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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
WannaBes
8-4 115.44
94.82
 
VS
proj
Short Bus Ryderz
67.7 6-6
96.93

WannaBes knock off Short Bus Ryderz in 115.44-67.70 rout

WannaBes rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 115.44-67.70 win over Short Bus Ryderz, who fell short of projections. Short Bus Ryderz pulled out to a 2.40-point lead on Thursday, but it was all WannaBes after that. They were led by Jarvis Landry (27.8 points) and Drew Brees (25.44). The Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14 points) and Tom Brady (11.3) led the way for Short Bus Ryderz in the loss. This marks the first time this season WannaBes have knocked off Short Bus Ryderz, after falling 101.74-91.86 in their last matchup. WannaBes (8-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Earth-99 StL Rams, while Short Bus Ryderz (6-6) will face off against Sunnydale Scoobies in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  WannaBes   Short Bus Ryderz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Dolphins in Week 12, Landry scored 27.8 points to more-than-double his 10.16-point projection. He caught 10 passes for 148 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on WannaBes this week. Landry will square off against the Steelers next week.
Jarvis Landry

Top Player Comparison

WannaBes
Points
% of total points 115.44
1
Jarvis Landry
WR
27.8
10.16
24.1%
2
Drew Brees
QB
25.44
20.16
22%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
18
8.11
15.6%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
16
10.39
13.9%
Short Bus Ryderz
Points
% of total points 67.7
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
11.65
20.7%
2
Tom Brady
QB
11.3
19.93
16.7%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
10.8
11.81
16%
4
Stephen Hauschka
K
8
7.74
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass for WannaBes, while Calvin Ridley had a 21-yard touchdown catch, helping WannaBes to a 91.04-41.30 lead.

Points By Position

  WannaBes   Short Bus Ryderz

What If

WannaBes would have beaten six other teams besides Short Bus Ryderz this week.
Short Bus Ryderz would have lost to five other teams besides WannaBes this week.
WannaBes would be 8-4 if they played Short Bus Ryderz every week.
Last week, WannaBes would have gotten the win over Short Bus Ryderz 102-91.64.
WannaBes would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Short Bus Ryderz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WannaBes, Short Bus Ryderz would be 5-5.
If WannaBes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 62-46.
If they played every team every week, Short Bus Ryderz would be 51-57.

Coach Talk

WannaBes
Creating mismatches is a big key to success in football. Not only did we double up Short Bus Ryderz at QB (25.44 points to 11.3), we also utterly dominated them at WR (47.6 to 17.4).
Short Bus Ryderz
Even though we weren't able to get the win this past week, let's remember to be thankful for the bounty of awesomeness that is fantasy football.