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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
7th Place or Bust
8-4 139.6
112.93
 
VS
proj
Hey Darnold!
86.5 8-4
121.9

7th Place or Bust top expectations, earn win over Hey Darnold! in 139.6-86.5 rout

7th Place or Bust stepped up, rolling to a 139.6-86.5 win over Hey Darnold!, who fell short of projections. Hey Darnold! pulled out to a 1.0-point lead on Thursday, but it was all 7th Place or Bust after that. They were led by DK Metcalf (26.7 points) and Kenyan Drake (22.8). James Robinson (25.4 points) and Austin Ekeler (18.4) did their part for Hey Darnold! in defeat. This marks the second time this season 7th Place or Bust have gotten the best of Hey Darnold!, after winning 129.28-83.64 in their last matchup. 7th Place or Bust (8-4) will look to earn another W against Big Blue, while Hey Darnold! (8-4) will attempt to get back on track against Bronx Bombers.

Matchup Timeline

  7th Place or Bust   Hey Darnold!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gronkowski overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 15.6 points against his 8.36-point projection. In a 27-24 loss to the Chiefs, he caught 6 passes for 106 yards . Gronkowski ranks #7 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Rob Gronkowski

Top Player Comparison

7th Place or Bust
Points
% of total points 139.6
1
DK Metcalf
WR
26.7
17.05
19.1%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
22.8
11.25
16.3%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
20.4
12.13
14.6%
4
Mike Evans
WR
18.5
13.17
13.3%
Hey Darnold!
Points
% of total points 86.5
1
James Robinson
RB
25.4
14.71
29.4%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.4
14.77
21.3%
3
Robert Woods
WR
12.3
12.78
14.2%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
11
13.09
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Robby Anderson had a 41-yard touchdown catch for 7th Place or Bust, helping the team to a 59.4-59.1 lead.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 31-yard touchdown catch for 7th Place or Bust, while Rob Gronkowski had a 48-yard catch, contributing to a 97.5-86.5 lead for 7th Place or Bust.
Monday
Russell Wilson hit DK Metcalf for a 52-yard pass for 7th Place or Bust on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for 7th Place or Bust.

Points By Position

  7th Place or Bust   Hey Darnold!

Game Notes

7th Place or Bust had six of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Hey Darnold! had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Hey Darnold! could have used points from Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, as both put up goose eggs.
7th Place or Bust put up more points than their season scoring average (112.8) while Hey Darnold! fell short of theirs (110.51).
7th Place or Bust put up more points than their projected total, while Hey Darnold! fell shy of their projection.
All four of the losses for Hey Darnold! have been blowout losses.
A bright spot in the loss, James Robinson registered 25.4 points, the fourth-highest score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

Hey Darnold!
Up ahead next week, Hey Darnold! (8-4) will try to right the ship against Bronx Bombers (6-6). Each side has players with byes next week, as Teddy Bridgewater, Mike Davis, and Scotty Miller are off for Bronx Bombers and Ronald Jones II and Leonard Fournette will sit for Hey Darnold!.
7th Place or Bust
7th Place or Bust (8-4) will square off against Big Blue (5-7) in Week 13. 7th Place or Bust might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Robby Anderson, Mike Evans, Rob Gronkowski, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, and Christian McCaffrey out on bye in Week 13. Big Blue won't have Tom Brady. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have almost been mirror images of each other lately. 7th Place or Bust have put up 97.1 points per game over the last three weeks, while Big Blue have averaged 97.27 per contest over that same stretch.