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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Hendrix Purple Haze
8-4 161
132.66
 
VS
proj
The Devil's Rejects
110 6-6
136.44

Hendrix Purple Haze climb into top spot in 161-110 runaway

Hendrix Purple Haze ascended into first place in Bunner's Fantasy with a dominant victory over The Devil's Rejects, cruising to a 161-110 win. The Devil's Rejects took a 36-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Josh Allen, who passed for 260 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 43 yards for 33 points, and the Buffalo Bills defense, who allowed only 6 points, surrendered 190 yards, and intercepted a pass (13 points). But it was all Hendrix Purple Haze after that. They were led by Leonard Fournette (44 points) and Joe Mixon (32). This marks the second time this season Hendrix Purple Haze have beaten The Devil's Rejects, after winning 149-132 in their last matchup. Hendrix Purple Haze (8-4) have now won four games in a row and will look to sustain their momentum against Headatitis. The Devil's Rejects (6-6) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against slackers.

Matchup Timeline

  Hendrix Purple Haze   The Devil's Rejects

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 131 yards from scrimmage and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Colts, Fournette tallied 44 points this week. His scoring output nearly tripled his 15.24-point projection and was much higher than his 15.5-point season scoring average. Fournette ranks #30 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Leonard Fournette

Top Player Comparison

Hendrix Purple Haze
Points
% of total points 161
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
44
15.24
27.3%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
32
15.42
19.9%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
21
12
13%
4
Davante Adams
WR
18
22.48
11.2%
The Devil's Rejects
Points
% of total points 110
1
Josh Allen
QB
33
27.57
30%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19
21.1
17.3%
3
Pat Freiermuth
TE
14
9.86
12.7%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
13
14.04
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Thursday, after which The Devil's Rejects owned a 62-26 lead. For Hendrix Purple Haze, Hunter Renfrow had a 54-yard catch. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for The Devil's Rejects with a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Leonard Fournette had a 28-yard touchdown run for Hendrix Purple Haze, contributing to a 114-106 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Davante Adams had a 43-yard catch for Hendrix Purple Haze to contribute to a 149-110 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Hendrix Purple Haze   The Devil's Rejects

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Hendrix Purple Haze exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Devil's Rejects had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Hendrix Purple Haze put up more points than their season scoring average (124.58) while The Devil's Rejects fell short of theirs (123.08).
Hendrix Purple Haze recorded more points than their projected total, while The Devil's Rejects fell shy of their projection.
The loss concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for The Devil's Rejects.
Hendrix Purple Haze moves to (4-4) in blowout games this season, while The Devil's Rejects falls to (5-2).
Despite the loss, Josh Allen (33 points) recorded the top overall score for a QB this week.

Next Week Preview

The Devil's Rejects
In Week 13, The Devil's Rejects (6-6) will look to get back in the win column against slackers (7-4-1). The Devil's Rejects may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Aaron Jones out on bye in Week 13. slackers will be without the Tennessee Titans defense.
Hendrix Purple Haze
Next week will feature two squads moving in opposite directions, as Hendrix Purple Haze (8-4) head into Week 13 on a four-game winning streak, while their opponent (Headatitis, 2-10), have now dropped three straight. Each of these teams has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 13, as Davante Adams, the Cleveland Browns defense, and Kareem Hunt are off for Hendrix Purple Haze, while Headatitis will be missing Jarvis Landry, Cam Newton, and A.J. Brown. Over the last three weeks, Hendrix Purple Haze have scored 137 points per game, while Headatitis have averaged only 91 per contest.