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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
San Francisco 49'ers
4-8 197.14
241.63
 
VS
proj
Cincinnati Bengals
192.1 7-5
229.14

San Francisco 49'ers fall short of predictions, come back to beat Cincinnati Bengals in 197.14-192.10 battle

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but San Francisco 49'ers did enough to beat Cincinnati Bengals. Predicted to win 241.63-229.14, San Francisco 49'ers came back to earn a 197.14-192.10 win over Cincinnati Bengals. Despite trailing 192.10-179.14 heading into Monday night, San Francisco 49'ers came back behind Zaire Franklin (11 Tackles) and Grover Stewart (1 Tackle). Tee Higgins (27.4 points) and Kenneth Walker III (16.9) did their part for Cincinnati Bengals in defeat. This marks the first time this season San Francisco 49'ers have knocked off Cincinnati Bengals, after falling 247.88-222.12 in their last matchup. San Francisco 49'ers (4-8) will look to keep it rolling against Los Angeles Rams, while Cincinnati Bengals (7-5) take on Kansas City Chiefs in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  San Francisco 49'ers   Cincinnati Bengals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Clark overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 11 points against his 10.16-point projection. During a 28-27 loss to the Jaguars, he made 7 tackles. Clark ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Chuck Clark

Top Player Comparison

San Francisco 49'ers
Points
% of total points 197.14
1
DK Metcalf
WR
20
14.65
10.1%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
16.34
18.01
8.3%
3
Fred Warner
LB
16
15.7
8.1%
4
Zaire Franklin
LB
16
16.55
8.1%
Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 192.1
1
Tee Higgins
WR
27.4
17.05
14.3%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
16.9
15.89
8.8%
3
Mack Hollins
WR
16.3
9.82
8.5%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
16.1
19.47
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeVante Parker had a 40-yard catch for San Francisco 49'ers, helping to give the team a 28.20-14.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Joe Burrow teamed up with Tee Higgins for a 27-yard touchdown pass for Cincinnati Bengals, contributing to a 154.90-53.10 lead for Cincinnati Bengals.
Sunday Late
Mack Hollins had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Cincinnati Bengals, contributing to a 188.10-176.14 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  San Francisco 49'ers   Cincinnati Bengals

What If

San Francisco 49'ers would have beaten five other teams besides Cincinnati Bengals this week.
Cincinnati Bengals would have lost to 11 other teams besides San Francisco 49'ers this week.
If San Francisco 49'ers played Cincinnati Bengals every week this season, they'd be 7-5.
Had they played each other last week, San Francisco 49'ers would have topped Cincinnati Bengals 273.36-233.8.
San Francisco 49'ers would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cincinnati Bengals.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as San Francisco 49'ers, Cincinnati Bengals would be 4-6.
If San Francisco 49'ers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 112-92.
If they played every team every week, Cincinnati Bengals would be 126-78.

Coach Talk

San Francisco 49'ers
You know San Francisco 49'ers, the good news is that we won this matchup by more than five points. Even better news is that we know we're stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 11 stood at 208.17. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Cincinnati Bengals
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Cincinnati Bengals. Starting Jahan Dotson in what turned out to be a tight fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?