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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Zoneblitz
6-6 130.56
116.43
 
VS
proj
Deflate My Balls
125 3-9
127.7

Zoneblitz come back to knock off Deflate My Balls, 130.56-125.00

Zoneblitz showed up and exceeded their projected point total, coming back to earn a 130.56-125.00 win over Deflate My Balls, who fell short of projections. Zoneblitz trailed 107.20-95.16 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came storming back behind Miles Sanders (143 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) and Allen Lazard (2 Rec, 24 Rec Yds). Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and James Conner (120 Rush Yds, 20 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top performers for Deflate My Balls in the loss. This marks the first time this season Zoneblitz have beaten Deflate My Balls, after falling 140.92-129.08 in their last matchup. Zoneblitz (6-6) will look to maintain their winning ways against PPE Return, while Deflate My Balls (3-9) will take on BRAVE HEART in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Zoneblitz   Deflate My Balls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 160 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Packers, Sanders registered 31 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.15-point projection and was much higher than his 13.25-point season scoring average. Sanders ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Zoneblitz
Points
% of total points 130.56
1
Miles Sanders
RB
31
13.15
23.7%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
30.76
20.73
23.6%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
20.2
14.74
15.5%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
16.4
13.77
12.6%
Deflate My Balls
Points
% of total points 125
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
21.7
22.7
17.4%
2
James Conner
RB
21
15.52
16.8%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
19
21.25
15.2%
4
AJ Dillon
RB
17.8
8.39
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Deflate My Balls emerged with a 70.40-54.40 lead. For Zoneblitz, Amari Cooper had a 45-yard catch. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for Deflate My Balls with a 27-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Deflate My Balls had a 107.20-95.16 lead. For Zoneblitz, Justin Herbert had a 33-yard touchdown pass. Tyler Lockett made the highlight reel for Deflate My Balls with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
AJ Dillon had a 20-yard touchdown run for Deflate My Balls, who trailed 130.56-125.00 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Zoneblitz   Deflate My Balls

What If

Zoneblitz would have beaten six other teams besides Deflate My Balls this week.
Deflate My Balls would have lost to just two other teams besides Zoneblitz this week.
If they played Deflate My Balls every week, Zoneblitz would be 8-4 this season.
Zoneblitz would have gotten the victory over Deflate My Balls 111.6-107 had they played each other last week.
Zoneblitz would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Deflate My Balls.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Zoneblitz, Deflate My Balls would be 4-6.
If Zoneblitz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-45.
If they played every team every week, Deflate My Balls would be 50-58.

Next Week Preview

Deflate My Balls
Losing skids are set to collide in Week 13 as ninth-place Deflate My Balls have now lost two consecutive games while their opponent, BRAVE HEART, have dropped each of their last seven. Deflate My Balls can't depend on another 21-point outing from James Conner, who will be out on bye in Week 13. BRAVE HEART won't have Kyler Murray or Rondale Moore.
Zoneblitz
A couple of 6-6 teams will match up as Zoneblitz face PPE Return in Week 13. 12 weeks into the season, Zoneblitz are ranked third in points scored, while PPE Return have put up the ninth-highest point total in $_15_league Season 11. Over the last two weeks, Zoneblitz have put up 121.08 points per game, while PPE Return have averaged 108.79 per contest.