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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Brown Bagging It
8-4 168.62
155.86
 
VS
proj
Bills Mafia
128.81 6-6
178.73

Bills Mafia fall short of predictions, succumb to Brown Bagging It in 168.62-128.81 drubbing

There's no way around it, Bills Mafia underperformed, at least compared to projections, as Brown Bagging It rolled to a 168.62-128.81 win. Brown Bagging It grabbed an early 0.30-point lead on Thursday. Bills Mafia came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by DeAndre Hopkins (17.7 points) and Derwin James Jr. (13.5). Not to be deterred, Brown Bagging It got it going later that night, as Jalen Hurts (30.82 points) and Miles Sanders (29.5) put them back on top for good. This marks the first time this season Brown Bagging It have gotten the best of Bills Mafia, after falling 151.12-135.57 in their last matchup. Brown Bagging It (8-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against Megatron’s Minions, while Bills Mafia (6-6) will attempt to get back in the win column against Zoomans team.

Matchup Timeline

  Brown Bagging It   Bills Mafia

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 29.5 points against his 12.49-point projection. In a 40-33 win over the Packers, he racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Sanders ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Brown Bagging It
Points
% of total points 168.62
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
30.82
24.18
18.3%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
29.5
12.49
17.5%
3
Foye Oluokun
LB
16
8.04
9.5%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
12.8
9.09
7.6%
Bills Mafia
Points
% of total points 128.81
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
17.7
14.84
13.7%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
15.96
19.5
12.4%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
15.7
16.55
12.2%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
13.5
10.17
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Graham Gano had a 57-yard field goal for Brown Bagging It to contribute to a 21.80-21.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Latavius Murray had a 52-yard run for Bills Mafia, who trailed 76.60-57.76 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Bills Mafia, contributing to a 121.41-81.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Jalen Hurts had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard run for Brown Bagging It, contributing to a 159.12-128.81 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Brown Bagging It   Bills Mafia

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Bills Mafia has left more points on the bench this season (595.36) than Brown Bagging It (474.21).
Once Brown Bagging It put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Bills Mafia (7 vs 3).
Brown Bagging It laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Bills Mafia (0).
Brown Bagging It should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Bills Mafia (5 vs 2).
Brown Bagging It have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Bills Mafia (81 vs 67).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Bills Mafia - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Brown Bagging It (1) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Brown Bagging It have outscored Bills Mafia at QB, RB, TE, and IDP this season.
Brown Bagging It don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 20 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Brown Bagging It had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Bills Mafia (2).
Time to rest the starters for Brown Bagging It. They've clinched a playoff spot while Bills Mafia are currently on the outside looking in.
Don't worry Bills Mafia, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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