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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Front Nine
5-7 114.46
97.29
 
VS
proj
The Mad Scientist
93.34 4-8
94.77

The Front Nine defeat The Mad Scientist in 114.46-93.34 romp

The Front Nine showed up and beat expectations, cruising to a 114.46-93.34 win over The Mad Scientist, who fell short of projections. The Mad Scientist got out to a 1.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Front Nine after that. They were led by Amon-Ra St. Brown (9 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Jones (43 Rush Yds, 56 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Nick Chubb (116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 16 Rec Yds) and Tom Brady (246 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the top performers for The Mad Scientist in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Front Nine have knocked off The Mad Scientist, after falling 105.62-97.9 in their last matchup. The Front Nine improve to 5-7 on the season, while The Mad Scientist fall to 4-8.

Matchup Timeline

  The Front Nine   The Mad Scientist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Tucker overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 15 points against his 9.55-point projection. During a 28-27 loss to the Jaguars, he made 4 of his 5 FG attempts. Tucker ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

The Front Nine
Points
% of total points 114.46
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
18.9
9.61
16.5%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
15.9
10.77
13.9%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
15.8
14.1
13.8%
4
Justin Tucker
K
15
9.55
13.1%
The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 93.34
1
Nick Chubb
RB
19.2
12.51
20.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
18.04
18.33
19.3%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.7
14.71
14.7%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
11
7.48
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for The Front Nine, while Marcus Mariota had a 45-yard pass for the team, who trailed 83.34-67.96 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 33-yard touchdown catch for The Front Nine, who trailed 93.34-82.76 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 23-yard touchdown catch for The Front Nine, helping the team to a 98.66-93.34 lead.

Points By Position

  The Front Nine   The Mad Scientist

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on The Front Nine scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Mad Scientist lost despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their points projection.
The Mad Scientist can partially blame the loss on Tyler Higbee, who didn't score any points.
The Front Nine put up more points than their season scoring average (89.12) while The Mad Scientist fell short of theirs (97.08).
The Front Nine put up more points than their projected total, while The Mad Scientist failed to reach their projection.
The Front Nine ranked 2nd in the league in points scored this week, while The Mad Scientist put up the 4th-best score.
Not only did The Front Nine win, but they also covered the 2.52-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, The Front Nine moves to (2-2), while The Mad Scientist falls to (3-7).
In a losing effort, Nick Chubb (19.2 points) registered the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

The Front Nine
Whoa, The Front Nine, you put the rest of the league on notice with this explosive showing. Not only did you win by 21+ points, you also jumped up a ridiculous three places in the league standings. Nice job!
The Mad Scientist
The problem in Week 12 is pretty easy to diagnose, The Mad Scientist. Choosing to start Tyler Higbee in a tough fantasy matchup... let's just assume it won't happen again and move on.