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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Gold Blooded
7-5 123
115.47
 
VS
proj
Shadynasty's
120 6-6
113.4

Gold Blooded come back to beat Shadynasty's for fourth straight win in 123-120 battle

Gold Blooded extended their win streak to four games with a come-from-behind victory over Shadynasty's, rallying to earn a 123-120 win. Despite trailing 90-83 heading into Sunday night, Gold Blooded came storming back behind Aaron Rodgers (33 points). Kenyan Drake (23 points) and A.J. Brown (22) led the way for Shadynasty's in the loss. Gold Blooded (7-5) will look to build on their success against Pontiac Bandits, while Shadynasty's (6-6) try to get back in the win column against Tuckered-out.

Matchup Timeline

  Gold Blooded   Shadynasty's

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 19 points against his 11.01-point projection. In a 41-16 loss to the Football Team, he caught 6 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown. Cooper ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Gold Blooded
Points
% of total points 123
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33
21.2
26.8%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
23
9.75
18.7%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
19
11.01
15.4%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
14
17.01
11.4%
Shadynasty's
Points
% of total points 120
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
23
9.85
19.2%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
22
11.6
18.3%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
20
14.72
16.7%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
15
14.85
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Thursday, after which Gold Blooded emerged with a 19-10 lead. For Gold Blooded, Amari Cooper had a 54-yard touchdown catch. T.J. Hockenson made the highlight reel for Shadynasty's with a 51-yard catch.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 69-yard touchdown catch for Shadynasty's, contributing to a 90-83 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Gold Blooded, helping the team to a 116-110 lead.

Points By Position

  Gold Blooded   Shadynasty's

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Gold Blooded exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their points projection, Shadynasty's lost.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 3-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did Gold Blooded win, but they also covered the 2.07-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Gold Blooded moves to (1-0), while Shadynasty's falls to (1-1).

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