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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Paper Curtain
5-7 114.8
108.93
 
VS
proj
Little Machines
69.9 3-9
84.82

The Paper Curtain hand Little Machines third straight loss in 114.80-69.90 rout

The Paper Curtain rolled to a 114.80-69.90 win to hand Little Machines their third consecutive loss. Little Machines took a 41.10-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Julio Jones, who caught 11 passes for 147 yards for 18.3 points, and Kenny Golladay, who caught 5 passes for 90 yards (11.5 points). But it was all The Paper Curtain after that. They were led by JuJu Smith-Schuster (31.4 points) and Tom Brady (23.22). The Paper Curtain (5-7) will look to keep it rolling against 11 Angry Men, while Little Machines (3-9) try to right the ship against Lord of the Rings.

Matchup Timeline

  The Paper Curtain   Little Machines

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster (13 Rec, 189 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 31.4 points against the Broncos in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.86-point projection and was much higher than his 14.28-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

The Paper Curtain
Points
% of total points 114.8
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
31.4
12.86
27.4%
2
Tom Brady
QB
23.22
24.13
20.2%
3
Chris Carson
RB
13.3
12.07
11.6%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
13.1
10.74
11.4%
Little Machines
Points
% of total points 69.9
1
Julio Jones
WR
18.3
17.54
26.2%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
11.5
12.38
16.5%
3
Jake Elliott
K
11
10.1
15.7%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
9.8
11.97
14%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenny Golladay had a 43-yard catch for Little Machines to contribute to a 46.90-5.80 lead for Little Machines.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady found Rob Gronkowski for a 34-yard touchdown pass for The Paper Curtain. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 21-yard touchdown pass, helping The Paper Curtain to a 68.02-60.90 lead.
Sunday Late
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 97-yard touchdown catch for The Paper Curtain to contribute to a 111.50-60.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Paper Curtain   Little Machines

Game Notes

The Paper Curtain had five of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Little Machines had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Little Machines can partially blame the loss on Mitchell Trubisky, who didn't score any points.
The Paper Curtain put up more points than their season scoring average (102.23) while Little Machines fell short of theirs (92.72).
The Paper Curtain put up more points than their projected total, while Little Machines fell short of their projection.
Not only did The Paper Curtain get the W, but they also covered the 24.11-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, The Paper Curtain moves to (2-4), while Little Machines falls to (1-4).

Coach Talk

The Paper Curtain
Nice work this past week, The Paper Curtain! Let's give thanks for this bountiful victory, and now shift our attention towards a stiff challenge in 11 Angry Men.
Little Machines
Well, Little Machines, Week 12's problem was pretty easy to diagnose. Choosing to start Mitchell Trubisky in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up almost 115 points... let's do a little research beforehand in Week 13?