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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
it's lonely down here
6-6 137.65
124.61
 
VS
proj
Flavors of the Taynt
83.84 6-6
130.74

it's lonely down here defy expectations, defeat Flavors of the Taynt in 137.65-83.84 romp

it's lonely down here stepped up, cruising to a 137.65-83.84 win over Flavors of the Taynt, who fell short of projections. Flavors of the Taynt got out to a 3.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all it's lonely down here after that. They were led by Leonard Fournette (39.1 points) and Derwin James Jr. (19.2). Shaquil Barrett (28.37 points) and Darnell Mooney (14.5) did their part for Flavors of the Taynt in the loss. it's lonely down here (6-6) will look to build on their success against Moe-ssad מוסד, while Flavors of the Taynt (6-6) try to get back on track against Thug Nasty Wendeezy.

Matchup Timeline

  it's lonely down here   Flavors of the Taynt

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 39.1 points to more-than-triple his 12.04-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on it's lonely down here this week. In Week 13, Fournette and the Buccaneers will battle the Falcons.
Leonard Fournette

Top Player Comparison

it's lonely down here
Points
% of total points 137.65
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
39.1
12.04
28.4%
2
Derwin James Jr.
S
19.2
10.36
13.9%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
16.52
18.78
12%
4
Trey Hendrickson
DE
15
6.49
10.9%
Flavors of the Taynt
Points
% of total points 83.84
1
Shaquil Barrett
LB
28.37
9.17
33.8%
2
Darnell Mooney
WR
14.5
11.55
17.3%
3
DJ Moore
WR
12.8
9.58
15.3%
4
Taylor Heinicke
QB
12.22
18.46
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Darnell Mooney had a 52-yard catch for Flavors of the Taynt, helping to stake Flavors of the Taynt to a 14.50-10.90 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, it's lonely down here boasted a 91.73-64.12 lead. For it's lonely down here, Leonard Fournette had a 28-yard touchdown run. DJ Moore made the highlight reel for Flavors of the Taynt with a 64-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for it's lonely down here, helping the team to a 137.65-66.12 lead.

Points By Position

  it's lonely down here   Flavors of the Taynt

What If

it's lonely down here would have beaten eight other teams besides Flavors of the Taynt this week.
Flavors of the Taynt would have lost to 10 other teams besides it's lonely down here this week.
it's lonely down here would be 6-6 if they played Flavors of the Taynt every week.
Had they played each other last week, Flavors of the Taynt would have defeated it's lonely down here 95.43-90.53.
it's lonely down here would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Flavors of the Taynt.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as it's lonely down here, Flavors of the Taynt would be 6-5.
If it's lonely down here had played every team in the league each week, they would be 76-80.
If they played every team every week, Flavors of the Taynt would be 77-79.

Coach Talk

it's lonely down here
Spotting mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Case in point: we really emphasized that by thoroughly outplaying Flavors of the Taynt at running back this past week (50 points to 5.5).
Flavors of the Taynt
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively got a grand total of 26 targets in Week 12. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group managed only 14 catches.