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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Greathope4Houston
5-7 86.46
115.72
 
VS
proj
Iggles
66.52 4-8
109.58

Offensively challenged Greathope4Houston defeat Iggles, 86.46-66.52

Greathope4Houston earned an 86.46-66.52 win over Iggles in spite of posting only the 16th-highest point total in the league for the week. Iggles took a 0.40-point lead on Thursday, but Greathope4Houston held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Robby Anderson, who caught 4 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown for 15.4 points, and Cam Akers, who ran for 84 yards and a touchdown (14.4 points). Taysom Hill (18.52 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (13) did everything they could for Iggles in the loss. Greathope4Houston (5-7) will look to notch another W against Brown Stains, while Iggles (4-8) try to generate some positive momentum against TX4vida.

Matchup Timeline

  Greathope4Houston   Iggles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Anderson (4 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 15.4 points against the Vikings in Week 12. His scoring output was 68.9% more than his 9.12-point projection and was much higher than his 8.63-point season scoring average. Anderson ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Robby Anderson

Top Player Comparison

Greathope4Houston
Points
% of total points 86.46
1
Robby Anderson
WR
15.4
9.12
17.8%
2
Cam Akers
RB
14.4
5.21
16.7%
3
Davante Adams
WR
12.1
15.36
14%
4
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
8
7.08
9.3%
Iggles
Points
% of total points 66.52
1
Taysom Hill
QB
18.52
22.25
27.8%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
13
8.5
19.5%
3
Danny Trevathan
LB
8
6.65
12%
4
Jordan Wilkins
RB
5.7
7.02
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Robby Anderson had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Greathope4Houston, helping the team to a 46.86-19.70 lead.
Sunday Late
Cam Akers had a 61-yard run for Greathope4Houston to contribute to a 73.36-38.22 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Greathope4Houston   Iggles

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Greathope4Houston scored fewer points in this one (86.46) than their season average of 96.25.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Iggles has left more points on the bench this season (233.78) than Greathope4Houston (177.5).
Iggles are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Greathope4Houston (6 vs 4).
Greathope4Houston laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Iggles (2).
Greathope4Houston have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Iggles (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Iggles - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Greathope4Houston (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Greathope4Houston have outscored Iggles at QB, RB, and IDP this season.
The starters for Greathope4Houston had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Iggles (0).
Don't worry Iggles, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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