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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
What?!
9-3 95.25
98.87
 
VS
proj
Splintered
70.25 8-4
103.97

What?! top Splintered for third straight win in 95.25-70.25 rout

What?! extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Splintered, rolling to a 95.25-70.25 win. Splintered pulled out to a 1.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all What?! after that. They were led by Baker Mayfield (327 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Zach Ertz (12 Rec, 91 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Josh Allen (185 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 56 Rush Yds) and the Cleveland Browns defense (24 Pts Allowed, 284 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) did their part for Splintered in the loss. This marks the first time this season What?! have gotten the best of Splintered, after falling 106.5-73.5 in their last matchup. What?! improve to 9-3 on the season, while Splintered fall to 8-4.

Matchup Timeline

  What?!   Splintered

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ertz overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 18.5 points against his 11.36-point projection. During a 17-9 loss to the Seahawks, he caught 12 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown. Ertz ranks #68 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

What?!
Points
% of total points 95.25
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
24.5
18.17
25.7%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
18.5
11.36
19.4%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
15.75
14.82
16.5%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
12.5
19.63
13.1%
Splintered
Points
% of total points 70.25
1
Josh Allen
QB
19.5
16.51
27.8%
2
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
14.75
17.49
21%
3
Brett Maher
K
10
7.99
14.2%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
9.5
12.28
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, What?! became the proud owner of a 70.50-56.25 lead. For What?!, Baker Mayfield had a 35-yard touchdown pass. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for Splintered with a 34-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  What?!   Splintered

Game Notes

What?! got the win despite the fact that only three of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
Splintered had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
What?! won despite having two starters (Keenan Allen and Dalvin Cook) score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 25-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This loss snaps a four-game unbeaten streak for Splintered.
All four of the losses for Splintered have been blowout losses.
Despite the loss, Josh Allen (19.5 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a QB this week.

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