weinmeister, coming back to earn a 127.78-116.74 win. Dan the Man trailed 91.94-115.78 heading into Monday night, but the team rallied behind Ka'imi Fairbairn, who made both of his FG attempts for 12 points. Leonard Fournette (95 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 13 Rec Yds) and Aaron Jones (72 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 21 Rec Yds) did their part for Arnie Weinmeister in the loss. This marks the second time this season Dan the Man have gotten the best of Arnie Weinmeister, after winning 173.36-90.88 in their last matchup. Dan the Man (9-3) have now won four games in a row and will look to earn another W against The Thurmanator. Arnie Weinmeister (7-5) will face off against Randy Moss in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dan the Man   Arnie Weinmeister

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett caught 5 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown as the Seahawks beat the Panthers 30-27. In doing so, he put up 21.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Dan the Man this week. In Week 13, Lockett and the Seahawks will square off against the 49ers.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Dan the Man
Points
% of total points 127.78
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
27.28
20.59
21.3%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
21.5
10.29
16.8%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
19
16.33
14.9%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
16.4
13.05
12.8%
Arnie Weinmeister
Points
% of total points 116.74
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
24.8
15.91
21.2%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
17.3
14.12
14.8%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
17
10.49
14.6%
4
D.J. Moore
WR
15.8
10.67
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matthew Stafford had a 43-yard pass for Arnie Weinmeister, helping to stake Arnie Weinmeister to a 34.84-27.20 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Arnie Weinmeister had a 74.64-62.80 lead. Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard catch for Dan the Man, while Rob Gronkowski had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Quincy Enunwa made the highlight reel for Arnie Weinmeister with a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 97-yard touchdown pass for Dan the Man to contribute to a 115.78-74.64 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dan the Man   Arnie Weinmeister

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 10) of the starters on Dan the Man exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite six of their 10 starters exceeding their projected points, Arnie Weinmeister lost.
Dan the Man won despite starting Zay Jones, who scored zero points.
Dan the Man put up fewer points than their season scoring average (133.07) while Arnie Weinmeister scored above theirs (112.29).
Dan the Man recorded more points than their projected total, while Arnie Weinmeister failed to reach their projection.
The loss concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for Arnie Weinmeister.
Not only did Dan the Man get the W, but they also covered the 2.37-point predicted margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, Dan the Man moves to (1-1), while Arnie Weinmeister falls to (1-1).

Coach Talk

Dan the Man
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches, right? Thanks to a sound outing from Ben Roethlisberger, we absolutely dominated Arnie Weinmeister at the quarterback position this past week (27.28 points to 4.44). Roethlisberger went 41-for-56 for 462 yards, one TD, and two INTs in a 24-17 loss to the Broncos.
Arnie Weinmeister
Even though we weren't able to get the win this past week, let's remember that we still have a bounty of fantasy football awesomeness to be thankful for.