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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Graveyard
7-5 141.72
128.6
 
VS
proj
King of the North 👑
136.12 7-5
127.95

The Graveyard come back to defeat King of the North 👑, 141.72-136.12

The Graveyard brought their A game, coming back for a 141.72-136.12 win over King of the North 👑. The Graveyard trailed 136.12-118.02 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Lamar Miller, who ran for 162 yards and a touchdown for 23.7 points. Nick Chubb (84 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 44 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Joe Mixon (89 Rush Yds, 66 Rec Yds) carried the flag for King of the North 👑 in defeat. This marks the first time this season The Graveyard have knocked off King of the North 👑, after falling 158.44-144.56 in their last matchup. The Graveyard (7-5) will look to notch another win against Off Constantly, while King of the North 👑 (7-5) face off against Bad JuJu in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Graveyard   King of the North 👑

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Miller overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 23.7 points against his 13.64-point projection. During a 34-17 win over the Titans, he ran for 162 yards and a touchdown. Miller ranks #77 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Lamar Miller

Top Player Comparison

The Graveyard
Points
% of total points 141.72
1
Drew Brees
QB
28.44
28.56
20.1%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.3
22.08
17.9%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
23.7
13.64
16.7%
4
Mike Evans
WR
17.6
17.22
12.4%
King of the North 👑
Points
% of total points 136.12
1
Nick Chubb
RB
27.8
16.65
20.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
22.5
16.54
16.5%
3
David Njoku
TE
17.3
9.8
12.7%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
15.7
19.44
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for The Graveyard, helping to give the team a 53.74-18.70 lead.
Sunday Early
Mike Evans had a 42-yard catch for The Graveyard, who trailed 98.50-85.64 after the early round of games.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for The Graveyard on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  The Graveyard   King of the North 👑

Game Notes

The Graveyard had seven of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their points projection, King of the North 👑 lost.
The Graveyard won despite starting Willie Snead IV, who scored zero points.
The Graveyard put up more points than their season scoring average (139.26) while King of the North 👑 fell short of theirs (138.67).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 5.6-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This loss concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for King of the North 👑.
Not only did The Graveyard win, but they also covered the 0.65-point projected margin of victory.
The Graveyard moves to (2-1) in comeback games this year, while King of the North 👑 falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Nick Chubb (27.8 points) registered the third-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

The Graveyard
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a sound performance by Drew Brees, we doubled up King of the North 👑 at the quarterback position this past week (28.44 points to 13.92). Brees went 15-for-22 for 171 yards, four TDs, and an INT in a 31-17 triumph over the Falcons.
King of the North 👑
Even though we weren't able to earn a victory this past week, let's remember to give thanks for the bounty of awesomeness that is fantasy football.