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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Nerd Herd
5-7 93.68
96.35
 
VS
proj
Harper's Team
87.72 3-9
91.75

Nerd Herd come back to defeat Harper's Team for third straight win, 93.68-87.72

Nerd Herd extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Harper's Team, coming back for a 93.68-87.72 win. After trailing 83.62-43.98 heading into Monday night, Nerd Herd charged back behind Corey Davis (39 Rush Yds, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and DeAndre Hopkins (5 Rec, 74 Rec Yds). Cam Newton (23.54 points) and Austin Ekeler (16.3) were the top scorers for Harper's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Nerd Herd have knocked off Harper's Team, after falling 100.94-85.32 in their last matchup. Nerd Herd improve to 5-7 on the season, while Harper's Team fall to 3-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Nerd Herd   Harper's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Davis racked up 135 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass as the Titans lost to the Texans 34-17. In doing so, he put up 19.5 points to more-than-double his 8.17-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Nerd Herd this week. Davis will battle the Jets in Week 13.
Corey Davis

Top Player Comparison

Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 93.68
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
22.8
13.82
24.3%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
21.68
22
23.1%
3
Corey Davis
WR
19.5
8.17
20.8%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
7.4
13.58
7.9%
Harper's Team
Points
% of total points 87.72
1
Cam Newton
QB
23.54
22.09
26.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
16.3
8.55
18.6%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
15.1
10.28
17.2%
4
Peyton Barber
RB
12.3
9.89
14%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Ryan had a 50-yard pass for Nerd Herd, helping the team to a 25.68-3.70 lead.
Monday
Corey Davis had a 48-yard touchdown catch for Nerd Herd on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Nerd Herd   Harper's Team

StatSmack

A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Nerd Herd have won three straight weeks, while Harper's Team have dropped their last nine.
Nerd Herd don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Harper's Team (3 vs 1).
Nerd Herd see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Harper's Team (0).
Nerd Herd should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Harper's Team (5 vs 3).
By position, Nerd Herd have outscored Harper's Team at QB, WR, and K this season.
Nerd Herd has a higher average scoring margin (5) than Harper's Team this season (-19).
The starters for Nerd Herd had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Harper's Team (0).
Don't worry Harper's Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Nerd Herd
Solid work this past week, Nerd Herd! We'll give thanks for this bountiful victory, and now shift our attention towards a tough challenge in .
Harper's Team
Unless Harper's Team wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many chances" is definitely not an excuse this week. As a group, our trio of pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 16 times in Week 12. Chemistry could be an issue, as that group tallied only 10 receptions.