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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Mr. Marbles
2-10 107.78
102.8
 
VS
proj
PeterLovesThePackers
75.6 3-9
73.63

Mr. Marbles hand PeterLovesThePackers third straight loss in 107.78-75.60 rout

Mr. Marbles cruised to a 107.78-75.60 win to hand PeterLovesThePackers their third straight loss. Mr. Marbles earned a 5.40-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones (12.8 points) and Matt Prater (4) and never looked back. Eric Ebron (16.5 points) and Julian Edelman (14.4) carried the flag for PeterLovesThePackers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Mr. Marbles have knocked off PeterLovesThePackers, after winning 117.86-81.24 in their last matchup. Mr. Marbles (2-10) will look to add to their success against Wide Left, while PeterLovesThePackers (3-9) will try to get back in the win column against Snappy Mcgee.

Matchup Timeline

  Mr. Marbles   PeterLovesThePackers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Broncos defense overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 13 points against their 6.5-point projection. In a 24-17 win over the Steelers, they allowed 17 points, surrendered 527 yards, and forced 4 turnovers. The Broncos defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Bengals next week.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

Mr. Marbles
Points
% of total points 107.78
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.38
20.72
25.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
15.5
13.65
14.4%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15.3
12.13
14.2%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
13
6.5
12.1%
PeterLovesThePackers
Points
% of total points 75.6
1
Eric Ebron
TE
16.5
5.67
21.8%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
14.4
9.5
19%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
11.92
20.58
15.8%
4
Chris Boswell
K
10.08
9.31
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Mr. Marbles became the proud owner of a 43.90-33.80 lead. For Mr. Marbles, Rob Gronkowski had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Julian Edelman made the highlight reel for PeterLovesThePackers with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Mr. Marbles, contributing to a 103.68-75.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Mr. Marbles   PeterLovesThePackers

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against PeterLovesThePackers, Mr. Marbles averaged more points (112.82) than they usually score (83.9).
PeterLovesThePackers are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Mr. Marbles are doing a better job of that, averaging 83.9 versus PeterLovesThePackers's 72.56.
Even the machines think Mr. Marbles have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (89.26) than PeterLovesThePackers (81.32).
Once Mr. Marbles put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than PeterLovesThePackers (2 vs 1).
Mr. Marbles should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than PeterLovesThePackers (5 vs 4).
By position, Mr. Marbles have outscored PeterLovesThePackers at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for Mr. Marbles had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for PeterLovesThePackers (1).
Hey PeterLovesThePackers, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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