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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
LeveonBellNevrPlayed
4-8 142.06
113.28
 
VS
proj
LavarBall Never Lost
119.74 4-8
107.53

LeveonBellNevrPlayed top LavarBall Never Lost for third straight win in 142.06-119.74 rout

LeveonBellNevrPlayed extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over LavarBall Never Lost, cruising to a 142.06-119.74 win. LeveonBellNevrPlayed took a 22.30-point lead on Thursday behind Tarik Cohen (15.4 points) and the Chicago Bears defense (14) and never relinquished it. Leonard Fournette (24.3 points) and Cam Newton (23.54) did their part for LavarBall Never Lost in the loss. This marks the first time this season LeveonBellNevrPlayed have taken down LavarBall Never Lost, after falling 139.94-108.8 in their last matchup. LeveonBellNevrPlayed (4-8) will look to build on their success against Owen Heart, while LavarBall Never Lost (4-8) will meet Diamond Dallas Page in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  LeveonBellNevrPlayed   LavarBall Never Lost

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster (13 Rec, 189 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 35.4 points against the Broncos in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.86-point projection and was much higher than his 16.03-point season scoring average. Smith-Schuster ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

LeveonBellNevrPlayed
Points
% of total points 142.06
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
35.4
12.86
24.9%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
27.28
20.21
19.2%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
19
15.09
13.4%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
15.4
11.97
10.8%
LavarBall Never Lost
Points
% of total points 119.74
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
24.3
15.28
20.3%
2
Cam Newton
QB
23.54
22.09
19.7%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
15.1
14.54
12.6%
4
David Njoku
TE
14.8
8.03
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger hit JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 97-yard touchdown pass for LeveonBellNevrPlayed, contributing to a 142.06-70.34 lead for LeveonBellNevrPlayed.
Sunday Night
Dalvin Cook had a 26-yard touchdown catch for LavarBall Never Lost, who trailed 142.06-85.44 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  LeveonBellNevrPlayed   LavarBall Never Lost

Game Notes

LeveonBellNevrPlayed had seven of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.
LavarBall Never Lost lost despite six of their 10 starters scoring higher than their points projection.
LavarBall Never Lost can partially blame the loss on Devin Funchess, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The defeat snaps a two-game winning streak for LavarBall Never Lost.
Not only did LeveonBellNevrPlayed win, but they also easily covered the 5.75-point projected margin of victory.
LeveonBellNevrPlayed moves to (3-6) in blowout games this season, while LavarBall Never Lost falls to (3-5).

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