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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Now were COOKin
4-8 82.86
80.08
 
VS
proj
Blacula's Bums
81.94 6-6
96.1

Blacula's Bums come up short of projections, succumb to Now were COOKin in 82.86-81.94 battle

There's no sugarcoating it, Blacula's Bums underperformed, at least based on projections, as Now were COOKin narrowly earned a 82.86-81.94 win. Blacula's Bums made a run at it on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Now were COOKin led 40.16-61.64 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 15.3 points from Aaron Jones on Sunday night for Blacula's Bums. Now were COOKin were led by Leonard Fournette (95 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 13 Rec Yds) and Jameis Winston (312 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 24 Rush Yds). Now were COOKin (4-8) will look to sustain their momentum against 24 Eh!, while Blacula's Bums (6-6) meet Fighting Chichiwawas in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Now were COOKin   Blacula's Bums

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd (7 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 14.5 points against the Browns in Week 12. His scoring output was 51.5% more than his 9.57-point projection and was higher than his 9.89-point season scoring average. Boyd ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Now were COOKin
Points
% of total points 82.86
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
22.8
13.82
27.5%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
19.64
14.54
23.7%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
14.5
9.57
17.5%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.6
13.14
16.4%
Blacula's Bums
Points
% of total points 81.94
1
Philip Rivers
QB
15.48
13.76
18.9%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
15.3
12.13
18.7%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
15.1
10.28
18.4%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
9.94
18.08
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jameis Winston had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Now were COOKin, while Tyler Boyd had a 28-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 40.16-36.86 lead for Now were COOKin.
Sunday Night
Dalvin Cook had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Now were COOKin, who trailed 81.94-60.06 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Now were COOKin   Blacula's Bums

StatSmack

Now were COOKin must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (82.86) than their season average (76.99).
You can't win if you don't play. Now were COOKin has left fewer points on the bench this season (235.36) than Blacula's Bums (499.74).
Now were COOKin see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Blacula's Bums (0).
Now were COOKin are clutch masters, with more close wins than Blacula's Bums (2 vs 1).
Now were COOKin should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Blacula's Bums (8 vs 5).
By position, Now were COOKin have outscored Blacula's Bums at QB and K this season.
The starters for Now were COOKin had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Blacula's Bums (0).
Hey Blacula's Bums, 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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