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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Cockeyed's Crusaders
6-6 102.96
112.04
 
VS
proj
Windy City Hooligans
102.92 4-8
129.92

Cockeyed's Crusaders top Windy City Hooligans for third straight win in 102.96-102.92 duel

Cockeyed's Crusaders extended their win streak to three games with a narrow victory over Windy City Hooligans, narrowly earning a 102.96-102.92 win. Windy City Hooligans had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Cockeyed's Crusaders led 102.96-82.60 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 20.32 points from Taylor Heinicke and Terry McLaurin on Monday night for Windy City Hooligans. Adam Thielen (23.2 points) and Myles Gaskin (19.2) did the heavy lifting for Cockeyed's Crusaders in the victory. This marks the second time this season Cockeyed's Crusaders have knocked off Windy City Hooligans, after winning 122.96-101.72 in their last matchup. Cockeyed's Crusaders (6-6) will look to build on their success against ZACH THE RIPPER, while Windy City Hooligans (4-8) will try to get back in the win column against Gangreen.

Matchup Timeline

  Cockeyed's Crusaders   Windy City Hooligans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 49 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Panthers, Gaskin put up 19.2 points this week. His scoring output was 59.6% more than his 12.03-point projection and was much higher than his 10.95-point season scoring average. Gaskin ranks #68 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Myles Gaskin

Top Player Comparison

Cockeyed's Crusaders
Points
% of total points 102.96
1
Adam Thielen
WR
23.2
15.33
22.5%
2
Myles Gaskin
RB
19.2
12.03
18.6%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
15.5
17.71
15.1%
4
Pat Freiermuth
TE
14
9.97
13.6%
Windy City Hooligans
Points
% of total points 102.92
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
31.7
15.09
30.8%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.3
19.09
13.9%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
12.5
14.71
12.1%
4
Taylor Heinicke
QB
11.22
17.83
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 57-yard catch for Windy City Hooligans, who trailed 51.26-43.70 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Cockeyed's Crusaders to contribute to an 89.96-82.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal for Cockeyed's Crusaders to contribute to a 102.96-82.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cockeyed's Crusaders   Windy City Hooligans

StatSmack

Get on their level! Windy City Hooligans have lost their last five weeks, while Cockeyed's Crusaders have won three straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Windy City Hooligans need some help then, averaging just 109.6 versus Cockeyed's Crusaders's 117.14.
Once Cockeyed's Crusaders put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Windy City Hooligans (3 vs 1).
Cockeyed's Crusaders see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Windy City Hooligans (2).
Cockeyed's Crusaders don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Windy City Hooligans (0 vs 2).
Cockeyed's Crusaders should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Windy City Hooligans (4 vs 3).
Cockeyed's Crusaders have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Windy City Hooligans (43 vs 34).
Windy City Hooligans have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Cockeyed's Crusaders (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Cockeyed's Crusaders have outscored Windy City Hooligans at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
The starters for Cockeyed's Crusaders had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Windy City Hooligans (1).
Cockeyed's Crusaders came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than Windy City Hooligans (0).
There's not much good to say about Windy City Hooligans this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Cockeyed's Crusaders
You know Cockeyed's Crusaders, the good news is that we won this matchup by over zero points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're better than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through 11 weeks was 118.43. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Windy City Hooligans
Missing a field goal typically isn't cause for concern, but talk about impeccable timing: Greg Zuerlein went 2-for-3 on FGs instead of 3-for-3, and Windy City Hooligans lost the matchup by 0.04 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.