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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
SuckMikeDitka
9-3 121.48
155.87
 
VS
proj
Brain
115.54 7-5
134.27

SuckMikeDitka come back to knock off Brain for fourth straight win, 121.48-115.54

SuckMikeDitka extended their win streak to four games with a come-from-behind victory over Brain, staging a comeback to earn a 121.48-115.54 win. SuckMikeDitka trailed 115.54-112.38 heading into Sunday night, but the team made a comeback behind Lamar Jackson, who passed for 165 yards and a touchdown and ran for 68 yards for 9.1 points. Aaron Rodgers (29.28 points) and Deebo Samuel (22.4) carried the flag for Brain in defeat. This marks the first time this season SuckMikeDitka have taken down Brain, after falling 172.3-127.4 in their last matchup. SuckMikeDitka (9-3) will look to maintain their momentum against The Professor, while Brain (7-5) try to right the ship against TheSquirter.

Matchup Timeline

  SuckMikeDitka   Brain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 68 yards from scrimmage against the Raiders, Pollard scored 24.46 points this week. His scoring output was 60.7% more than his 15.22-point projection and was much higher than his 12.57-point season scoring average. Pollard ranks #95 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Tony Pollard

Top Player Comparison

SuckMikeDitka
Points
% of total points 121.48
1
Tony Pollard
RB
24.46
15.22
20.1%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
21.3
23.93
17.5%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.6
24.04
15.3%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
16.5
14.93
13.6%
Brain
Points
% of total points 115.54
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
29.28
20.87
25.3%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
22.4
17.77
19.4%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
13.16
14.74
11.4%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
12
6.58
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 40-yard touchdown catch for SuckMikeDitka to contribute to a 93.78-46.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Aaron Rodgers had a 54-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for Brain, while Deebo Samuel had a 49-yard run, helping Brain to a 115.54-112.38 lead.

Points By Position

  SuckMikeDitka   Brain

Game Notes

SuckMikeDitka won despite the fact that only three of their 10 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Brain had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 5.94-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This defeat ends a streak of two consecutive wins for Brain.
SuckMikeDitka managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 21.6-point projected margin of victory.
SuckMikeDitka moves to (1-0) in comeback games this year, while Brain falls to (0-3).
For Brain, Aaron Rodgers put up 29.28 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Brain
Coming up next week, Brain (7-5) are set to square off against TheSquirter (6-6). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 13, as Aaron Rodgers, D'Onta Foreman, and Kareem Hunt are off for Brain and AJ Dillon, DJ Moore, and Aaron Jones are out for TheSquirter.
SuckMikeDitka
Next week will feature two teams heading in opposite directions, as SuckMikeDitka (9-3) enter the matchup on a four-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (The Professor, 3-9), have recorded two consecutive losses. SuckMikeDitka might have to shuffle the deck some with Ryan Tannehill and Chuba Hubbard out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, SuckMikeDitka have scored 138.59 points per game, while The Professor have averaged 122.91 per contest.