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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
5-7 188.5
170.97
 
VS
proj
Indianapolis Colts
179.02 8-4
211.53

Cincinnati Bengals come back to win against Indianapolis Colts, 188.50-179.02

Cincinnati Bengals rose to the occasion, rallying to earn a 188.50-179.02 win over Indianapolis Colts, who fell short of projections. Cincinnati Bengals trailed 179.02-151.60 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Marquise Brown (21.2 points) and Robert Woods (15.7). Jameis Winston (32.32 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (27.4) led the charge for Indianapolis Colts in defeat. Cincinnati Bengals (5-7) will look to add to their success against LA Rams, while Indianapolis Colts (8-4) attempt to get back on track against Washington Redskins.

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   Indianapolis Colts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Suh (4 Tackles) scored 11 points against the Falcons in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 3.58-point projection and was much higher than his 3.88-point season scoring average. Suh ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Ndamukong Suh

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 188.5
1
Sam Darnold
QB
32.2
21.57
17.1%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
21.2
9.03
11.2%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
15.8
16.55
8.4%
4
Robert Woods
WR
15.7
13.06
8.3%
Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 179.02
1
Jameis Winston
QB
32.32
24.24
18.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27.4
20.56
15.3%
3
T.J. Watt
LB
14
12.81
7.8%
4
Malcolm Jenkins
S
14
6.4
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Indianapolis Colts, helping give Indianapolis Colts a 39.90-4.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Indianapolis Colts emerged with a 159.82-123.90 lead. For Cincinnati Bengals, Sam Darnold had a 69-yard pass. Jameis Winston had a 71-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for Indianapolis Colts, while John Brown had a 34-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   Indianapolis Colts

Game Notes

Cincinnati Bengals won despite the fact that only 11 of their 23 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Indianapolis Colts had only six of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Cincinnati Bengals had four starters score zero points, while Indianapolis Colts had three.
Cincinnati Bengals put up more points than their season scoring average (171.79) while Indianapolis Colts fell short of theirs (210.21).
Cincinnati Bengals put up more points than their projected total, while Indianapolis Colts fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 9.48-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Cincinnati Bengals moves to (2-1) in upset games this season, while Indianapolis Colts falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Jameis Winston (32.32 points) registered the second-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Cincinnati Bengals
We do admire the confidence this past week, Cincinnati Bengals. Playing not one, not two, but FOUR starters with zero points while still earning the W... that's playing with fire. Try those shenanigans next week against LA Rams and see what happens.
Indianapolis Colts
Yo, Indianapolis Colts, what did your pass-catchers do to annoy their quarterbacks this week? Accumulating just 23 targets as a group in Week 12, our starting receiver crew (four WR, three TE) clearly need to get in their respective QBs' ears this week in practice.