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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
STL Busters!
9-3 104.44
115.19
 
VS
proj
WHO DAT?
58.99 4-8
84.92

STL Busters! defeat WHO DAT? for seventh straight win in 104.44-58.99 rout

STL Busters! extended their win streak to seven games with a dominant victory over WHO DAT?, cruising to a 104.44-58.99 win. The matchup was over before it really even started, as STL Busters! grabbed a 31.90-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Antonio Gibson and Brandin Cooks. Gibson racked up 136 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns for 32.6 points, while Cooks caught 5 passes for 85 yards (8.5 points). Ryan Tannehill (221 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and the Buffalo Bills defense (17 Pts Allowed, 367 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) did everything they could for WHO DAT? in defeat. This marks the second time this season STL Busters! have beaten WHO DAT?, after winning 112.58-95.14 in their last matchup. STL Busters! (9-3) will look to keep it rolling against Pats Nation, while WHO DAT? (4-8) try to generate some positive momentum against Rick James.

Matchup Timeline

  STL Busters!   WHO DAT?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gibson (115 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 21 Rec Yds) scored 32.6 points in a 41-16 win over the Cowboys in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.16-point projection and was much higher than his 12.9-point season scoring average. Gibson ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Antonio Gibson

Top Player Comparison

STL Busters!
Points
% of total points 104.44
1
Antonio Gibson
RB
32.6
12.16
31.2%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
19.44
25.83
18.6%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
19
17.76
18.2%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
8.5
10.24
8.1%
WHO DAT?
Points
% of total points 58.99
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
22.14
22.74
37.5%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
14.25
12.22
24.2%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
9.2
11.07
15.6%
4
Wil Lutz
K
8
9.19
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Antonio Gibson had a 37-yard touchdown run and a 23-yard touchdown run for STL Busters!, contributing to a 41.10-9.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, STL Busters! owned a 77.24-47.09 lead. For STL Busters!, Justin Herbert had a 55-yard pass. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for WHO DAT? with a 69-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  STL Busters!   WHO DAT?

What If

STL Busters! would have beaten six other teams besides WHO DAT? this week.
WHO DAT? would have lost to nine other teams besides STL Busters! this week.
STL Busters! would be 8-4 if they played WHO DAT? every week.
Had they played each other last week, STL Busters! would have defeated WHO DAT? 148.45-75.46.
STL Busters! would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WHO DAT?.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as STL Busters!, WHO DAT? would be 5-5.
If STL Busters! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 92-40.
If they played every team every week, WHO DAT? would be 58-74.

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