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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
FantasyFootballTeam
6-6 143.64
122.41
 
VS
proj
Mile High Bronchos
129.22 7-5
146.76

FantasyFootballTeam defeat Mile High Bronchos, 143.64-129.22

FantasyFootballTeam brought their A game and exceeded expectations, securing a 143.64-129.22 win over Mile High Bronchos, who fell short of projections. Mile High Bronchos took a 43.52-point lead on Thursday behind 43.52 points from Deshaun Watson (318 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 24 Rush Yds) and T.J. Hockenson (5 Rec, 89 Rec Yds). But FantasyFootballTeam held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jarvis Landry, who caught 8 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown for 24.3 points, and A.J. Brown, who caught 4 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown (23.8 points). This marks the first time this season FantasyFootballTeam have knocked off Mile High Bronchos, after falling 123.3-105.28 in their last matchup. FantasyFootballTeam improve to 6-6 on the season, while Mile High Bronchos fall to 7-5.

Matchup Timeline

  FantasyFootballTeam   Mile High Bronchos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 258 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Jaguars, Mayfield put up 16.42 points this week. His scoring output scored right around his 15.65-point projection and was higher than his 11.16-point season scoring average. Mayfield ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Baker Mayfield

Top Player Comparison

FantasyFootballTeam
Points
% of total points 143.64
1
Jarvis Landry
WR
24.3
10.37
16.9%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
23.8
12.76
16.6%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
22.8
11.01
15.9%
4
Mike Evans
WR
18.5
12.48
12.9%
Mile High Bronchos
Points
% of total points 129.22
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
32.12
20.18
24.9%
2
The New York Giants defense
DEF
16
12.52
12.4%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
15.9
11.74
12.3%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
12.4
20.14
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Mile High Bronchos, while T.J. Hockenson had a 51-yard catch, helping give Mile High Bronchos a 43.52-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Daniel Jones had a 53-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for FantasyFootballTeam, while A.J. Brown had a 69-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 111.62-109.04 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 31-yard touchdown catch for FantasyFootballTeam to contribute to a 141.64-111.62 lead for the team.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 52-yard pass for Mile High Bronchos.

Points By Position

  FantasyFootballTeam   Mile High Bronchos

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Mile High Bronchos has left more points on the bench this season (411.34) than FantasyFootballTeam (290.36).
FantasyFootballTeam laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Mile High Bronchos (0).
FantasyFootballTeam should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Mile High Bronchos (6 vs 5).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Mile High Bronchos - they’ve made more transactions (4) than FantasyFootballTeam (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, FantasyFootballTeam have outscored Mile High Bronchos at WR and K this season.
There's not much good to say about Mile High Bronchos this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

FantasyFootballTeam
Hey, this sport is all about taking advantage of the mismatches. Along with doubling up Mile High Bronchos at RB (29.1 points to 13), we also doubled them at WR (78.9 to 35.2).
Mile High Bronchos
A lot of cake, no icing: The seven offensive skill starters on Mile High Bronchos (four WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to record a healthy 426 yards from scrimmage. Not one of those players was able to score a touchdown in Week 12.