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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Fluffy Turtles
5-7 111.68
114.95
 
VS
proj
Cool Brees
87.9 6-6
90.41

Fluffy Turtles hand Cool Brees third consecutive loss, 111.68-87.90

Fluffy Turtles secured a 111.68-87.90 win to hand Cool Brees their third straight loss. Cool Brees leapt out to a 21.10-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 21.1 points from Matthew Stafford (295 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Matt Prater (1-1 FG, 29 long, 2-2 XP). But Fluffy Turtles held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes (31.28 points) and Mike Evans (18.5). This marks the first time this season Fluffy Turtles have taken down Cool Brees, after falling 99.4-99.24 in their last matchup. Fluffy Turtles (5-7) will look to add to their success against Chubbawumba, while Cool Brees (6-6) meet Gofful in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Fluffy Turtles   Cool Brees

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mahomes overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 31.28 points against his 25.13-point projection. In a 27-24 win over the Buccaneers, he passed for 462 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 28 yards. Mahomes ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Fluffy Turtles
Points
% of total points 111.68
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.28
25.13
28%
2
Mike Evans
WR
18.5
12.48
16.6%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
16.1
7.91
14.4%
4
James White
RB
14.2
10.76
12.7%
Cool Brees
Points
% of total points 87.9
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
22.5
14
25.6%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
16.1
16.96
18.3%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
7.11
15.9%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
12.2
15.21
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matthew Stafford had a 51-yard pass for Cool Brees to contribute to a 21.10-0.00 lead for Cool Brees.
Sunday Early
T.Y. Hilton had a 50-yard catch for Fluffy Turtles, who trailed 51.90-50.20 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass for Fluffy Turtles, while Mike Evans had a 31-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 109.68-70.00 lead for Fluffy Turtles.

Points By Position

  Fluffy Turtles   Cool Brees

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Fluffy Turtles exceeded their projected point totals.
Cool Brees had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Cool Brees can partially blame the loss on Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 23.78-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Fluffy Turtles. They won, but failed to cover the 24.54-point projected margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Cool Brees
Coming up next week, Cool Brees (6-6) will look to get back in the win column against Gofful (5-7). Cool Brees might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Teddy Bridgewater out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Cool Brees has scored 89.11 points per game, while Gofful has averaged 128.1 per contest.
Fluffy Turtles
Two teams sporting identical 5-7 records, Fluffy Turtles and Chubbawumba will go head-to-head in Week 13. Fluffy Turtles may need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Mike Evans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense out on bye next week. Over the last two weeks, Fluffy Turtles have scored 104 points per game, while Chubbawumba have averaged 107.68 per contest.