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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
drizz
8-4 226.74
202.78
 
VS
proj
jbml
212.48 5-7
217.74

drizz jump into 1st place, 226.74-212.48

drizz ascended to the top of the standings in RR Fantasy Dynasty League - S7 with a hard-fought victory over jbml, earning a 226.74-212.48 win. drizz never trailed in this one after grabbing a 13.40-point lead on Thursday behind Amari Cooper (38 points) and Leighton Vander Esch (9). Adam Thielen (26.5 points) and Julio Jones (25.8) did their part for jbml in the loss. This marks the third time this season drizz have taken down jbml, after falling 192.56-172.48 in their last matchup. drizz (8-4) will look to keep it rolling against BALLSWIN, while jbml (5-7) will take on Axel in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  drizz   jbml

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Redskins in Week 12, Cooper caught 8 passes for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 38 points to more-than-triple his 11.91-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. In Week 13, Cooper and the Cowboys will square off against the Saints.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

drizz
Points
% of total points 226.74
1
Amari Cooper
WR
38
11.91
16.8%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
27.8
16.65
12.3%
3
Cam Newton
QB
22.54
21.41
9.9%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
22.1
17.5
9.7%
jbml
Points
% of total points 212.48
1
Adam Thielen
WR
26.5
20.38
12.5%
2
Julio Jones
WR
25.8
21.12
12.1%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
22.88
19.68
10.8%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
20.5
17.34
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch for drizz, helping to stake the team to a 71.00-57.60 lead.
Sunday Early
Jameis Winston had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for jbml, who trailed 155.14-119.68 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  drizz   jbml

Game Notes

Only seven of the 18 starting players on drizz scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite nine of their 18 starters scoring higher than their points projection, jbml lost.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
drizz scored more points than their projected total, while jbml fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 14.26-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Adam Thielen recorded 26.5 points, the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

Next Week Preview

jbml
Up ahead next week, jbml (5-7) will take on Axel (6-6). 12 weeks into the 2018 campaign, jbml are ranked fifth in points scored, while Axel have scored the highest point total in RR Fantasy Dynasty League - S7. Over the last three weeks, jbml has scored 202.25 points per game, while Axel has averaged 187.72 per contest.
drizz
drizz (8-4) will go up against BALLSWIN (4-8) in Week 13. 12 weeks into the 2018 season, drizz have posted the fourth-most points in the league while BALLSWIN (and their 184.03 points per game) are ranked seventh. Over the last three weeks, drizz have put up 236.73 points per game, while BALLSWIN have averaged only 177.35 per contest.