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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
RG3PO
8-4 85.9
110.45
 
VS
proj
Blacktips
50.88 8-4
94.31

RG3PO find way to beat Blacktips 85.90-50.88 despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but RG3PO did enough to knock off Blacktips, earning an 85.90-50.88 win. RG3PO earned a 38.30-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Dak Prescott (375 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Michael Gallup (10.6) and never looked back. Ben Roethlisberger (263 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Pat Freiermuth (4 Rec, 40 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Blacktips in the loss. This marks the second time this season RG3PO have knocked off Blacktips, after winning 107.82-105.58 in their last matchup. RG3PO (8-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Fresh Prince of Helaire, while Blacktips (8-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against 2Snax.

Matchup Timeline

  RG3PO   Blacktips

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Tucker overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 13 points against his 9.61-point projection. In a 16-10 win over the Browns, he made all 3 of his FG attempts. Tucker ranks #91 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

RG3PO
Points
% of total points 85.9
1
Dak Prescott
QB
29.3
25.02
34.1%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
16.6
12.35
19.3%
3
Justin Tucker
K
13
9.61
15.1%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
10.6
9.08
12.3%
Blacktips
Points
% of total points 50.88
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
10.52
21.2
20.7%
2
Pat Freiermuth
TE
10
6.39
19.7%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
9.26
12.45
18.2%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
8
10.05
15.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dak Prescott connected with Michael Gallup for a 41-yard pass for RG3PO. Prescott also lit up the scoreboard with a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard pass, contributing to a 47.20-8.90 lead for RG3PO.
Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 41-yard pass for Blacktips, who trailed 51.10-37.72 after the early games.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal for RG3PO to contribute to a 68.00-50.88 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  RG3PO   Blacktips

What If

RG3PO would have beaten three other teams besides Blacktips this week.
Blacktips would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
RG3PO would be 8-4 if they played Blacktips every week.
Had they played each other last week, Blacktips would have been victorious over RG3PO 115.12-70.64.
RG3PO would be 7-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blacktips.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as RG3PO, Blacktips would be 8-2.
If RG3PO had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-47.
If they played every team every week, Blacktips would be 54-54.

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