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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Demo
7-5 213.8
192.28
 
VS
proj
Axel
205.6 8-4
210.91

Demo top projections, earn win against Axel in 213.8-205.6 duel

Demo brought their A game, narrowly earning a 213.8-205.6 win over Axel, who fell short of projections. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Demo led 213.8-112.6 heading into Sunday night. Axel made it close behind Mark Andrews (20 points) and Marquise Brown (13.1). Leonard Fournette (100 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Josh Allen (260 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 43 Rush Yds) did the heavy lifting for Demo in the victory. This marks the first time this season Demo have knocked off Axel, after falling 264.58-180.4 in their last matchup. Demo (7-5) will look to notch another W against Berta, while Axel (8-4) will take on BALLSWIN in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Demo   Axel

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 131 yards from scrimmage and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Colts, Fournette scored 44.1 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 16.01-point projection and was much higher than his 16.42-point season scoring average. Fournette ranks #30 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Leonard Fournette

Top Player Comparison

Demo
Points
% of total points 213.8
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
44.1
16.01
20.6%
2
Josh Allen
QB
26.7
23.16
12.5%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
23.2
15.33
10.9%
4
Javonte Williams
RB
20.1
11.24
9.4%
Axel
Points
% of total points 205.6
1
Joe Mixon
RB
32.3
16.58
15.7%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
21.4
18.68
10.4%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
20
15.16
9.7%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.6
23.83
9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for Demo, helping to stake the team to a 77.9-21.9 lead.
Sunday Early
Leonard Fournette had a 28-yard touchdown run for Demo to contribute to a 170.5-94.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Demo, helping the team to a 213.8-112.6 lead.

Points By Position

  Demo   Axel

Game Notes

Nine of the 18 starters on Demo scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite 10 of their 18 starters exceeding their points projection, Axel lost.
Demo put up more points than their season scoring average (175.34) while Axel fell short of theirs (208.35).
Demo scored more points than their projected total, while Axel failed to reach their projection.
The matchup featured the week's two highest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 8.2-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This victory snaps a streak of two consecutive losses for Demo.
In close games this season, Demo moves to (1-0), while Axel falls to (0-2).
In a losing effort, Joe Mixon (32.3 points) registered the second-best score in the league this week.

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