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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Vultures
6-6 166.9
148.38
 
VS
proj
Brewmasters
124.6 6-6
148.2

Vultures defy expectations, knock off Brewmasters in 166.90-124.60 beatdown

Vultures stepped up, cruising to a 166.90-124.60 win over Brewmasters, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in this matchup, as Vultures grabbed a 55.30-point lead on Thursday behind 60.6 points from Josh Allen (260 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 43 Rush Yds) and Hunter Renfrow (8 Rec, 134 Rec Yds). Deebo Samuel (66 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 12 Rec Yds) and Diontae Johnson (9 Rec, 95 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Brewmasters in the loss. Vultures (6-6) will look to add to their success against Cocks, while Brewmasters (6-6) try to get back on track against War Pony.

Matchup Timeline

  Vultures   Brewmasters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Colts in Week 12, Fournette racked up 131 yards from scrimmage and scored 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 44.1 points to more-than-double his 16.01-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Vultures this week. Next week, Fournette will face the Falcons.
Leonard Fournette

Top Player Comparison

Vultures
Points
% of total points 166.9
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
44.1
16.01
26.4%
2
Josh Allen
QB
37.3
30
22.3%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
23.3
13.13
14%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
23.2
15.33
13.9%
Brewmasters
Points
% of total points 124.6
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
20.8
17.66
16.7%
2
Diontae Johnson
WR
18.5
16.43
14.8%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.3
19.09
11.5%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
9.21
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for Vultures, while Hunter Renfrow had a 54-yard catch, helping Vultures to a 60.60-5.30 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Vultures became the proud owner of a 118.40-80.40 lead. For Vultures, Leonard Fournette had a 28-yard touchdown run. Ben Roethlisberger made the highlight reel for Brewmasters with a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, Vultures boasted a 141.60-115.50 lead. For Vultures, Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Deebo Samuel made the highlight reel for Brewmasters with a 49-yard run.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal for Vultures, helping the team to a 156.60-115.50 lead.

Points By Position

  Vultures   Brewmasters

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Vultures scored more in this one (166.9) than their season average (147.17).
Even the computers think Vultures have better players. They have a higher projected points average (156.8) than Brewmasters (145.1).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Brewmasters has left more points on the bench this season (439.45) than Vultures (413).
Vultures have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Brewmasters (1 vs 0).
By position, Vultures have outscored Brewmasters at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for Vultures had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Brewmasters (2).
Vultures was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (3) than Brewmasters (1).
There's not much good to say about Brewmasters this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Vultures
Hey, this sport is all about taking advantage of the mismatches. Not only did we double up Brewmasters at RB (56.3 points to 25.45), we also nearly tripled them at QB (37.3 to 13.15).
Brewmasters
Our quarterback threw two interceptions and just one touchdown? We might need to go back and review the game tape: Were the Bengals actually that stout defending the pass, or was Ben Roethlisberger just that out-of-tune with his receivers? What do you think? Do we keep rolling with him as the starting QB of Brewmasters?