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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Cool Brees
6-6 116.64
126.61
 
VS
proj
Glory Boyz
87.68 5-7
99.17

Cool Brees top Glory Boyz in 116.64-87.68 rout

Despite similar records, Cool Brees held a substantial season point advantage over Glory Boyz coming into this one (1,347-1,071), and they lived up to their reputation with a convincing victory, rolling to a 116.64-87.68 win. Cool Brees got out to a 17.90-point lead on Thursday behind Duke Johnson (15.5 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (2.4) and never let go of it. Patrick Mahomes (462 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and Mike Evans (3 Rec, 50 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for Glory Boyz in the loss. This marks the first time this season Cool Brees have knocked off Glory Boyz, after falling 112.8-89.4 in their last matchup. Cool Brees (6-6) will look to sustain their momentum against Casey Cranford, while Glory Boyz (5-7) will meet byebye ne pats in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Cool Brees   Glory Boyz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 22.5 points against his 14-point projection. In a 28-27 win over the Panthers, he caught 7 passes for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jefferson ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Cool Brees
Points
% of total points 116.64
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
22.5
14
19.3%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
17.44
22.18
15%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
17.4
11.75
14.9%
4
Duke Johnson
RB
15.5
13.2
13.3%
Glory Boyz
Points
% of total points 87.68
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.28
25.72
35.7%
2
Mike Evans
WR
18.5
12.47
21.1%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
8.3
9.01
9.5%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
8
16.14
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Duke Johnson had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Cool Brees, helping the team to a 17.90-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Justin Herbert had a 55-yard pass for Cool Brees, while Robby Anderson had a 41-yard touchdown catch, contributing to an 81.44-23.70 lead for Cool Brees.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass for Glory Boyz, while Mike Evans had a 31-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 116.64-85.68 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Cool Brees   Glory Boyz

What If

Cool Brees would have beaten five other teams besides Glory Boyz this week.
Glory Boyz would have lost to seven other teams besides Cool Brees this week.
If they played Glory Boyz every week, Cool Brees would be 10-2 this season.
Cool Brees would have defeated Glory Boyz 132.8-72.62 had they played each other last week.
Cool Brees would be 7-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Glory Boyz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cool Brees, Glory Boyz would be 0-10.
If Cool Brees had played every team in the league each week, they would be 74-34.
If they played every team every week, Glory Boyz would be 32-76.

Next Week Preview

Glory Boyz
Looking ahead to Week 13, Glory Boyz (5-7) will take on byebye ne pats (7-5). Glory Boyz might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Mike Evans and Leonard Fournette out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Glory Boyz has scored 79.33 points per game, while byebye ne pats has averaged 98.9 per contest.
Cool Brees
In a matchup that'll feature teams separated by just a game in the standings, Cool Brees (6-6) go up against Casey Cranford (5-7) in Week 13. Cool Brees will have to account for the fact that Robby Anderson is out on bye in Week 13. Over the last three weeks, Cool Brees have put up 111.04 points per game, while Casey Cranford have averaged 100.53 per contest.