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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Donnie Football
4-8 103.44
104.69
 
VS
proj
Lord of the Rings
68.64 2-10
77.87

Donnie Football hand Lord of the Rings ninth straight loss, 103.44-68.64

Donnie Football came out on top with a 103.44-68.64 win to hand Lord of the Rings their ninth straight loss. Lord of the Rings nabbed a 2.64-point lead on Thursday, but Donnie Football held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cam Newton, who passed for 256 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 63 yards for 26.54 points, and Joe Mixon, who racked up 155 yards from scrimmage (19 points). Adam Thielen (8 Rec, 125 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyler Boyd (7 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Lord of the Rings in the loss. Donnie Football (4-8) will look to maintain their momentum against Kneel O'Donnell, while Lord of the Rings (2-10) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Little Machines.

Matchup Timeline

  Donnie Football   Lord of the Rings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 38 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Titans, Thomas registered 17.8 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.36-point projection and was much higher than his 8.47-point season scoring average. Thomas will face the Browns next week.
Demaryius Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Donnie Football
Points
% of total points 103.44
1
Cam Newton
QB
26.54
25.12
25.7%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
19
15.09
18.4%
3
Demaryius Thomas
WR
17.8
8.36
17.2%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
16.7
13.91
16.1%
Lord of the Rings
Points
% of total points 68.64
1
Adam Thielen
WR
22.5
16.71
32.8%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
18
12.89
26.2%
3
Michael Badgley
K
9
9.31
13.1%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
6.2
8.6
9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matthew Stafford had a 43-yard pass for Lord of the Rings, helping to stake Lord of the Rings to a 5.44-2.80 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyler Boyd had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Lord of the Rings, who trailed 68.94-29.64 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Donnie Football   Lord of the Rings

StatSmack

Lord of the Rings would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last nine matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Lord of the Rings need some help then, averaging just 85.42 versus Donnie Football's 99.43.
Even the computers think Donnie Football have better players. Their projected average points is higher (103.65) than Lord of the Rings (92.98).
You can't win if you don't play. Lord of the Rings has left more points on the bench this season (526.54) than Donnie Football (440.76).
In dire times, at least Donnie Football keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Lord of the Rings (5 vs 6).
Donnie Football laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Lord of the Rings (0).
Donnie Football are clutch masters, with more close wins than Lord of the Rings (2 vs 0).
Donnie Football should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Lord of the Rings (4 vs 3).
Donnie Football have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Lord of the Rings (49 vs 36).
By position, Donnie Football have outscored Lord of the Rings at QB, RB, and TE this season.
Don't worry Lord of the Rings, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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