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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
X-Factor
4-8 136.5
88.86
 
VS
proj
MiracleMakers
71.5 6-6
109.26

X-Factor hand MiracleMakers third straight loss in 136.5-71.5 rout

X-Factor rolled to a 136.5-71.5 win to hand MiracleMakers their third straight loss. MiracleMakers got out to a 1.5-point lead on Thursday, but it was all X-Factor after that. They were led by Tyreek Hill, who caught 13 passes for 269 yards and 3 touchdowns for 54.5 points, and Allen Robinson II, who caught 8 passes for 74 yards and 2 touchdowns (23 points). DK Metcalf (24 points) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (8) led the charge for MiracleMakers in defeat. This marks the first time this season X-Factor have beaten MiracleMakers, after falling 130.5-101.5 in their last matchup. X-Factor (4-8) will look to maintain their winning ways against Cocktails and Dreams, while MiracleMakers (6-6) try to right the ship against WHO DAT?.

Matchup Timeline

  X-Factor   MiracleMakers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 54.5 points against his 14.41-point projection. In a 27-24 win over the Buccaneers, he caught 13 passes for 269 yards and 3 touchdowns. Hill ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

X-Factor
Points
% of total points 136.5
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
54.5
14.41
39.9%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
23
12.44
16.8%
3
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
15
19.69
11%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
13.5
6.46
9.9%
MiracleMakers
Points
% of total points 71.5
1
DK Metcalf
WR
24
15.8
33.6%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
8
9.74
11.2%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
8
8.55
11.2%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
7
14.56
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Teddy Bridgewater had a 41-yard touchdown pass for X-Factor, contributing to a 43.5-33.5 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard touchdown catch for X-Factor to contribute to a 98.0-44.5 lead for the team.
Monday
DK Metcalf had a 52-yard catch for MiracleMakers.

Points By Position

  X-Factor   MiracleMakers

StatSmack

MiracleMakers are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. MiracleMakers has left more points on the bench this season (381) than X-Factor (338).
X-Factor see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than MiracleMakers (2).
X-Factor have the clutch gene, with more close wins than MiracleMakers (1 vs 0).
X-Factor should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than MiracleMakers (7 vs 6).
MiracleMakers have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than X-Factor (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, X-Factor have outscored MiracleMakers at WR and DEF this season.
The starters for X-Factor had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for MiracleMakers (1).
Hey MiracleMakers, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

MiracleMakers
Looking ahead to Week 13, MiracleMakers (6-6) will take on WHO DAT? (4-8). 12 weeks into the season, MiracleMakers have scored the fifth-most points in the league while WHO DAT? (and their 93.63 points per game) are ranked 11th. Over the last three weeks, MiracleMakers has put up 80.17 points per game, while WHO DAT? has averaged 96.83 per contest.
X-Factor
In a duel that'll showcase teams separated by just a game in the standings, X-Factor (4-8) will go up against Cocktails and Dreams (3-9) in Week 13. X-Factor might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Tom Brady, Teddy Bridgewater, and Joey Slye out on bye in Week 13. Cocktails and Dreams won't have Robby Anderson. Over the last three weeks, X-Factor have scored 113.33 points per game, while Cocktails and Dreams have averaged just 68 per contest.