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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Three Yellow Dogs
11-1 428.7
475.32
 
VS
proj
BTR's Dazzling Team
373.82 5-7
366.35

Three Yellow Dogs knock off BTR's Dazzling Team for fourth straight win, 428.70-373.82

Three Yellow Dogs extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over BTR's Dazzling Team, coming out on top with a 428.70-373.82 win. BTR's Dazzling Team earned an 88.32-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Graham Gano, who made both of his FG attempts for 29 points, and Daniel Jones, who passed for 228 yards and a touchdown and ran for 14 yards (27.52 points). But Three Yellow Dogs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Justin Herbert, who passed for 274 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 38 yards for 61.76 points, and Austin Ekeler, who racked up 80 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (40.5 points). This marks the second time this season Three Yellow Dogs have gotten the best of BTR's Dazzling Team, after winning 439.9-416.58 in their last matchup. Three Yellow Dogs (11-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Illegal Procedure, while BTR's Dazzling Team (5-7) will try to get back on track against Kush's Slam-Dunk Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Three Yellow Dogs   BTR's Dazzling Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (20 Rush Yds, 60 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 40.5 points in a 25-24 win over the Cardinals in Week 12. He scored 29.1% more than his 31.36-point projection and overachieved for the seventh time this season. Ekeler ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Three Yellow Dogs
Points
% of total points 428.7
1
Justin Herbert
QB
61.76
38.77
14.4%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
40.5
31.36
9.4%
3
Tom Brady
QB
40.04
37.38
9.3%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
31.7
32.2
7.4%
BTR's Dazzling Team
Points
% of total points 373.82
1
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
54
36.48
14.4%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
33.8
30.82
9%
3
Graham Gano
K
29
21.79
7.8%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
28.1
21.88
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Graham Gano had a 57-yard field goal for BTR's Dazzling Team, while Daniel Jones had a 44-yard pass, helping to stake BTR's Dazzling Team to a 137.02-48.70 lead.
Sunday Early
Amari Cooper had a 45-yard catch for BTR's Dazzling Team, contributing to a 214.42-130.84 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were multiple players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, Three Yellow Dogs became the proud owner of a 364.80-297.52 lead. Justin Herbert had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Three Yellow Dogs, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 33-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Travis Kelce had a 39-yard touchdown catch for BTR's Dazzling Team, while Tyler Lockett had a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Three Yellow Dogs to contribute to a 408.70-311.92 lead for the team.
Monday
Chase McLaughlin had a 51-yard field goal for Three Yellow Dogs on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Three Yellow Dogs   BTR's Dazzling Team

What If

Three Yellow Dogs would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
BTR's Dazzling Team would have lost to just three other teams besides Three Yellow Dogs this week.
If they played BTR's Dazzling Team every week, Three Yellow Dogs would be 12-0 this season.
Three Yellow Dogs would have gotten the victory over BTR's Dazzling Team 402.78-375.26 had they played each other last week.
Three Yellow Dogs would be 9-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BTR's Dazzling Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Three Yellow Dogs, BTR's Dazzling Team would be 5-5.
If Three Yellow Dogs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 119-13.
If they played every team every week, BTR's Dazzling Team would be 59-73.

Next Week Preview

BTR's Dazzling Team
Coming up in Week 13, BTR's Dazzling Team (5-7) will take on Kush's Slam-Dunk Team (7-5). BTR's Dazzling Team might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with the Arizona Cardinals defense, Marquise Brown, Greg Dortch, and Colt McCoy out on bye next week. Through 12 weeks of action, BTR's Dazzling Team have tallied the seventh-most points in the league while Kush's Slam-Dunk Team (378.85 PPG) are ranked third.
Three Yellow Dogs
Three Yellow Dogs (11-1) will go up against Illegal Procedure (4-8) in Week 13. Three Yellow Dogs may have to rearrange the deck some with DeAndre Hopkins out on bye next week. Illegal Procedure will be without James Conner and Matt Prater. Over the last three weeks, Three Yellow Dogs have put up 418.21 points per game, while Illegal Procedure have averaged just 310.67 per contest.