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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Blue Wave
6-6 107.98
106.31
 
VS
proj
Big Jerms Worms
96.04 6-6
92.42

The Blue Wave overcome starter's goose egg, top Big Jerms Worms, 107.98-96.04

Both teams were hindered by starters who put up goose eggs, but The Blue Wave were able to persevere and earn the victory, securing a 107.98-96.04 win over Big Jerms Worms. Big Jerms Worms took a 29.44-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from the Chicago Bears defense (20 points) and Brett Maher (7). But The Blue Wave held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jameis Winston (28.88 points) and Phillip Lindsay (19). This marks the second time this season The Blue Wave have taken down Big Jerms Worms, after winning 112.82-100.84 in their last matchup. The Blue Wave (6-6) will look to rack up another win against Redzone 2 Da Endzone, while Big Jerms Worms (6-6) take on Endzone Dance in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Blue Wave   Big Jerms Worms

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lindsay ran for 110 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos beat the Steelers 24-17. In doing so, he put up 19 points to scored 65.2% higher than his 11.5-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Blue Wave this week. Next week, Lindsay will go up against the Bengals.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

The Blue Wave
Points
% of total points 107.98
1
Jameis Winston
QB
28.88
23.8
26.7%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
19
11.5
17.6%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15.3
12.13
14.2%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
14.6
9.04
13.5%
Big Jerms Worms
Points
% of total points 96.04
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
22.8
13.82
23.7%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
20
11.14
20.8%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
18.5
7.28
19.3%
4
Mike Evans
WR
13.6
11.42
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matthew Stafford had a 43-yard pass for Big Jerms Worms, helping to stake Big Jerms Worms to a 38.44-9.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Big Jerms Worms owned a 70.54-51.68 lead. For The Blue Wave, Jameis Winston had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass. Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard catch for Big Jerms Worms, while Mike Evans had a 42-yard catch.

Points By Position

  The Blue Wave   Big Jerms Worms

StatSmack

Big Jerms Worms are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than The Blue Wave (2 vs 1).
The Blue Wave see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Big Jerms Worms (0).
The Blue Wave should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Big Jerms Worms (10 vs 8).
By position, The Blue Wave have outscored Big Jerms Worms at QB and TE this season.
The Blue Wave has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Big Jerms Worms this season (1).
There's not much good to say about Big Jerms Worms this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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