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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Colemania
7-5 101.1
103.92
 
VS
proj
All The Way UP!
94.29 4-8
115.54

All The Way UP! come up short of projections, succumb to Colemania, 101.10-94.29

There's no sugarcoating it, All The Way UP! underperformed, at least based on projections, as Colemania emerged victorious with a 101.10-94.29 win. Colemania nabbed an early 15.90-point lead on Thursday. All The Way UP! came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Tee Higgins (15.2 points) and Rob Gronkowski (11.9). Unphased, Colemania made a run later that afternoon, as Kirk Cousins (11.76 points) and Davante Adams (9.2) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Colemania have knocked off All The Way UP!, after winning 117.01-116.09 in their last matchup. Colemania (7-5) will look to build on their success against ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ, while All The Way UP! (4-8) attempt to right the ship against Reigning Champ.

Matchup Timeline

  Colemania   All The Way UP!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Dolphins defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 22 points against their 7.05-point projection. In a 33-10 win over the Panthers, they allowed only 10 points, surrendered 198 yards, and intercepted 3 passes. The Dolphins defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Giants next week.
The Miami Dolphins defense

Top Player Comparison

Colemania
Points
% of total points 101.1
1
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
22
7.05
21.8%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
13.55
8.32
13.4%
3
Justin Tucker
K
13
9.61
12.9%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.76
13.2
11.6%
All The Way UP!
Points
% of total points 94.29
1
Justin Herbert
QB
16.46
15.91
17.5%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
15.2
7.64
16.1%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
11.9
5.5
12.6%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
11
7.19
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Darnell Mooney had a 52-yard catch for Colemania, helping to stake the team to a 26.28-10.38 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was All The Way UP! who claimed the lead, 62.48-55.64. For Colemania, Ben Roethlisberger had a 41-yard pass. Tee Higgins had a 32-yard touchdown catch for All The Way UP!, while Cam Newton had a 64-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Colemania, while Davante Adams had a 43-yard catch to contribute to an 88.10-79.34 lead for Colemania.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal for Colemania, contributing to a 101.10-93.39 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Colemania   All The Way UP!

StatSmack

As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Colemania (7-5) have a better record than All The Way UP! (4-8).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. All The Way UP! has left more points on the bench this season (352.37) than Colemania (310.78).
All The Way UP! are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Colemania (4 vs 1).
Colemania laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than All The Way UP! (0).
Colemania have the clutch gene, with more close wins than All The Way UP! (2 vs 1).
Colemania should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than All The Way UP! (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of All The Way UP! - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Colemania (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Colemania have outscored All The Way UP! at RB and WR this season.
Colemania has a higher average scoring margin (0) than All The Way UP! this season (-12).
The starters for Colemania had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for All The Way UP! (3).
Time to rest the starters for Colemania. They've clinched a playoff spot while All The Way UP! are currently on the outside looking in.
Hey All The Way UP!, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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