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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Hippies
5-7 149.35
139.63
 
VS
proj
Norman Nobodies
97.55 2-10
145.09

Dirty Hippies hand Norman Nobodies ninth straight loss in 149.35-97.55 rout

Dirty Hippies cruised to a 149.35-97.55 win to hand Norman Nobodies their ninth consecutive loss. Dirty Hippies pulled out to a 12.30-point lead on Thursday behind Matthew Stafford (21.05 points) and Marvin Jones Jr. (10.8) and never relinquished it. Nick Chubb (144 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 32 Rec Yds) and Duke Johnson (37 Rush Yds, 43 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Norman Nobodies in the loss. Dirty Hippies (5-7) will look to notch another W against DARC NARC, while Norman Nobodies (2-10) will try to get back on track against Whackers.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Hippies   Norman Nobodies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 26 points, Jefferson scored 52.8% more than his 17.02-point projection as the Vikings beat the Panthers 28-27. He caught 7 passes for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dirty Hippies this week. Jefferson will play the Jaguars in Week 13.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 149.35
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
26
17.02
17.4%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
24.3
11.92
16.3%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
21.05
23.06
14.1%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
17.7
9.33
11.9%
Norman Nobodies
Points
% of total points 97.55
1
Nick Chubb
RB
26.6
15.9
27.3%
2
Duke Johnson
RB
17
15.28
17.4%
3
Breshad Perriman
WR
11.9
10.05
12.2%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
10.5
19.87
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Thursday, but after all was said and done, Dirty Hippies owned a 31.85-19.55 lead. For Dirty Hippies, Matthew Stafford had a 51-yard pass. Duke Johnson made the highlight reel for Norman Nobodies with a 33-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 58-yard field goal for Dirty Hippies, helping the team to a 131.65-97.55 lead.
Sunday Night
Robert Tonyan had a 39-yard touchdown catch for Dirty Hippies, contributing to a 149.35-97.55 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dirty Hippies   Norman Nobodies

Game Notes

Only four of the 11 starters on Dirty Hippies scored higher than their point projections.
Norman Nobodies had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Norman Nobodies can partially blame the loss on Jonnu Smith, who didn't score any points.
Dirty Hippies put up more points than their season scoring average (136.16) while Norman Nobodies fell short of theirs (121.66).
Dirty Hippies recorded more points than their projected total, while Norman Nobodies failed to reach their projection.
In blowout games this season, Dirty Hippies moves to (3-5), while Norman Nobodies falls to (1-8).
A bright spot in the loss, Nick Chubb (26.6 points) registered the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

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