Week 12 NFL Advanced Analytics Superstars
Quarterback: Kirk Cousins
Kirk Cousins, QB, Washington Redskins
41 for 53, 449 Yards, 3 Touchdowns
1 Rush, 2 Yards
Performance: 99, NEP: +26.22
After winning this title in Week 11, Kirk Cousins returns for the second week in a row to lead all quarterbacks in Performance rating. Cousins feasted on the Dallas Cowboys' secondary, completing 41 of 53 attempts for 449 yards and 3 touchdowns.
In a 26-31 shootout with the Cowboys, Cousins made big plays all afternoon while putting his team in position to succeed routinely. His biggest play of the afternoon came on a 67-yard touchdown strike to a wide-open DeSean Jackson. That play alone added +6.25 to Cousins' NEP total. He finished the day with a Total NEP of +26.22, the fourth-highest grade for a quarterback charted this season. He now ranks second overall among all quarterbacks in Total NEP and has the second-most passing yards in the league.
Cousins finished this week as the overall fantasy QB3 in standard scoring formats. He now has finished with six weeks as a top-12 fantasy performer in 2016.
Best of the Rest:
| Quarterback | Pass | Att. | Pass Yards | Pass TDs | INT | Rush | Rush Yards | Rush TDs | Performance | Total NEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 20 | 34 | 368 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 96 | +21.90 |
| Drew Brees | 28 | 36 | 310 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 92 | +18.94 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 29 | 46 | 296 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 113 | 0 | 91 | +17.55 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 14 | 20 | 221 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | +17.52 |
| Marcus Mariota | 15 | 23 | 226 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 90 | +17.80 |
