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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
RIP Trash Brothers
6-6 128.8
126.9
 
VS
proj
The Stevie’s
114.7 6-6
120.21

Despite top scorer Jefferson, The Stevie’s fall to RIP Trash Brothers, 128.80-114.70

The Stevie’s had the premier scorer in the matchup with WR Justin Jefferson accumulating 24.95 points, the seventh-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome RIP Trash Brothers, who secured a 128.80-114.70 victory. The Stevie’s nabbed a 25.10-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 49.8 points from Justin Jefferson (11 Pass Yds, 139 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kirk Cousins (299 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). But RIP Trash Brothers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Miles Sanders (29.5 points) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (23.4). This marks the first time this season RIP Trash Brothers have taken down The Stevie’s, after falling 103.7-92.3 in their last matchup. RIP Trash Brothers (6-6) will look to build on their success against The GURT Express, while The Stevie’s (6-6) will try to get back on track against Juice Boxes.

Matchup Timeline

  RIP Trash Brothers   The Stevie’s

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 40-33 win over the Packers, Sanders scored 29.5 points to more-than-double his 12.49-point projection. He racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on RIP Trash Brothers this week. In Week 13, Sanders and the Eagles will battle the Titans.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

RIP Trash Brothers
Points
% of total points 128.8
1
Miles Sanders
RB
29.5
12.49
22.9%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
23.4
12.88
18.2%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
21.6
27.3
16.8%
4
Jaylen Waddle
WR
11
13.7
8.5%
The Stevie’s
Points
% of total points 114.7
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
24.95
18.14
21.8%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.85
20.24
21.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
13.4
12.79
11.7%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
12
18.37
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Latavius Murray had a 52-yard run for RIP Trash Brothers, who trailed 86.80-55.60 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 39-yard touchdown pass for RIP Trash Brothers, who trailed 104.30-99.30 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  RIP Trash Brothers   The Stevie’s

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. The Stevie’s need some help then, averaging just 107.32 versus RIP Trash Brothers's 122.88.
Even the computers think RIP Trash Brothers have better players. Their projected average points is higher (125.32) than The Stevie’s (116.65).
In dire times, at least RIP Trash Brothers keep it close. They've been blown out less times than The Stevie’s (2 vs 3).
RIP Trash Brothers have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than The Stevie’s (52 vs 41).
The Stevie’s have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than RIP Trash Brothers (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, RIP Trash Brothers have outscored The Stevie’s at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
RIP Trash Brothers has a higher average scoring margin (3) than The Stevie’s this season (-11).
The starters for RIP Trash Brothers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The Stevie’s (0).
There's not much good to say about The Stevie’s this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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