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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
JimJ's Official Team
7-5 111.9
117.35
 
VS
proj
Ziggy's Team🏈🏆
106 10-2
112.54

JimJ's Official Team beat Ziggy's Team🏈🏆, 111.9-106.0

JimJ's Official Team scored a hard-fought victory over Ziggy's Team🏈🏆, emerging victorious with a 111.9-106.0 win. JimJ's Official Team leapt out to a 35.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Derrick Henry and Nyheim Hines. Henry ran for 178 yards and 3 touchdowns for 37.5 points, while Hines racked up 95 yards from scrimmage (13.5 points). This marks the first time this season JimJ's Official Team have knocked off Ziggy's Team🏈🏆, after falling 126.78-126.5 in their last matchup. JimJ's Official Team (7-5) will look to add to their success against Tightends, while Ziggy's Team🏈🏆 (10-2) meet Norseman55's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  JimJ's Official Team   Ziggy's Team🏈🏆

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 178 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Colts, Henry put up 37.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.02-point projection and was much higher than his 17.83-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

JimJ's Official Team
Points
% of total points 111.9
1
Derrick Henry
RB
37.5
15.02
33.5%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
7.11
12.5%
3
Nyheim Hines
RB
13.5
13.35
12.1%
4
Jason Sanders
K
12
9.1
10.7%
Ziggy's Team🏈🏆
Points
% of total points 106
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
22.8
11.01
21.5%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
22.7
16.58
21.4%
3
Duke Johnson
RB
15.5
13.2
14.6%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
15
8.34
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Duke Johnson had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Ziggy's Team🏈🏆 to contribute to a 15.5-0.0 lead for Ziggy's Team🏈🏆.
Sunday Early
Jason Sanders had a 54-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal for JimJ's Official Team to contribute to a 79.9-44.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Rob Gronkowski had a 48-yard catch for Ziggy's Team🏈🏆, who trailed 85.0-63.3 after the late round of games.
Monday
DK Metcalf had a 52-yard catch for Ziggy's Team🏈🏆.

Points By Position

  JimJ's Official Team   Ziggy's Team🏈🏆

Game Notes

JimJ's Official Team won even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their points projection, Ziggy's Team🏈🏆 lost.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 5.9-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The loss snaps a streak of nine straight wins for Ziggy's Team🏈🏆.
Not only did JimJ's Official Team get the win, but they also covered the 4.8-point projected margin of victory.
For Ziggy's Team🏈🏆, Kenyan Drake registered 22.8 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

Ziggy's Team🏈🏆
Looking ahead to Week 13, first-place Ziggy's Team🏈🏆 (10-2) will square off against eighth-place Norseman55's Team (5-7). Ziggy's Team🏈🏆 will have to account for the fact that Rob Gronkowski has a bye in Week 13. Norseman55's Team won't have Mike Davis, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, or Christian McCaffrey.
JimJ's Official Team
JimJ's Official Team (7-5) are set to take on Tightends (6-6) in a Week 13 matchup that'll feature teams separated by just a game in the standings. JimJ's Official Team might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Tom Brady and Curtis Samuel out on bye next week. Tightends will be without Ronald Jones II. Over the last three weeks, JimJ's Official Team have scored 117.08 points per game, while Tightends have averaged just 95.63 per contest.