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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Double Tap Champ
8-4 160
187.59
 
VS
proj
THE CIRCLE
153 5-7
170.8

Offensively challenged Double Tap Champ top THE CIRCLE, 160-153

Double Tap Champ came out on top with a 160-153 win over THE CIRCLE in spite of posting only the eighth-highest point total in the league for the week. THE CIRCLE grabbed a 16-point lead on Thursday, but Double Tap Champ held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Miami Dolphins defense (39 points) and Kenyan Drake (30). Aaron Rodgers (211 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (19 Pts Allowed, 334 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for THE CIRCLE in the loss. This marks the first time this season Double Tap Champ have beaten THE CIRCLE, after falling 227-194 in their last matchup. Double Tap Champ improve to 8-4 on the season, while THE CIRCLE fall to 5-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Double Tap Champ   THE CIRCLE

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Dolphins defense (3 Pts Allowed, 260 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 39 points against the Jets in Week 12. They just beat their 34.69-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. The Dolphins defense ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
The Miami Dolphins defense

Top Player Comparison

Double Tap Champ
Points
% of total points 160
1
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
39
34.69
24.4%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
30
14.85
18.8%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
21
18.89
13.1%
4
Darius Leonard
LB
18
14.18
11.3%
THE CIRCLE
Points
% of total points 153
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
36
27.52
23.5%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
34
25.69
22.2%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
21
22.17
13.7%
4
Jason Myers
K
17
11.83
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
T.J. Hockenson had a 51-yard catch for THE CIRCLE, helping to stake THE CIRCLE to a 16-0 lead.
Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for Double Tap Champ to contribute to a 160-47 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 39-yard touchdown pass for THE CIRCLE, who trailed 160-83 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Double Tap Champ   THE CIRCLE

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Double Tap Champ scored higher than their point projections.
Despite five of their 10 starters scoring above their projected points, THE CIRCLE lost.
THE CIRCLE can partially blame the loss on Todd Gurley II, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
THE CIRCLE ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Double Tap Champ ranked tied for 8th.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Double Tap Champ. They got the win, but failed to cover the 16.79-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Aaron Rodgers (36 points) registered the third-highest score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Double Tap Champ
You know, football is all about spotting and exploiting the mismatches. We really emphasized that by thoroughly overpowering THE CIRCLE at running back this past week (38 points to 5).
THE CIRCLE
Posting only three targets this past week, it appears that the starting RBs for THE CIRCLE clearly need to smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to dump it off more often.