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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Arrogant Americans
7-5 157.2
158.66
 
VS
proj
Whackers
149.45 8-4
175.2

Back-and-forth battle ends with Arrogant Americans coming back to top Whackers, 157.20-149.45

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Arrogant Americans rallied for a 157.20-149.45 win to hand Whackers their third straight loss. Arrogant Americans trailed 149.45-144.80 heading into Monday night, but the unit made a run behind DeAndre Hopkins (12.4 points). Adam Thielen (8 Rec, 125 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyler Boyd (7 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Whackers in the loss. Arrogant Americans (7-5) will look to rack up another win against Hangovers, while Whackers (8-4) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Norman Nobodies.

Matchup Timeline

  Arrogant Americans   Whackers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making both of his FG attempts against the 49ers, Santos tallied 10 points this week. He scored 37.4% more than his 7.28-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Santos will face the Panthers next week.
Cairo Santos

Top Player Comparison

Arrogant Americans
Points
% of total points 157.2
1
Jameis Winston
QB
30
26.81
19.1%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
19.5
17.34
12.4%
3
Mike Evans
WR
17.6
17.22
11.2%
4
David Njoku
TE
17.3
9.8
11%
Whackers
Points
% of total points 149.45
1
Adam Thielen
WR
26.5
20.38
17.7%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
21.5
16.2
14.4%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
18.4
16.38
12.3%
4
Matt Breida
RB
17
18.46
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Whackers owned a 117.95-100.70 lead. Jameis Winston connected with Mike Evans for a 42-yard pass for Arrogant Americans. Winston also lit up the scoreboard with a 28-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Tyler Boyd had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Whackers, while Julian Edelman had a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Dalvin Cook had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Arrogant Americans, who trailed 149.45-144.80 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Arrogant Americans   Whackers

What If

Arrogant Americans would have beaten 10 other teams besides Whackers this week.
Whackers would have lost to just two other teams besides Arrogant Americans this week.
If they played Whackers every week, Arrogant Americans would be 5-7 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Arrogant Americans would have defeated Whackers 160.25-127.5.
Arrogant Americans would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Whackers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Arrogant Americans, Whackers would be 9-2.
If Arrogant Americans had played every team in the league each week, they would be 81-75.
If they played every team every week, Whackers would be 117-39.

Coach Talk

Arrogant Americans
Nice work this past matchup, Arrogant Americans! Let's give thanks for this bountiful victory, and now shift our attention towards a tough challenge in Hangovers.
Whackers
Even though we weren't able to get a victory in Week 12, let's remember to be thankful for the bounty of awesomeness that is fantasy football.