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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Big Blue
9-3 230.16
185.97
 
VS
proj
Ram's Den
127.1 3-9
154.48

Big Blue top Ram's Den for fourth straight win in 230.16-127.10 rout

Big Blue extended their win streak to four games with a dominant victory over Ram's Den, rolling to a 230.16-127.10 win. Big Blue pulled out to an early 24.40-point lead on Thursday. Ram's Den came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Jameis Winston (32.23 points) and Michael Thomas (21.1). Not to be deterred, Big Blue made a run later that afternoon, as Sony Michel (18.5 points) and Brett Maher (10) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Big Blue have gotten the best of Ram's Den, after falling 180.5-171.4 in their last matchup. Big Blue (9-3) will look to keep it rolling against Greyhound Express, while Ram's Den (3-9) will meet PwnStars in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Big Blue   Ram's Den

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (5 Rec, 42 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 18.7 points against the Rams in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.54-point projection and was much higher than his 8.78-point season scoring average. Brown will face the 49ers next week.
Marquise Brown

Top Player Comparison

Big Blue
Points
% of total points 230.16
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
49.13
32.01
21.3%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
34.4
27.71
14.9%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
24.4
16.81
10.6%
4
George Kittle
TE
21.9
12.44
9.5%
Ram's Den
Points
% of total points 127.1
1
Jameis Winston
QB
32.23
23.28
25.4%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
21.1
17.67
16.6%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
20.2
12.85
15.9%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.2
26.74
15.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Big Blue, helping to stake the team to a 24.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Jameis Winston had a 71-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for Ram's Den to contribute to a 97.73-85.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Jimmy Garoppolo teamed up with George Kittle for a 61-yard touchdown pass for Big Blue. Garoppolo also lit up the scoreboard with a 42-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 162.33-114.23 lead for Big Blue.

Points By Position

  Big Blue   Ram's Den

Game Notes

Most (10 of the 12) of the starters on Big Blue exceeded their projected point totals.
Ram's Den had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Big Blue had one starter score zero points, while Ram's Den had two.
Big Blue put up more points than their season scoring average (192.05) while Ram's Den fell short of theirs (164.79).
Big Blue scored more points than their projected total, while Ram's Den fell short of their projection.
This showdown featured the top and bottom-scoring teams of the week.
The matchup's 103.06-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did Big Blue get the win, but they also easily covered the 31.49-point forecasted margin of victory.
Big Blue moves to (2-0) in blowout games this season, while Ram's Den falls to (1-2).
In a losing effort, Jameis Winston (32.23 points) recorded the second-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

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