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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Hakuna Matata
6-6 105.5
96.68
 
VS
proj
Well Oiled Machine
96.5 7-5
101.13

Hakuna Matata knock off Well Oiled Machine, 105.5-96.5

Hakuna Matata scored a hard-fought victory over Well Oiled Machine, securing a 105.5-96.5 win. Hakuna Matata jumped out to a 26.5-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Josh Allen (253 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 78 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Tyler Bass (2-2 FG, 47 long, 2-3 XP) and never looked back. The Kansas City Chiefs defense (21 points) and James Conner (10) led the way for Well Oiled Machine in the loss. Hakuna Matata (6-6) will look to add to their success against Drones, while Well Oiled Machine (7-5) will face The Klingons in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Hakuna Matata   Well Oiled Machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making both of his FG attempts against the Lions, Bass registered 9 points this week. He scored right around his 9.63-point projection in the 28-25 win. Bass ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Tyler Bass

Top Player Comparison

Hakuna Matata
Points
% of total points 105.5
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
35
8.27
33.2%
2
Josh Allen
QB
14.5
10.36
13.7%
3
Tyler Bass
K
9
9.63
8.5%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
9
13.03
8.5%
Well Oiled Machine
Points
% of total points 96.5
1
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
21
18.97
21.8%
2
James Conner
RB
10
8.52
10.4%
3
Jordan Hicks
LB
9
5.54
9.3%
4
L'Jarius Sneed
CB
8
6.94
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Josh Jacobs had an 86-yard touchdown run and a 30-yard touchdown run for Hakuna Matata, while Travis Kelce had a 39-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 100.5-93.0 lead for Hakuna Matata.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Well Oiled Machine, who trailed 102.5-96.5 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Hakuna Matata   Well Oiled Machine

What If

Hakuna Matata would have beaten eight other teams besides Well Oiled Machine this week.
Well Oiled Machine would have lost to just two other teams besides Hakuna Matata this week.
If Hakuna Matata played Well Oiled Machine every week this season, they'd be 5-7.
Last week, Well Oiled Machine would have beaten Hakuna Matata 89.5-79.5.
Hakuna Matata would be 7-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Well Oiled Machine.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hakuna Matata, Well Oiled Machine would be 6-5.
If Hakuna Matata had played every team in the league each week, they would be 57-75.
If they played every team every week, Well Oiled Machine would be 72-60.

Next Week Preview

Well Oiled Machine
Coming up next week, Well Oiled Machine (7-5) are set to take on The Klingons (3-9). Well Oiled Machine won't be able to count on another 10 points from James Conner, who has a bye in Week 13. Over the last three weeks, Well Oiled Machine has put up 91.5 points per game, while The Klingons has averaged just 39.33 per contest.
Hakuna Matata
A couple of 6-6 teams will go at it as Hakuna Matata face Drones in Week 13. Each side has a couple of players with byes next week, as Shaq Thompson and Rondale Moore are off for Hakuna Matata and Brian Burns and Jeremy Chinn for Drones. In terms of scoring production, these two squads have almost been mirror images of each other lately. Hakuna Matata have put up 87.67 points per game over the last three weeks, while Drones have averaged 89.33 per matchup over that same stretch.