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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
bunkstraps
6-6 71
119.32
 
VS
proj
Carl's Team
63 4-8
108.1

bunkstraps beat Carl's Team for third straight win, 71-63

bunkstraps extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Carl's Team, coming out on top with a 71-63 win. Carl's Team earned a 2-point lead on Thursday, but bunkstraps held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Daniel Jones (19 points) and Austin Ekeler (15). Ben Roethlisberger (15 points) and Matt Ryan (14) were the leaders for Carl's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season bunkstraps have gotten the best of Carl's Team, after winning 124-89 in their last matchup. bunkstraps (6-6) will look to build on their success against Figg NEWTRONS, while Carl's Team (4-8) will attempt to right the ship against Uncrustables.

Matchup Timeline

  bunkstraps   Carl's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones passed for 202 yards and a touchdown and ran for 30 yards as the Giants beat the Eagles 13-7. In doing so, he put up 19 points to score 87.9% of his 21.61-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on bunkstraps this week. Jones will battle the Dolphins in Week 13.
Daniel Jones

Top Player Comparison

bunkstraps
Points
% of total points 71
1
Daniel Jones
QB
19
21.61
26.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
15
14.5
21.1%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
10
25.49
14.1%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10
13.11
14.1%
Carl's Team
Points
% of total points 63
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15
24.17
23.8%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
14
23.87
22.2%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
13
11.31
20.6%
4
The Washington Football Team defense
DEF
8
6.78
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 41-yard pass for Carl's Team, helping the team to a 49-48 lead.

Points By Position

  bunkstraps   Carl's Team

StatSmack

They're not even trying that hard. bunkstraps have a winning record vs Carl's Team this season despite averaging fewer points against them (97.5) than their overall average (104.42).
bunkstraps are looking unstoppable, winning three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. bunkstraps are doing a better job of that, averaging 104.42 versus Carl's Team's 86.33.
Even the machines think bunkstraps have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (111.42) than Carl's Team (99.64).
Once bunkstraps put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Carl's Team (2 vs 1).
bunkstraps are clutch masters, with more close wins than Carl's Team (1 vs 0).
bunkstraps should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Carl's Team (7 vs 3).
By position, bunkstraps have outscored Carl's Team at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Carl's Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

bunkstraps
Listen bunkstraps, the good news is that we won this matchup by 8 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through 11 weeks was 107.45. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Carl's Team
The problem in Week 12 was pretty easy to diagnose, Carl's Team. Going with D'Andre Swift and A.J. Brown in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up 71 points... let's try to move forward with a full deck of cards next time.