Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Going Nowhere Slow
6-6 127.34
146.16
 
VS
proj
yard crew
98.08 3-9
81.33

Going Nowhere Slow beat yard crew for third straight win in 127.34-98.08 rout

Going Nowhere Slow extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over yard crew, rolling to a 127.34-98.08 win. Going Nowhere Slow pulled out to a 18.66-point lead on Thursday behind the Detroit Lions defense (11 points) and Jordan Reed (9) and never gave it up. Kenyan Drake (22.85 points) and Matt Ryan (20.18) led the way for yard crew in defeat. Going Nowhere Slow (6-6) will look to maintain their winning ways against JYD, while yard crew (3-9) attempt to right the ship against TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS.

Matchup Timeline

  Going Nowhere Slow   yard crew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Lions defense overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 11 points against their 6.3-point projection. In a 23-16 loss to the Bears, they allowed 23 points, surrendered 264 yards, and forced a fumble. The Lions defense will face the Rams next week.
The Detroit Lions defense

Top Player Comparison

Going Nowhere Slow
Points
% of total points 127.34
1
Sony Michel
RB
23
11.73
18.1%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
22.5
14.87
17.7%
3
Landon Collins
S
12.5
8.15
9.8%
4
The Detroit Lions defense
DEF
11
6.3
8.6%
yard crew
Points
% of total points 98.08
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
22.85
8.46
23.3%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
20.18
21.71
20.6%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.9
14.19
17.2%
4
Kyle Williams
DT
10.5
3.32
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Thursday, but it was Going Nowhere Slow who grabbed the lead, 38.84-20.18. For Going Nowhere Slow, Matthew Stafford had a 43-yard pass. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for yard crew with a 50-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had a 33-yard touchdown catch for yard crew, who trailed 104.84-62.53 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 30-yard touchdown catch for yard crew, who trailed 127.34-79.43 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Going Nowhere Slow   yard crew

What If

Going Nowhere Slow would have beaten nine other teams besides yard crew this week.
yard crew would have lost to 11 other teams besides Going Nowhere Slow this week.
If Going Nowhere Slow played yard crew every week this season, they'd be 10-2.
Last week, Going Nowhere Slow would have defeated yard crew 149.15-78.89.
Going Nowhere Slow would be 7-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as yard crew.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Going Nowhere Slow, yard crew would be 2-9.
If Going Nowhere Slow had played every team in the league each week, they would be 113-91.
If they played every team every week, yard crew would be 56-148.

More from Yahoo Sports

Going Nowhere Slow
Don't look now, but the end of the season is in sight. Check back for weekly content from Yahoo's team of experts as season comes to an end. Take a look at the latest installment of Booms and Busts on Sunday.
yard crew
The season may be winding down, but Yahoo's experts are still going strong. Be sure to check out Pickups of the Week before hitting the waiver wire.