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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Monkey Business
1-11 229
175.62
 
VS
proj
I AM BRAINWASHED
149 1-11
161.99

Monkey Business beat projections, earn win over I AM BRAINWASHED in 229-149 rout

Monkey Business brought their A game, cruising to a 229-149 win over I AM BRAINWASHED, who fell short of projections. Monkey Business pulled out to a 19-point lead on Thursday behind Jaylon Smith (22 points) and Matthew Stafford (20) and never let go of it. Johnathan Abram (28 points) and Amari Cooper (27) carried the flag for I AM BRAINWASHED in defeat. Monkey Business (1-11) will look to maintain their winning ways against Barb's Unreal Team, while I AM BRAINWASHED (1-11) attempt to right the ship against Jags Den.

Matchup Timeline

  Monkey Business   I AM BRAINWASHED

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelley overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 9 points against his 1.48-point projection. During a 27-17 loss to the Bills, he ran for 35 yards and a touchdown. Kelley will face the Patriots next week.
Joshua Kelley

Top Player Comparison

Monkey Business
Points
% of total points 229
1
Jeremy Chinn
S
55
21.42
24%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
33
13.75
14.4%
3
Nick Kwiatkoski
LB
26
28.07
11.4%
4
Jaylon Smith
LB
22
29.36
9.6%
I AM BRAINWASHED
Points
% of total points 149
1
Johnathan Abram
S
28
22.94
18.8%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
27
8.5
18.1%
3
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
15
19.28
10.1%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
13
9.86
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout moments on Thursday, but after all the points were tallied, Monkey Business emerged with a 68-49 lead. Matthew Stafford had a 51-yard pass for Monkey Business, while Andy Dalton had a 54-yard touchdown pass. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for I AM BRAINWASHED with a 54-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Monkey Business   I AM BRAINWASHED

StatSmack

Monkey Business must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (229) than their season average (167.83).
Even the machines think Monkey Business have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (157.43) than I AM BRAINWASHED (147.75).
You can't win if you don't play. Monkey Business has left fewer points on the bench this season (201) than I AM BRAINWASHED (623).
By position, Monkey Business have outscored I AM BRAINWASHED at QB and IDP this season.
The starters for Monkey Business had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for I AM BRAINWASHED (1).
There's not much good to say about I AM BRAINWASHED this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

I AM BRAINWASHED
Looking ahead to Week 13, I AM BRAINWASHED (1-11) will try to get back on track against Jags Den (9-3). 12 weeks into the season, I AM BRAINWASHED have put up the 16th-most points in the league while Jags Den (239.25 PPG) are ranked sixth. Over the last three weeks, I AM BRAINWASHED has scored 183 points per game, while Jags Den has averaged 227.33 per contest.
Monkey Business
A couple of 1-11 teams will be featured as Monkey Business square off against Barb's Unreal Team in Week 13. Monkey Business might have to rearrange the deck a bit with Jeremy Chinn and Teddy Bridgewater out on bye in Week 13. Barb's Unreal Team will be without Christian McCaffrey. Over the last three weeks, Monkey Business have put up 180.33 points per game, while Barb's Unreal Team have averaged only 106 per contest.