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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
7-5 118.96
144.64
 
VS
proj
Gibson’s Finest
113.86 7-5
153.14

Offensively challenged 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 top Gibson’s Finest, 118.96-113.86

While they ranked only 10th in the league in points scored for the week, 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 earned a 118.96-113.86 win over Gibson’s Finest. 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 nabbed an early 2.80-point lead on Thursday. Gibson’s Finest bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Samaje Perine (20.3 points) and Tua Tagovailoa (17.96). Unphased, 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 pulled it together later that afternoon, as Harrison Butker (14 points) and Christian McCaffrey (7.9) put them back on top for good. This marks the first time this season 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 have beaten Gibson’s Finest, after falling 146.7-110.92 in their last matchup. 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 improve to 7-5 on the season, while Gibson’s Finest fall to 7-5.

Matchup Timeline

  🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷   Gibson’s Finest

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burks caught 4 passes for 70 yards as the Titans lost to the Bengals 20-16. In doing so, he put up 16 points to scored 70.8% higher than his 9.37-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 this week. Next week, Burks will play the Eagles.
Treylon Burks

Top Player Comparison

🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
Points
% of total points 118.96
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
30.06
29.81
25.3%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
16.1
10.22
13.5%
3
Treylon Burks
WR
16
9.37
13.4%
4
Harrison Butker
K
14
9.58
11.8%
Gibson’s Finest
Points
% of total points 113.86
1
Samaje Perine
RB
20.3
13.88
17.8%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
17.96
24.5
15.8%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
13.3
9.15
11.7%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
13
20.72
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 62-yard pass and a 40-yard pass for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷, while Amari Cooper had a 45-yard catch for the team, who trailed 87.96-81.56 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷   Gibson’s Finest

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Gibson’s Finest need some help then, averaging just 132.3 versus 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷's 140.32.
Even the computers think 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (152.42) than Gibson’s Finest (137.17).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Gibson’s Finest has left more points on the bench this season (395.76) than 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 (320.06).
By position, 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 have outscored Gibson’s Finest at QB and RB this season.
The starters for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Gibson’s Finest (0).
Hey Gibson’s Finest, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
Well 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷, the good news is that we won this matchup by more than five points. The *even better* news is that we know we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through 11 weeks was 142.27. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Gibson’s Finest
Don't get too down on yourself, Gibson’s Finest! You can feel good knowing that your kindness this week didn't go unnoticed. It was generous of you to help someone like 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 succeed... and maybe one day, they'll do you a solid and return the favor.