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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Kansas Hawkeyes
7-5 152
133.36
 
VS
proj
Beefman
137 9-3
133.86

Kansas Hawkeyes defeat Beefman, 152-137

Kansas Hawkeyes brought their A game and outperformed expectations, emerging victorious with a 152-137 win over Beefman. Kansas Hawkeyes leapt out to a 48-point lead on Thursday behind 44 points from Josh Allen (260 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 43 Rush Yds) and Josh Jacobs (87 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 25 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Bobby Wagner (25 points) and Harrison Smith (22) did everything they could for Beefman in the loss. This marks the first time this season Kansas Hawkeyes have gotten the best of Beefman, after falling 146-144 in their last matchup. Kansas Hawkeyes (7-5) will look to add to their success against Can you Diggs it, while Beefman (9-3) will take on Touch Down Town in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas Hawkeyes   Beefman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Buccaneers defense overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 12 points against their 6.58-point projection. During a 38-31 win over the Colts, they allowed 31 points, surrendered 392 yards, and forced 5 turnovers. The Buccaneers defense ranks #6 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Falcons next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

Kansas Hawkeyes
Points
% of total points 152
1
Josh Allen
QB
28
24.19
18.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
28
12.31
18.4%
3
Marlon Humphrey
CB
17
11.01
11.2%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
16
9.54
10.5%
Beefman
Points
% of total points 137
1
Bobby Wagner
LB
25
17.04
18.2%
2
Harrison Smith
S
22
14.45
16.1%
3
Brian Burns
DE
14
9.06
10.2%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
9.21
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for Kansas Hawkeyes, while Michael Gallup had a 41-yard catch, helping to stake Kansas Hawkeyes to a 55-7 lead.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal for Kansas Hawkeyes, contributing to a 152-107 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Kansas Hawkeyes   Beefman

What If

Kansas Hawkeyes would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Beefman would have lost to just one other team besides Kansas Hawkeyes this week.
If they played Beefman every week, Kansas Hawkeyes would be 6-6 this season.
Kansas Hawkeyes would have beaten Beefman 137-105 had they played each other last week.
Kansas Hawkeyes would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Beefman.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Kansas Hawkeyes, Beefman would be 7-3.
If Kansas Hawkeyes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 90-40-2.
If they played every team every week, Beefman would be 88-44.

Next Week Preview

Beefman
One losing streak will end in Week 13 as first-place Beefman have now lost two consecutive games while their opponent, Touch Down Town, have dropped 12 straight. Each side has players with byes next week, as Aaron Rodgers, Nick Chubb, and Austin Hooper are off for Touch Down Town and Brian Burns and Aaron Jones will sit for Beefman.
Kansas Hawkeyes
In a showdown between two squads that are separated by only one game in the standings, Kansas Hawkeyes (7-5) will go up against Can you Diggs it (8-4) in Week 13. Kansas Hawkeyes may have to shuffle the deck a bit with DJ Moore, Baker Mayfield, and De'Vondre Campbell out on bye in Week 13. Over the past two weeks, Kansas Hawkeyes have put up 144.5 points per game, while Can you Diggs it have averaged only 109.5 per contest.