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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Willy Wonka
3-9 113.96
81.2
 
VS
proj
Wildlife Horses Team
100.48 4-8
89.14

Willy Wonka knock off Wildlife Horses Team, 113.96-100.48

Both teams stepped up and beat projections, but Willy Wonka got the best of Wildlife Horses Team. Predicted to lose by a score of 89.14-81.20, Willy Wonka came out on top with a 113.96-100.48 victory over Wildlife Horses Team. Willy Wonka nabbed a 30.00-point lead on Thursday behind a outstanding performance from Amari Cooper and never looked back. Leonard Fournette (95 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 13 Rec Yds) and Ben Roethlisberger (462 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 18 Rush Yds) were the leaders for Wildlife Horses Team in the loss. Willy Wonka (3-9) will look to earn another win against Andrew's Team, while Wildlife Horses Team (4-8) try to get some positive momentum against 12368975.0.

Matchup Timeline

  Willy Wonka   Wildlife Horses Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper (8 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 30 points in a 31-23 win over the Redskins in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 7.8-point projection and was much higher than his 7.32-point season scoring average. Cooper ranks #87 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Willy Wonka
Points
% of total points 113.96
1
Amari Cooper
WR
30
7.8
26.3%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
20.66
20.04
18.1%
3
Corey Davis
WR
19.5
8.17
17.1%
4
Chris Carson
RB
12.3
10.58
10.8%
Wildlife Horses Team
Points
% of total points 100.48
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
22.8
13.82
22.7%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.28
20.21
22.2%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
14.4
9.5
14.3%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.6
13.14
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch for Willy Wonka, helping to give the team a 30.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Julian Edelman had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Wildlife Horses Team, who trailed 64.80-17.40 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Willy Wonka who owned the lead, 94.46-39.68. For Willy Wonka, Larry Fitzgerald had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Ben Roethlisberger made the highlight reel for Wildlife Horses Team with a 97-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Dalvin Cook had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Wildlife Horses Team, who trailed 94.46-56.68 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Corey Davis had a 48-yard touchdown catch for Willy Wonka during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Willy Wonka   Wildlife Horses Team

What If

Willy Wonka would have beaten 12 other teams besides Wildlife Horses Team this week.
Wildlife Horses Team would have lost to just three other teams besides Willy Wonka this week.
Willy Wonka would be 4-8 if they played Wildlife Horses Team every week.
Had they played each other last week, Wildlife Horses Team would have beaten Willy Wonka 108.16-69.04.
Willy Wonka would be 3-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wildlife Horses Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Willy Wonka, Wildlife Horses Team would be 5-6.
If Willy Wonka had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-134.
If they played every team every week, Wildlife Horses Team would be 88-92.

Coach Talk

Willy Wonka
Identifying mismatches is a big key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by tripling Wildlife Horses Team at the wide receiver position (58.5 points to 17.4).
Wildlife Horses Team
It's entirely possible that Wildlife Horses Team may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 14 targets as a group this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently spent the majority of their games running decoy routes and blocking downfield.