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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Dipper
5-7 96.3
103.84
 
VS
proj
Joe Buck Yourself
86.17 6-6
86.04

Back-and-forth battle ends with Dipper coming back to top Joe Buck Yourself, 96.30-86.17

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Dipper came from behind for a 96.30-86.17 win to hand Joe Buck Yourself their third straight loss. Despite trailing 86.17-83.60 heading into Monday night, Dipper rallied behind Robert Woods (12.7 points). Drew Brees (311 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Le'Veon Bell (49 Rush Yds, 59 Rec Yds) led the way for Joe Buck Yourself in the loss. Dipper improve to 5-7 on the season, while Joe Buck Yourself fall to 6-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Dipper   Joe Buck Yourself

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Buccaneers defense (22 Pts Allowed, 337 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 16 points in a 35-22 win over the Falcons in Week 12. Their scoring output nearly quadrupled their 4.06-point projection and was much higher than their 5.14-point season scoring average. The Buccaneers defense will face the Jaguars next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

Dipper
Points
% of total points 96.3
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
28.8
21.3
29.9%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
16
4.06
16.6%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
13.3
15.87
13.8%
4
Robert Woods
WR
12.7
10.7
13.2%
Joe Buck Yourself
Points
% of total points 86.17
1
Drew Brees
QB
28.47
23.92
33%
2
Le'Veon Bell
RB
13.3
14.18
15.4%
3
Jamaal Williams
RB
11.5
8.69
13.3%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
11
5.83
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Joe Buck Yourself who took the lead, 74.67-70.30. For Dipper, Baker Mayfield had a 35-yard touchdown pass. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for Joe Buck Yourself with a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Dipper   Joe Buck Yourself

What If

Dipper would have beaten seven other teams besides Joe Buck Yourself this week.
Joe Buck Yourself would have lost to seven other teams besides Dipper this week.
Dipper would be 4-8 if they played Joe Buck Yourself every week.
Last week, Joe Buck Yourself would have topped Dipper 88.4-87.16.
Dipper would be 4-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Joe Buck Yourself.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dipper, Joe Buck Yourself would be 7-4.
If Dipper had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-107.
If they played every team every week, Joe Buck Yourself would be 97-83.

Coach Talk

Dipper
You know, the key to football is spotting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by utterly dominating Joe Buck Yourself at the wide receiver position (28.8 points to 8.1).
Joe Buck Yourself
Hey, Joe Buck Yourself, did your wideouts talk bad about their offensive coordinators or something? Seeing just five targets combined in Week 12, our three wide receivers clearly got on their respective QBs' bad sides.