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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Elliott Diggs
5-7 129.52
123.09
 
VS
proj
How Deebo's Your Love
112.08 5-7
121.25

Despite top scorer Stafford, How Deebo's Your Love fall to Elliott Diggs, 129.52-112.08

Matthew Stafford racked up 22.98 points for How Deebo's Your Love, the best total in the matchup and seventh-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Elliott Diggs, who secured a 129.52-112.08 victory. Elliott Diggs never trailed in this one after nabbing a 17.20-point lead on Thursday behind Daniel Carlson (21 points) and Stefon Diggs (16.9). Matthew Stafford (22.98 points) and Deebo Samuel (20.3) led the way for How Deebo's Your Love in the loss. This marks the second time this season Elliott Diggs have taken down How Deebo's Your Love, after winning 130.82-84.62 in their last matchup. Elliott Diggs (5-7) will look to sustain their momentum against Tebros, while How Deebo's Your Love (5-7) will take on Ace of Spades in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Elliott Diggs   How Deebo's Your Love

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 5 of his FG attempts against the Cowboys, Carlson tallied 21 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.71-point projection and was much higher than his 7.86-point season scoring average. Carlson ranks #92 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
Daniel Carlson

Top Player Comparison

Elliott Diggs
Points
% of total points 129.52
1
Justin Herbert
QB
21.72
22.29
16.8%
2
Daniel Carlson
K
21
8.71
16.2%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
20.4
11.9
15.8%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.9
15.19
13%
How Deebo's Your Love
Points
% of total points 112.08
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
22.98
21.16
20.5%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
20.3
14.99
18.1%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.2
11.18
16.2%
4
Dawson Knox
TE
16.7
8.11
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Thursday, but after the dust settled, Elliott Diggs had a 56.10-38.90 lead. For Elliott Diggs, Daniel Carlson had a 56-yard field goal. Dawson Knox made the highlight reel for How Deebo's Your Love with a 24-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Tee Higgins had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Elliott Diggs to contribute to a 92.50-49.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 79-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard touchdown pass for How Deebo's Your Love, while Deebo Samuel had a 49-yard run for the team, who trailed 129.52-100.98 after the late afternoon action.
Monday
Tyler Lockett had a 55-yard catch for How Deebo's Your Love.

Points By Position

  Elliott Diggs   How Deebo's Your Love

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against How Deebo's Your Love, Elliott Diggs averaged more points (130.17) than they usually score (113.26).
Elliott Diggs are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than How Deebo's Your Love (0 vs 1).
How Deebo's Your Love have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Elliott Diggs (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Elliott Diggs have outscored How Deebo's Your Love at RB, K, and DEF this season.
Elliott Diggs has a higher average scoring margin (1) than How Deebo's Your Love this season (-4).
Don't worry How Deebo's Your Love, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

How Deebo's Your Love
A pair of teams with matching 5-7 records, seventh-place How Deebo's Your Love are set to do battle with eighth-place Ace of Spades next week. How Deebo's Your Love might need to shuffle their lineup some with Cam Newton, Christian McCaffrey, Kareem Hunt, and D'Ernest Johnson out on bye next week. Ace of Spades won't have DJ Moore.
Elliott Diggs
In a showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings, Elliott Diggs (5-7) will match up against Tebros (4-8) in Week 13. Elliott Diggs might have to rearrange the deck some with Julio Jones out on bye in Week 13. Tebros won't have Mason Crosby or Ryan Tannehill. Over the last three weeks, Elliott Diggs have put up 119.12 points per game, while Tebros have averaged 103.11 per contest.