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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Eli's Excellent Team2
6-6 95.02
82.96
 
VS
proj
The Dominators
93.12 6-6
97.59

Eli's Excellent Team2 come back to win against The Dominators in 95.02-93.12 battle

Eli's Excellent Team2 rose to the occasion and exceeded their projected point total, rallying for a 95.02-93.12 win over The Dominators, who fell short of projections. After trailing 91.82-85.42 heading into Monday night, Eli's Excellent Team2 made a comeback behind Tyler Lockett (3 Rec, 96 Rec Yds). Deebo Samuel (66 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 12 Rec Yds) and Myles Gaskin (49 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) were the leaders for The Dominators in defeat. This marks the first time this season Eli's Excellent Team2 have taken down The Dominators, after falling 113.68-103.08 in their last matchup. Eli's Excellent Team2 (6-6) will look to keep it rolling against Mediocre, while The Dominators (6-6) will attempt to get back in the win column against BOOM!.

Matchup Timeline

  Eli's Excellent Team2   The Dominators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Tucker (3-3 FG, 52 long, 1-1 XP) scored 13 points in a 16-10 win over the Browns in Week 12. His scoring output was 35.3% more than his 9.61-point projection and was higher than his 9-point season scoring average. Tucker ranks #91 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

Eli's Excellent Team2
Points
% of total points 95.02
1
Joe Mixon
RB
28.3
13.59
29.8%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
21.72
22.29
22.9%
3
Justin Tucker
K
13
9.61
13.7%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10.9
14.27
11.5%
The Dominators
Points
% of total points 93.12
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
19.8
12.32
21.3%
2
Myles Gaskin
RB
17.2
9.63
18.5%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
16.52
18.78
17.7%
4
Mason Crosby
K
13
8.07
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 49-yard run for The Dominators, while Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass, helping The Dominators to an 82.72-72.42 lead.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal for Eli's Excellent Team2, who trailed 91.82-85.42 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Tyler Lockett had a 55-yard catch for Eli's Excellent Team2 during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Eli's Excellent Team2   The Dominators

Game Notes

Eli's Excellent Team2 won despite the fact that only three of their eight starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points, The Dominators lost.
Eli's Excellent Team2 won despite starting J.K. Dobbins, who scored zero points.
Eli's Excellent Team2 put up more points than their season scoring average (80.94) while The Dominators fell short of theirs (100.59).
Eli's Excellent Team2 put up more points than their projected total, while The Dominators fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 1.9-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In close games this season, Eli's Excellent Team2 moves to (2-1), while The Dominators falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Deebo Samuel (19.8 points) recorded the highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Next Week Preview

The Dominators
The outlook doesn't immediately get much brighter for sixth-place The Dominators, because they next have to go toe-to-toe against red-hot (and first-place) BOOM! in Week 13. Each side has players with byes next week, as Mason Crosby, Jarvis Landry, and the Carolina Panthers defense are off for The Dominators and Aaron Jones and the Tennessee Titans defense are out for BOOM!.
Eli's Excellent Team2
In a matchup that features two teams that are separated by only one game in the standings, Eli's Excellent Team2 (6-6) are set to square off against Mediocre (7-5) in Week 13. 12 weeks into the season, Eli's Excellent Team2 have tallied the league's third-lowest point total while Mediocre (100.81 PPG) are ranked third. Over the last three weeks, Eli's Excellent Team2 have scored 76.02 points per game, while Mediocre have averaged 105.16 per contest.