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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Bad JuJu
7-5 122.22
96.78
 
VS
proj
Drill'erThen-Spiller
99.94 9-3
121.31

Bad JuJu knock Drill'erThen-Spiller from top spot in 122.22-99.94 rout

Bad JuJu rolled to a 122.22-99.94 win over Drill'erThen-Spiller, knocking them out of first place in The League. Bad JuJu got out to a 4.56-point lead early Sunday afternoon. Drill'erThen-Spiller came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Jaylon Smith (6 points) and DeMarcus Lawrence (4). Unphased, Bad JuJu pulled it together later that night, as Jimmy Garoppolo (18.22 points) and Tevin Coleman (10.9) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the first time this season Bad JuJu have gotten the best of Drill'erThen-Spiller, after falling 106.66-100.86 in their last matchup. Bad JuJu (7-5) will look to add to their success against H-block, while Drill'erThen-Spiller (9-3) will attempt to right the ship against Pittsburgh Steelers.

Matchup Timeline

  Bad JuJu   Drill'erThen-Spiller

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 42 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Rams, Brown put up 16.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.05-point projection and was much higher than his 7.32-point season scoring average. Brown will face the 49ers next week.
Marquise Brown

Top Player Comparison

Bad JuJu
Points
% of total points 122.22
1
Nick Chubb
RB
22.4
17.24
18.3%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
18.22
19
14.9%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
17
10.39
13.9%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
16.2
6.05
13.3%
Drill'erThen-Spiller
Points
% of total points 99.94
1
Drew Brees
QB
23.44
20.16
23.5%
2
Davante Adams
WR
12.3
12.24
12.3%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
11.4
9.71
11.4%
4
Joey Slye
K
10
7.91
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Bad JuJu emerged with a 73.40-68.84 lead. For Bad JuJu, Calvin Ridley had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Drill'erThen-Spiller, while Joey Slye had a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 61-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass for Bad JuJu, helping the team to a 106.02-94.94 lead.

Points By Position

  Bad JuJu   Drill'erThen-Spiller

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Bad JuJu has left fewer points on the bench this season (294.24) than Drill'erThen-Spiller (336.1).
Bad JuJu see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (5) than Drill'erThen-Spiller (0).
Bad JuJu are clutch masters, with more close wins than Drill'erThen-Spiller (3 vs 1).
Bad JuJu should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Drill'erThen-Spiller (5 vs 4).
Drill'erThen-Spiller have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Bad JuJu (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
The starters for Bad JuJu had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Drill'erThen-Spiller (2).
Don't worry Drill'erThen-Spiller, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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