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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Tightest Ends
6-6 67.18
102.53
 
VS
proj
#LetRussCook
61.58 3-9
86.69

Offensively challenged The Tightest Ends defeat #LetRussCook, 67.18-61.58

Despite ranking only 14th in the league in points scored for the week, The Tightest Ends came out on top with a 67.18-61.58 win over #LetRussCook. #LetRussCook nabbed a 6.92-point lead on Thursday, but The Tightest Ends held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cordarrelle Patterson, who racked up 135 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 26.5 points, and Joe Burrow, who passed for 190 yards and a touchdown (17.4 points). Dawson Knox (3 Rec, 32 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Mark Andrews (4 Rec, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for #LetRussCook in the loss. The Tightest Ends improve to 6-6 on the season, while #LetRussCook fall to 3-9.

Matchup Timeline

  The Tightest Ends   #LetRussCook

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burrow passed for 190 yards and a touchdown as the Bengals beat the Steelers 41-10. In doing so, he put up 17.4 points to score 86.1% of his 20.22-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Tightest Ends this week. Next week, Burrow will square off against the Chargers.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

The Tightest Ends
Points
% of total points 67.18
1
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
26.5
13.03
39.4%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
17.4
20.22
25.9%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
16.78
14.85
25%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
3.5
23.29
5.2%
#LetRussCook
Points
% of total points 61.58
1
Dawson Knox
TE
16.7
8.11
27.1%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
14.5
12.59
23.5%
3
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
12.2
17.97
19.8%
4
Cam Newton
QB
8.18
19.63
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout plays on Thursday, after which #LetRussCook had a 23.70-16.78 lead. For The Tightest Ends, Andy Dalton had a 52-yard pass. Dawson Knox made the highlight reel for #LetRussCook with a 24-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was The Tightest Ends who claimed the lead, 65.38-34.88. For The Tightest Ends, Joe Burrow had a 32-yard touchdown pass. Cam Newton made the highlight reel for #LetRussCook with a 64-yard pass.

Points By Position

  The Tightest Ends   #LetRussCook

What If

The Tightest Ends would have beaten only one other team besides #LetRussCook this week.
#LetRussCook would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
The Tightest Ends would be 9-3 if they played #LetRussCook every week.
Last week, #LetRussCook would have topped The Tightest Ends 81.34-60.38.
The Tightest Ends would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as #LetRussCook.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Tightest Ends, #LetRussCook would be 6-5.
If The Tightest Ends had played every team in the league each week, they would be 72-108.
If they played every team every week, #LetRussCook would be 47-133.

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