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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Nocturnal Busts
6-6 111.44
118.45
 
VS
proj
The Paper Curtain
91.02 5-7
91.33

Nocturnal Busts come back to hand The Paper Curtain fourth consecutive loss in 111.44-91.02 rout

Nocturnal Busts rolled to a 111.44-91.02 win to hand The Paper Curtain their fourth consecutive loss. Nocturnal Busts got out to an early 16.40-point lead on Thursday. The Paper Curtain came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Calvin Ridley (14 points) and Hunter Renfrow (10.8). Unphased, Nocturnal Busts pulled it together when it mattered most on Monday night, as DK Metcalf (22.7 points) and Miles Sanders (5.2) put them back in the lead for good. Nocturnal Busts (6-6) will look to keep it rolling against LOVE Brokers, while The Paper Curtain (5-7) will meet Censored Clowns in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Nocturnal Busts   The Paper Curtain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Texans defense (25 Pts Allowed, 388 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 16 points in a 41-25 win over the Lions in Week 12. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 5.67-point projection and was much higher than their 7.33-point season scoring average. The Texans defense will face the Colts next week.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

Nocturnal Busts
Points
% of total points 111.44
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33.64
25.78
30.2%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
22.7
16.58
20.4%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
21
8.96
18.8%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
16
5.67
14.4%
The Paper Curtain
Points
% of total points 91.02
1
Ronald Jones II
RB
16.8
10.12
18.5%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
14
15.03
15.4%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
7.11
15.4%
4
Hunter Renfrow
WR
10.8
6.45
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, The Paper Curtain became the proud owner of a 60.22-41.30 lead. For Nocturnal Busts, Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal. Daniel Jones made the highlight reel for The Paper Curtain with a 53-yard pass and a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Ronald Jones II had a 37-yard touchdown catch for The Paper Curtain to contribute to a 77.02-41.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Nocturnal Busts, who trailed 77.02-74.94 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
DK Metcalf had a 52-yard catch for Nocturnal Busts on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Nocturnal Busts   The Paper Curtain

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're The Paper Curtain. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Paper Curtain need some help then, averaging just 100.75 versus Nocturnal Busts's 113.28.
Even the computers think Nocturnal Busts have better players. They have a higher projected points average (113.34) than The Paper Curtain (106.26).
Nocturnal Busts don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Paper Curtain (4 vs 2).
Nocturnal Busts have the clutch gene, with more close wins than The Paper Curtain (1 vs 0).
Nocturnal Busts should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than The Paper Curtain (6 vs 4).
By position, Nocturnal Busts have outscored The Paper Curtain at QB, WR, and K this season.
Nocturnal Busts has a higher average scoring margin (2) than The Paper Curtain this season (-3).
There's not much good to say about The Paper Curtain this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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