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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Maniacs
9-3 80
97.11
 
VS
proj
Manager-less Team
43 3-9
59.94

The Maniacs knock off Manager-less Team for fourth straight win in 80-43 rout

The Maniacs extended their win streak to four games with a convincing victory over Manager-less Team, rolling to an 80-43 win. The Maniacs grabbed a 15-point lead on Thursday behind Will Fuller V (14 points) and T.Y. Hilton (1) and never relinquished it. The Baltimore Ravens defense (6 Pts Allowed, 221 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Davante Adams (7 Rec, 43 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Manager-less Team in the loss. The Maniacs (9-3) will look to keep it rolling against Team Zebra, while Manager-less Team (3-9) meet Howling Werebeast's in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Maniacs   Manager-less Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense (3 Pts Allowed, 134 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 13 points against the Broncos in Week 12. Their scoring output was 59.1% more than their 8.17-point projection and was much higher than their 7.17-point season scoring average. The Bills defense ranks #10 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

The Maniacs
Points
% of total points 80
1
Michael Thomas
WR
16
12.26
20%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
14
7.82
17.5%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
13
8.17
16.3%
4
Le'Veon Bell
RB
9
11.18
11.3%
Manager-less Team
Points
% of total points 43
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
6.8
30.2%
2
Davante Adams
WR
12
12.23
27.9%
3
Robert Woods
WR
9
7.83
20.9%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
4
5.1
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Will Fuller V had a 51-yard catch and a 44-yard catch for The Maniacs, contributing to a 15-0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Maniacs   Manager-less Team

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starting players on The Maniacs exceeded their scoring projections.
Manager-less Team had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Manager-less Team even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 37.17, and The Maniacs covered by 37.
In blowout games this year, The Maniacs moves to (5-2), while Manager-less Team falls to (1-3).
For Manager-less Team, the Baltimore Ravens defense scored 13 points, the fifth-best score for a DEF this week.

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