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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Football Giants
8-4 109.34
82.69
 
VS
proj
Project Mayhem
73.32 7-5
89.31

Football Giants beat Project Mayhem for third straight win in 109.34-73.32 rout

Football Giants extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over Project Mayhem, rolling to a 109.34-73.32 win. Project Mayhem jumped out to a 17.12-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Drew Brees, who passed for 171 yards and 4 touchdowns for 18.02 points, and Austin Hooper, who caught 5 passes for 31 yards (3.1 points). But it was all Football Giants after that. They were led by JuJu Smith-Schuster (13 Rec, 189 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Phillip Lindsay (110 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). This marks the first time this season Football Giants have knocked off Project Mayhem, after falling 105.44-98.26 in their last matchup. Football Giants (8-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Naked Canadians, while Project Mayhem (7-5) meet Blue Crabs in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Football Giants   Project Mayhem

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 27.9 points against his 10.41-point projection. In a 24-17 loss to the Broncos, he caught 13 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. Smith-Schuster ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Football Giants
Points
% of total points 109.34
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
27.9
10.41
25.5%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
20
11.5
18.3%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
19.5
9
17.8%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
14.8
11.55
13.5%
Project Mayhem
Points
% of total points 73.32
1
Drew Brees
QB
18.02
17.08
24.6%
2
Davante Adams
WR
12.9
12.18
17.6%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
12
8.63
16.4%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
9
7.02
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Project Mayhem to contribute to a 21.12-4.00 lead for Project Mayhem.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard catch for Football Giants, helping the team to a 53.48-25.22 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Football Giants had a 101.38-48.42 lead. For Football Giants, JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 97-yard touchdown catch. Larry Fitzgerald made the highlight reel for Project Mayhem with a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Football Giants   Project Mayhem

Game Notes

Football Giants had five of their eight starters exceed their projected points.
Project Mayhem lost despite four of their eight starters exceeding their projected points.
Football Giants had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Project Mayhem.
Football Giants put up more points than their season scoring average (90.03) while Project Mayhem fell short of theirs (98.74).
Football Giants put up more points than their projected total, while Project Mayhem fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 36.02-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this season, Football Giants moves to (3-2), while Project Mayhem falls to (4-1).

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