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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Word
9-3 480.14
492.76
 
VS
proj
BuckeyeNation4Life
365.36 8-4
461.83

Word top BuckeyeNation4Life for sixth straight win, 480.14-365.36

Word extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought victory over BuckeyeNation4Life, securing a 480.14-365.36 win. Word never trailed in this one after nabbing a 73.65-point lead on Thursday behind Dalvin Cook (43.05 points) and Devin Singletary (28.6). Justin Herbert (76.02 points) and Kyler Murray (57.73) carried the flag for BuckeyeNation4Life in the loss. This marks the second time this season Word have knocked off BuckeyeNation4Life, after winning 508.09-460.7 in their last matchup. Word (9-3) will look to keep it rolling against The Devils, while BuckeyeNation4Life (8-4) will attempt to get some positive momentum against FANTASY GURU.

Matchup Timeline

  Word   BuckeyeNation4Life

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 26-10 win over the Rams, Sneed scored 16.2 points to beat his 8.85-point projection. He made 7 tackles and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Word this week. Next week, Sneed will battle the Bengals.
L'Jarius Sneed

Top Player Comparison

Word
Points
% of total points 480.14
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
71.83
62.76
15%
2
Rachaad White
RB
59
39.3
12.3%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
51
30.81
10.6%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
44.53
40.92
9.3%
BuckeyeNation4Life
Points
% of total points 365.36
1
Justin Herbert
QB
76.02
54.22
20.8%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
57.73
58.16
15.8%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
46.55
48.39
12.7%
4
Jaylen Waddle
WR
32
46.29
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 33-yard touchdown pass for BuckeyeNation4Life, while Kyler Murray had a 33-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 383.11-361.36 after the late round of games.
Sunday Night
Jalen Hurts had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard run for Word, helping the team to a 480.14-365.36 lead.

Points By Position

  Word   BuckeyeNation4Life

Game Notes

Word won despite the fact that only nine of their 19 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
BuckeyeNation4Life had only four of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
BuckeyeNation4Life can partially blame the loss on Darnell Mooney, who didn't score any points.
Word put up more points than their season scoring average (425.91) while BuckeyeNation4Life fell short of theirs (430.44).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 114.78-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Word win, but they also easily covered the 30.93-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Justin Herbert registered 76.02 points, the highest score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

BuckeyeNation4Life
Coming up in Week 13, BuckeyeNation4Life (8-4) will look to get back on track against FANTASY GURU (2-10). BuckeyeNation4Life might have to rearrange the deck a bit with Kyler Murray, Isaiah Simmons, and Zach Ertz out on bye next week. FANTASY GURU won't have Baker Mayfield.
Word
Next week will feature two teams heading in opposite directions, as Word (9-3) enter Week 13 on a six-game winning streak, while their opposition (The Devils, 6-6), have recorded three straight losses. Each side has a pair of players on bye next week, as Jeremy Chinn and Rondale Moore are off for Word and Sam Darnold and Zaven Collins for The Devils. Over the last three weeks, Word have scored 444.61 points per game, while The Devils have averaged just 351.35 per contest.