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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Penn Branch Bullets
7-5 165.69
131.6
 
VS
proj
WhyMe
119.09 7-5
144.94

Penn Branch Bullets smirk at projections, defeat WhyMe in 165.69-119.09 blowout

Penn Branch Bullets exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 165.69-119.09 win over WhyMe, who fell short of projections. Penn Branch Bullets nabbed a 1.60-point lead on Thursday behind Jamaal Williams (9.6 points) and never let go of it. Tua Tagovailoa (299 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Jonathan Taylor (86 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) were the leading performers for WhyMe in defeat. This marks the second time this season Penn Branch Bullets have gotten the best of WhyMe, after winning 167.02-139.67 in their last matchup. Penn Branch Bullets (7-5) will look to keep it rolling against The Star, while WhyMe (7-5) will take on Blue knights in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Penn Branch Bullets   WhyMe

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 25.3 points against his 11.72-point projection. During a 23-10 win over the Broncos, he caught 4 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. Moore ranks #80 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Penn Branch Bullets
Points
% of total points 165.69
1
Christian Watson
WR
31
10.97
18.7%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
30.9
27.72
18.6%
3
DJ Moore
WR
25.3
11.72
15.3%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
18.9
13.88
11.4%
WhyMe
Points
% of total points 119.09
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
19.95
27.26
16.8%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18.8
18.22
15.8%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
17.64
14.09
14.8%
4
Kenneth Walker III
RB
16.9
16.06
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Moore had a 52-yard catch for Penn Branch Bullets, helping the team to a 58.09-48.05 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Penn Branch Bullets to contribute to a 97.99-90.39 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Christian Watson had a 63-yard touchdown catch for Penn Branch Bullets, while Aaron Jones had a 23-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 165.69-90.39 lead for Penn Branch Bullets.

Points By Position

  Penn Branch Bullets   WhyMe

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two matchup wins against WhyMe, Penn Branch Bullets averaged more points (166.36) than they usually score (144.22).
WhyMe are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Penn Branch Bullets (4 vs 3).
Penn Branch Bullets have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than WhyMe (58 vs 44).
By position, Penn Branch Bullets have outscored WhyMe at RB and TE this season.
The starters for Penn Branch Bullets had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for WhyMe (0).
Don't worry WhyMe, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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