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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Nashville Ninjas
8-4 203.3
176.23
 
VS
proj
The Big Gronkowski
186.19 3-9
185.55

Nashville Ninjas hand The Big Gronkowski fifth consecutive loss, 203.30-186.19

Nashville Ninjas earned a 203.30-186.19 win to hand The Big Gronkowski their fifth consecutive loss. Nashville Ninjas leapt out to a 53.38-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 56.51 points from Jaylen Waddle (9 Rec, 137 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tee Higgins (6 Rec, 114 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the second time this season Nashville Ninjas have gotten the best of The Big Gronkowski, after winning 203.36-202.58 in their last matchup. Nashville Ninjas (8-4) will look to keep it rolling against FEAR THE NECKBEARD, while The Big Gronkowski (3-9) face Clark Kent in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Nashville Ninjas   The Big Gronkowski

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers, Waddle put up 31.41 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.88-point projection and was much higher than his 15.95-point season scoring average. Waddle ranks #53 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

Nashville Ninjas
Points
% of total points 203.3
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
31.41
14.88
15.5%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
25.1
14.16
12.3%
3
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
24.5
23.36
12.1%
4
Kevin Byard
S
23
9.66
11.3%
The Big Gronkowski
Points
% of total points 186.19
1
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
35
21.85
18.8%
2
Azeez Al-Shaair
LB
28.6
9
15.4%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
24.7
27.04
13.3%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.18
18.33
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 57-yard catch for Nashville Ninjas, while Tee Higgins had a 32-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 112.11-58.73 lead for Nashville Ninjas.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Nashville Ninjas owned a 154.30-124.91 lead. For Nashville Ninjas, Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for The Big Gronkowski with a 43-yard catch.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard pass for The Big Gronkowski.

Points By Position

  Nashville Ninjas   The Big Gronkowski

What If

Nashville Ninjas would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
The Big Gronkowski would have lost to just three other teams besides Nashville Ninjas this week.
If Nashville Ninjas played The Big Gronkowski every week this season, they'd be 6-6.
Had they played each other last week, Nashville Ninjas would have gotten the victory over The Big Gronkowski 185.78-126.44.
Nashville Ninjas would be 3-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Big Gronkowski.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nashville Ninjas, The Big Gronkowski would be 3-7.
If Nashville Ninjas had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-65.
If they played every team every week, The Big Gronkowski would be 57-75.

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