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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
POBG III
3-9 109.84
111.19
 
VS
proj
Michael's Amazing Team
107.18 7-5
114.8

POBG III hand Michael's Amazing Team fourth consecutive loss in 109.84-107.18 nailbiter

POBG III narrowly earned a 109.84-107.18 win to hand Michael's Amazing Team their fourth straight loss. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as POBG III led 109.84-87.08 heading into Monday night. Michael's Amazing Team made them sweat behind Antonio Gibson (20.1 points). POBG III were led by Nick Folk, who made 5 of his 6 FG attempts for 21 points, and Adam Thielen, who caught 5 passes for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns (20.7 points). This marks the first time this season POBG III have taken down Michael's Amazing Team, after falling 142.54-137.58 in their last matchup. POBG III (3-9) will look to build on their success against McMichael 76, while Michael's Amazing Team (7-5) will meet LGT204 in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  POBG III   Michael's Amazing Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Buccaneers defense allowed 31 points, surrendered 392 yards, and forced 5 turnovers in a 38-31 win over the Colts. In doing so, they put up 12 points to scored 82.6% higher than their 6.57-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on POBG III this week. The Buccaneers will face the Falcons next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

POBG III
Points
% of total points 109.84
1
Nick Folk
K
21
9.83
19.1%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
20.7
12.65
18.8%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
15.8
8.44
14.4%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.9
16.25
12.7%
Michael's Amazing Team
Points
% of total points 107.18
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
24.2
12.46
22.6%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
20.1
13.3
18.8%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
15.1
19.4
14.1%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
13.1
12.46
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Michael Gallup had a 41-yard catch for Michael's Amazing Team, helping to stake Michael's Amazing Team to an 18.10-13.90 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, POBG III became the proud owner of a 78.04-62.18 lead. For POBG III, Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal. Jaylen Waddle had a 57-yard catch for Michael's Amazing Team, while Cam Newton had a 64-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for POBG III to contribute to a 98.74-87.08 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  POBG III   Michael's Amazing Team

StatSmack

Michael's Amazing Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost four in a row.
POBG III laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Michael's Amazing Team (0).
POBG III should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Michael's Amazing Team (7 vs 4).
POBG III have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Michael's Amazing Team (48 vs 36).
Michael's Amazing Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than POBG III (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, POBG III have outscored Michael's Amazing Team at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Michael's Amazing Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Michael's Amazing Team
The upcoming schedule gets no simpler for fourth-place Michael's Amazing Team, because they now have the privilege of matching up against red-hot LGT204 next week. Michael's Amazing Team might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Cam Newton out on bye next week. 12 weeks into the season, Michael's Amazing Team are ranked sixth in points scored, while LGT204 have posted the league's eighth-highest point total.
POBG III
POBG III (3-9) go up against McMichael 76 (6-6) in Week 13. Each side will have players on bye next week, as Aaron Rodgers, David Njoku, the Carolina Panthers defense, A.J. Brown, Julio Jones, and Derrick Henry are off for McMichael 76 and D'Onta Foreman, Ryan Tannehill, and Kareem Hunt will sit for POBG III. Over the last three weeks, POBG III have scored 100.16 points per game, while McMichael 76 have averaged only 70.09 per contest.