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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Birds
9-3 142.94
106.23
 
VS
proj
Trogdor!
80.17 5-7
113.35

Dirty Birds top Trogdor! for third straight win in 142.94-80.17 rout

Dirty Birds extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Trogdor!, cruising to a 142.94-80.17 win. Dirty Birds grabbed an 8.50-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins (16.7 points) and never gave it up. Drew Brees (17.22 points) and Justin Simmons (10.5) carried the flag for Trogdor! in the loss. This marks the second time this season Dirty Birds have knocked off Trogdor!, after winning 113.65-99.23 in their last matchup. Dirty Birds improve to 9-3 on the season, while Trogdor! fall to 5-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Birds   Trogdor!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ingram II (111 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 19.9 points against the Rams in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 6.42-point projection and was much higher than his 10.7-point season scoring average. Ingram II ranks #27 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Mark Ingram II

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Birds
Points
% of total points 142.94
1
Chris Godwin
WR
23.2
8.31
16.2%
2
Mark Ingram II
RB
19.9
6.42
13.9%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
18.79
10.3
13.1%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.7
8.43
11.7%
Trogdor!
Points
% of total points 80.17
1
Drew Brees
QB
17.22
13.27
21.5%
2
Justin Simmons
S
10.5
5.81
13.1%
3
Joey Slye
K
8
7.78
10%
4
Darius Leonard
LB
7
10.24
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Dirty Birds, helping to stake the team to a 16.70-8.20 lead.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Dirty Birds emerged with a 114.89-62.82 lead. Chris Godwin had a 71-yard touchdown catch for Dirty Birds, while Baker Mayfield had a 35-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Trogdor!, while Joey Slye had a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Dirty Birds   Trogdor!

What If

Dirty Birds would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Trogdor! would have lost to five other teams besides Dirty Birds this week.
Dirty Birds would be 8-4 if they played Trogdor! every week.
Last week, Trogdor! would have been victorious over Dirty Birds 107.68-106.48.
Dirty Birds would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Trogdor!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirty Birds, Trogdor! would be 7-3.
If Dirty Birds had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-35.
If they played every team every week, Trogdor! would be 55-53.

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