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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Tighten up Titans
5-7 177.3
153.35
 
VS
proj
Too Easy
133.64 1-11
146.99

Tighten up Titans hand Too Easy eighth consecutive loss in 177.30-133.64 beatdown

Tighten up Titans rolled to a 177.30-133.64 win to hand Too Easy their eighth straight loss. Tighten up Titans pulled out to an early 9.20-point lead on Thursday. Too Easy came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by the Miami Dolphins defense (39 points) and Ryan Tannehill (14.54). Unphased, Tighten up Titans pulled it together later that afternoon, as DeAndre Hopkins (18.7 points) and Marquise Brown (10.6) put them back ahead once and for all. Tighten up Titans (5-7) will look to keep it rolling against Deadly Vipers, while Too Easy (1-11) meet 1st&Gorilla on the 1 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Tighten up Titans   Too Easy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown against the Patriots, Thielen put up 21.1 points this week. His scoring output was 74.1% more than his 12.12-point projection and was much higher than his 10.78-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #98 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Tighten up Titans
Points
% of total points 177.3
1
Chris Godwin
WR
32
16.02
18%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
21.1
12.12
11.9%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
19
19.06
10.7%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
18.9
14.05
10.7%
Too Easy
Points
% of total points 133.64
1
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
39
21.45
29.2%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
30.9
16.35
23.1%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
14.54
19.29
10.9%
4
Chris Olave
WR
11.2
12.14
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Latavius Murray had a 52-yard run for Tighten up Titans, who trailed 114.64-101.60 after the early games.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Tighten up Titans to contribute to a 130.90-125.84 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers linked up with Aaron Jones for a 23-yard touchdown pass for Tighten up Titans, contributing to a 177.30-130.24 lead for Tighten up Titans.

Points By Position

  Tighten up Titans   Too Easy

Game Notes

Tighten up Titans had five of their 10 starting players score higher than their projected points.
Too Easy had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Tighten up Titans put up more points than their projected total, while Too Easy failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Tighten up Titans earn the win, but they also easily covered the 6.36-point forecasted margin of victory.
Tighten up Titans moves to (1-3) in blowout games this season, while Too Easy falls to (1-6).
A bright spot in the defeat, the Miami Dolphins defense scored 39 points, the highest score for a DEF this week.

Next Week Preview

Too Easy
The schedule gets no easier for last-place Too Easy, as they now have the privilege of squaring off against first-place 1st&Gorilla on the 1 next week. After 12 weeks of action, Too Easy are ranked second-to-last in points scored, while 1st&Gorilla on the 1 have posted the fifth-highest point total in ELITE FANTASY FOOTBALL league. Over the last three weeks, Too Easy has scored 127.06 points per game, while 1st&Gorilla on the 1 has averaged 143.01 per contest.
Tighten up Titans
Tighten up Titans (5-7) are set to battle Deadly Vipers (7-5) in Week 13. Tighten up Titans might have to rearrange their lineup a bit with DeAndre Hopkins and Marquise Brown out on bye next week. Deadly Vipers won't have D'Onta Foreman. In terms of scoring production, these two squads have been neck and neck lately. Tighten up Titans have scored 150.2 points per game over the last three weeks, while Deadly Vipers have averaged 151.21 per contest over that same period.