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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
TheGuiseIsLoose!
4-8 119.93
111.7
 
VS
proj
Bring back Sunny!
112.75 9-3
118.46

TheGuiseIsLoose! knock Bring back Sunny! from 1st place, 119.93-112.75

TheGuiseIsLoose! came out on top with a 119.93-112.75 win over Bring back Sunny!, knocking them out of first place in Takeover Premier League xiv. Bring back Sunny! jumped out to a 33.96-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Chris Godwin (36.27 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14). But TheGuiseIsLoose! held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Derrick Henry, who racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 34.22 points, and George Kittle, who caught 6 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown (20.6 points). This marks the second time this season TheGuiseIsLoose! have beaten Bring back Sunny!, after winning 131.55-116.7 in their last matchup. TheGuiseIsLoose! (4-8) will look to earn another win against Bam! Bam!, while Bring back Sunny! (9-3) will face Legion of BOOM in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  TheGuiseIsLoose!   Bring back Sunny!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 34.22 points against his 17.76-point projection. In a 42-20 win over the Jaguars, he racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Henry ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

TheGuiseIsLoose!
Points
% of total points 119.93
1
Derrick Henry
RB
34.22
17.76
28.5%
2
George Kittle
TE
20.6
12.82
17.2%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
17.38
14.77
14.5%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
15.73
9.32
13.1%
Bring back Sunny!
Points
% of total points 112.75
1
Chris Godwin
WR
36.27
15.19
32.2%
2
Nick Foles
QB
16.55
17.73
14.7%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
11.32
12.4%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
11
8.18
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Bring back Sunny! emerged with an 87.87-53.91 lead. For TheGuiseIsLoose!, Tyler Boyd had a 47-yard catch. Chris Godwin made the highlight reel for Bring back Sunny! with a 71-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 74-yard touchdown run for TheGuiseIsLoose!, who trailed 104.42-99.33 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
George Kittle had a 61-yard touchdown catch for TheGuiseIsLoose! to contribute to a 119.93-104.42 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  TheGuiseIsLoose!   Bring back Sunny!

What If

TheGuiseIsLoose! would have beaten six other teams besides Bring back Sunny! this week.
Bring back Sunny! would have lost to five other teams besides TheGuiseIsLoose! this week.
If TheGuiseIsLoose! played Bring back Sunny! every week this season, they'd be 3-9.
Had they played each other last week, Bring back Sunny! would have gotten the win over TheGuiseIsLoose! 126.79-64.66.
TheGuiseIsLoose! would be 4-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bring back Sunny!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TheGuiseIsLoose!, Bring back Sunny! would be 6-4.
If TheGuiseIsLoose! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-88.
If they played every team every week, Bring back Sunny! would be 88-44.

Next Week Preview

Bring back Sunny!
Up ahead next week, second-place Bring back Sunny! (9-3) will square off against sixth-place Legion of BOOM (6-6). Through 12 weeks of action, Bring back Sunny! have posted the third-most points in the league while Legion of BOOM (and their 132.56 points per game) are ranked second. Over the last three weeks, Bring back Sunny! has put up 123.96 points per game, while Legion of BOOM has averaged 107.99 per contest.
TheGuiseIsLoose!
TheGuiseIsLoose! (4-8) take on Bam! Bam! (7-5) in Week 13. After 12 weeks of action, TheGuiseIsLoose! have accumulated the league's second-lowest point total while Bam! Bam! (128.67 PPG) are ranked sixth. Over the last three weeks, TheGuiseIsLoose! have put up 103.09 points per game, while Bam! Bam! have averaged 123.06 per contest.