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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
DARC NARC
7-5 118.1
128.32
 
VS
proj
The Dogs of War
84.6 5-7
119.4

Back-and-forth battle ends with DARC NARC coming back to top The Dogs of War, 118.10-84.60

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, DARC NARC rallied for a 118.10-84.60 win to hand The Dogs of War their fourth consecutive loss. Trailing 84.60-70.15 heading into Monday night, DARC NARC charged back behind Lamar Jackson (169 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 95 Rush Yds). Tom Brady (15.2 points) and Jakobi Meyers (11.4) carried the flag for The Dogs of War in the loss. DARC NARC (7-5) will look to keep it rolling against Dirty Hippies, while The Dogs of War (5-7) will attempt to get back in the win column against Soonerjack.

Matchup Timeline

  DARC NARC   The Dogs of War

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 12 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown against the Seahawks, Ertz tallied 27.1 points this week. His scoring output was 72.8% more than his 15.68-point projection and was much higher than his 13.02-point season scoring average. Ertz ranks #68 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

DARC NARC
Points
% of total points 118.1
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
47.95
29.69
40.6%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
27.1
15.68
22.9%
3
Julio Jones
WR
11.8
19.91
10%
4
Chris Carson
RB
9.7
13.98
8.2%
The Dogs of War
Points
% of total points 84.6
1
Tom Brady
QB
15.2
26.2
18%
2
Jakobi Meyers
WR
11.4
6.61
13.5%
3
Matt Prater
K
11
7.76
13%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
9.5
13.65
11.2%

Points By Position

  DARC NARC   The Dogs of War

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. DARC NARC scored fewer points in this one (118.1) than their season average of 133.19.
The Dogs of War would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost four in a row.
You can't win if you don't play. The Dogs of War has left more points on the bench this season (487.55) than DARC NARC (429.85).
Once DARC NARC put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Dogs of War (4 vs 3).
DARC NARC see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than The Dogs of War (0).
DARC NARC should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than The Dogs of War (4 vs 3).
The Dogs of War have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than DARC NARC (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, DARC NARC have outscored The Dogs of War at QB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about The Dogs of War this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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