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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
6-6 244.1
267.55
 
VS
proj
Tennessee Titans
238.8 2-10
264.25

Cleveland Browns hand Tennessee Titans seventh consecutive loss in 244.1-238.8 nailbiter

Cleveland Browns narrowly earned a 244.1-238.8 win to hand Tennessee Titans their seventh consecutive loss. Tennessee Titans made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Cleveland Browns led 228.1-217.4 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 21.4 points from Kenny Moore II and Mo Alie-Cox on Monday night for Tennessee Titans. Nick Chubb (116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 16 Rec Yds) and Amari Cooper (7 Rec, 94 Rec Yds) were the stars for Cleveland Browns in the victory. Cleveland Browns (6-6) will look to maintain their winning ways against Pittsburgh Steelers, while Tennessee Titans (2-10) will match up against Buffalo Bills in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   Tennessee Titans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watkins (3 Rec, 35 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 12 points against the Packers in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.26-point projection and was much higher than his 5.68-point season scoring average. Watkins will face the Titans next week.
Quez Watkins

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 244.1
1
Nick Chubb
RB
28.7
18.4
11.8%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
19.9
14.73
8.2%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
18.5
16.26
7.6%
4
Ernest Jones
LB
17
13.22
7%
Tennessee Titans
Points
% of total points 238.8
1
Treylon Burks
WR
21
11.52
8.8%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
20.6
12.62
8.6%
3
Kenny Moore II
CB
18
12.22
7.5%
4
Michael Davis
CB
17
9.91
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Tennessee Titans who owned the lead, 169.3-153.1. Jacoby Brissett teamed up with Amari Cooper for a 45-yard pass for Cleveland Browns. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Tennessee Titans with a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday night, after which Cleveland Browns boasted a 228.1-217.4 lead. For Cleveland Browns, Quez Watkins had a 30-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Tennessee Titans with a 23-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   Tennessee Titans

What If

Cleveland Browns would have beaten five other teams besides Tennessee Titans this week.
Tennessee Titans would have lost to nine other teams besides Cleveland Browns this week.
If they played Tennessee Titans every week, Cleveland Browns would be 10-2 this season.
Last week, Cleveland Browns would have defeated Tennessee Titans 287.7-241.92.
Cleveland Browns would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tennessee Titans.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans would be 3-8.
If Cleveland Browns had played every team in the league each week, they would be 108-72.
If they played every team every week, Tennessee Titans would be 63-117.

Coach Talk

Cleveland Browns
You know Cleveland Browns, the good news is that we won this matchup by more than five points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 11 stood at 266.28. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Tennessee Titans
Don't beat yourself up too badly, Tennessee Titans! We can use this tough defeat as a learning opportunity and try to re-focus for in Week 13. Take a gander at what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching, and configure the most-potent lineup possible next week.