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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Bloody Sabbath
5-7 196.2
141.41
 
VS
proj
Necessary Roughness
110.45 7-5
126.81

Bloody Sabbath top projections, defeat Necessary Roughness in 196.20-110.45 rout

Bloody Sabbath brought their A game, cruising to a 196.20-110.45 win over Necessary Roughness, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in this one, as Bloody Sabbath leapt out to a 58.60-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Antonio Gibson (39.6 points) and Brandin Cooks (14.5). Tom Brady (345 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and James Robinson (128 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Necessary Roughness in the loss. This marks the second time this season Bloody Sabbath have beaten Necessary Roughness, after winning 130.2-118.35 in their last matchup. Bloody Sabbath (5-7) will look to earn another W against QUARANTEAM, while Necessary Roughness (7-5) meet Granny's Gang in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Bloody Sabbath   Necessary Roughness

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry (178 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs) scored 44.5 points in a 45-26 win over the Colts in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.85-point projection and was much higher than his 21.08-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

Bloody Sabbath
Points
% of total points 196.2
1
Derrick Henry
RB
44.5
15.85
22.7%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
39.6
14.8
20.2%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
39.25
21.26
20%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
14.41
10.7%
Necessary Roughness
Points
% of total points 110.45
1
Tom Brady
QB
38.15
24.75
34.5%
2
James Robinson
RB
29.9
16.3
27.1%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
17.2
18.63
15.6%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
9
9
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Antonio Gibson had a 37-yard touchdown run and a 23-yard touchdown run for Bloody Sabbath, contributing to a 64.10-5.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for Necessary Roughness, who trailed 190.00-110.45 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Bloody Sabbath   Necessary Roughness

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starters on Bloody Sabbath exceeded their projected point totals.
Necessary Roughness had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Necessary Roughness even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Derrick Henry, Antonio Gibson, and Kirk Cousins all scored more points than Tom Brady, the leading scorer for Necessary Roughness.
Bloody Sabbath put up more points than their season scoring average (139.84) while Necessary Roughness fell short of theirs (131.8).
Bloody Sabbath put up more points than their projected total, while Necessary Roughness fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 85.75-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a two-game winning streak for Necessary Roughness.
Not only did Bloody Sabbath win, but they also easily covered the 14.6-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Bloody Sabbath moves to (4-3), while Necessary Roughness falls to (3-2).
In a losing effort, Tom Brady recorded 38.15 points, the fifth-best score for a QB this week.

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