The Great Khalil defeated Fear the Bird 303.00 to 262.00 and put up the highest point total of their season. The Great Khalil gets revenge for a Week 11 loss (333.50 to 241.00) and improves to 1-1 this season against Fear the Bird. Joe Burrow brought in the third-highest score of the league this week with 94.00 points (412 Pas Yds, 25 Rsh Yds, 3 Pas TD, 1 Rsh TD) for Fear the Bird. Both teams could have scored more points as The Great Khalil had one starter turn in zero points and Fear the Bird had two.
With 12 targets this week for Tee Higgins, it means that his targets have now increased in three consecutive games.
For the victorious side, a few players have been late-season stars, most notably Sam Darnold and Bucky Irving. During the playoffs, that duo has surpassed their season scoring averages by 109% and 39%, respectively. On the other hand, The Great Khalil has several players heading in the opposite direction. Byron Murphy and Khalil Shakir have both fallen well beneath their year-to-date averages during the postseason. Despite the loss, Fear the Bird also had a couple of players performing their best in the playoffs: Burrow and DeVonta Smith. During the postseason, that combo has averaged 73.50 and 32.67 points, respectively, topping their season-long marks by 79% and 73%. Conversely, the losers had several players who struggled in the playoff spotlight, including Tony Pollard and Najee Harris.