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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Mele KaliKamara 🎄
9-3 129.64
125.95
 
VS
proj
Jonesing for Juju
106.86 7-5
110.17

Despite top scorer Jackson, Jonesing for Juju fall to Mele KaliKamara 🎄 in 129.64-106.86 rout

Lamar Jackson posted 36.26 points for Jonesing for Juju, the No. 1 total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish Mele KaliKamara 🎄, who cruised to a 129.64-106.86 victory. Mele KaliKamara 🎄 grabbed a 24.40-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins and never gave it up. Lamar Jackson (36.26 points) and DJ Moore (28.4) carried the flag for Jonesing for Juju in defeat. This marks the second time this season Mele KaliKamara 🎄 have gotten the best of Jonesing for Juju, after winning 158.32-111.88 in their last matchup. Mele KaliKamara 🎄 (9-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Do it for the 'Grams, while Jonesing for Juju (7-5) attempt to get back on track against QB Controversy 🏈.

Matchup Timeline

  Mele KaliKamara 🎄   Jonesing for Juju

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fournette overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 32.4 points against his 13.6-point projection. During a 42-20 loss to the Titans, he racked up 159 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Fournette ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Leonard Fournette

Top Player Comparison

Mele KaliKamara 🎄
Points
% of total points 129.64
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
32.4
13.6
25%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
24.4
16.74
18.8%
3
Drew Brees
QB
22.44
19.7
17.3%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
14.7
20.06
11.3%
Jonesing for Juju
Points
% of total points 106.86
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
36.26
24.38
33.9%
2
DJ Moore
WR
28.4
11.41
26.6%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.6
15.73
13.7%
4
Dede Westbrook
WR
10.9
9.02
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Mele KaliKamara 🎄, helping the team to a 24.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Mele KaliKamara 🎄 became the proud owner of a 90.24-35.40 lead. For Mele KaliKamara 🎄, Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass. DJ Moore made the highlight reel for Jonesing for Juju with a 51-yard touchdown catch and a 52-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Mele KaliKamara 🎄   Jonesing for Juju

Game Notes

Mele KaliKamara 🎄 got the W even though only three of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Jonesing for Juju had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Mele KaliKamara 🎄 put up more points than their season scoring average (122.56) while Jonesing for Juju fell short of theirs (115.99).
Mele KaliKamara 🎄 scored more points than their projected total, while Jonesing for Juju fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 22.78-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The loss concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for Jonesing for Juju.
Not only did Mele KaliKamara 🎄 get the win, but they also covered the 15.78-point projected margin of victory.
Mele KaliKamara 🎄 moves to (6-2) in blowout games this season, while Jonesing for Juju falls to (3-2).
A bright spot in the loss, Lamar Jackson officially recorded the fifth-highest scoring output for any quarterback this year with 36.26 points.

Coach Talk

Mele KaliKamara 🎄
Solid work this past matchup, Mele KaliKamara 🎄! Let's give thanks for this bountiful victory, and now focus our attention towards a stiff challenge in Do it for the 'Grams.
Jonesing for Juju
Even though we weren't able to get a victory this past week, let's remember that we still have a bounty of fantasy football goodness to be thankful for.