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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Michael's Marvelous Team
4-8 99.9
105.09
 
VS
proj
#1 Dirty Bird
79.3 8-4
105.58

#1 Dirty Bird lose to Michael's Marvelous Team, 99.9-79.3

There's no sugarcoating it, #1 Dirty Bird didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Michael's Marvelous Team earned a 99.9-79.3 win. Michael's Marvelous Team grabbed a 49.1-point lead on Thursday behind 35.3 points from Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jared Goff (240 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and never looked back. Nick Chubb (116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 16 Rec Yds) and Joe Burrow (270 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 32 Rush Yds) led the charge for #1 Dirty Bird in the loss. This marks the first time this season Michael's Marvelous Team have gotten the best of #1 Dirty Bird, after falling 107.7-86.4 in their last matchup. Michael's Marvelous Team (4-8) will look to keep it rolling against Siddharth's Superb Team, while #1 Dirty Bird (8-4) try to get back on track against Wendell's Unreal Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Michael's Marvelous Team   #1 Dirty Bird

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.21 points, the 49ers defense scored 82.8% more than that amount by scoring 15 points in a 13-0 win over the Saints. They didn't allow any points, surrendered 260 yards, and forced 2 fumbles to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Michael's Marvelous Team this week. The 49ers will go up against the Dolphins next week.
The San Francisco 49ers defense

Top Player Comparison

Michael's Marvelous Team
Points
% of total points 99.9
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.7
18.71
17.7%
2
Jared Goff
QB
17.6
16.12
17.6%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16
12
16%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
15
8.21
15%
#1 Dirty Bird
Points
% of total points 79.3
1
Nick Chubb
RB
19.7
13.62
24.8%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
18
19.64
22.7%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
8.5
11.65
10.7%
4
Joshua Palmer
WR
8.1
10.08
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 27-yard touchdown pass for #1 Dirty Bird, who trailed 63.4-53.9 after the early games.
Monday
Chase McLaughlin had a 51-yard field goal for #1 Dirty Bird.

Points By Position

  Michael's Marvelous Team   #1 Dirty Bird

Game Notes

Michael's Marvelous Team emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
#1 Dirty Bird had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Michael's Marvelous Team won despite starting Darren Waller, who scored zero points.
Nick Chubb and Joe Burrow both outscored Stefon Diggs, the leading scorer for Michael's Marvelous Team.
Michael's Marvelous Team put up more points than their season scoring average (93.6) while #1 Dirty Bird fell short of theirs (109.9).
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 20.6-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Nick Chubb (19.7 points) registered the second-best score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

#1 Dirty Bird
In Week 13, #1 Dirty Bird (8-4) will try to get back in the win column against Wendell's Unreal Team (6-6). Through 12 weeks of action, #1 Dirty Bird are ranked second in points scored, while Wendell's Unreal Team have tallied the league's seventh-highest point total. When it comes to scoring production, these two teams have been neck and neck recently. #1 Dirty Bird has put up 99.19 points per game over the last three weeks, while Wendell's Unreal Team has averaged 100.62 per contest over that same stretch.
Michael's Marvelous Team
Michael's Marvelous Team (4-8) are set to take on Siddharth's Superb Team (1-11) in Week 13. After 12 weeks of action, Michael's Marvelous Team have tallied the league's third-lowest point total while Siddharth's Superb Team (and their 79.75 points per game) are ranked last. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have been neck and neck lately. Michael's Marvelous Team have put up 94.6 points per game over the last three weeks, while Siddharth's Superb Team have averaged 94.58 per matchup over that same span.