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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
JLEAGUER
7-5 144.52
140.46
 
VS
proj
PigSkinFucker!oohh!!
120.78 3-9
114.34

JLEAGUER hand PigSkinFucker!oohh!! third consecutive loss in 144.52-120.78 rout

JLEAGUER rolled to a 144.52-120.78 win to hand PigSkinFucker!oohh!! their third consecutive loss. JLEAGUER pulled out to a 17.90-point lead on Thursday behind Ezekiel Elliott (20.3 points) and Julio Jones (14.8) and never looked back. Amari Cooper (8 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Kirk Cousins (342 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 17 Rush Yds) carried the flag for PigSkinFucker!oohh!! in the loss. This marks the second time this season JLEAGUER have gotten the best of PigSkinFucker!oohh!!, after winning 136.28-105.46 in their last matchup. JLEAGUER (7-5) will look to get another win against 3Peat!!!, while PigSkinFucker!oohh!! (3-9) will meet RedZone in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  JLEAGUER   PigSkinFucker!oohh!!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fuller (8 Tackles, 1 Int) scored 10 points against the Lions in Week 12. His scoring output nearly doubled his 5.3-point projection and was much higher than his 3.2-point season scoring average. Fuller ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Giants next week.
Kyle Fuller

Top Player Comparison

JLEAGUER
Points
% of total points 144.52
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.3
18.13
14%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19.22
20.34
13.3%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.9
12.47
10.3%
4
Julio Jones
WR
14.8
13.96
10.2%
PigSkinFucker!oohh!!
Points
% of total points 120.78
1
Amari Cooper
WR
30
7.8
24.8%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.38
20.72
22.7%
3
Jack Doyle
TE
8.6
6.64
7.1%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
8.5
13.83
7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch for PigSkinFucker!oohh!! for the team, who trailed 65.90-48.00 after the Thursday games.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady hit Rob Gronkowski for a 34-yard touchdown pass for JLEAGUER. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 21-yard touchdown pass, helping JLEAGUER to a 116.72-73.70 lead.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday night, after which JLEAGUER owned a 144.52-113.68 lead. For JLEAGUER, Stefon Diggs had a 30-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for PigSkinFucker!oohh!! with a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  JLEAGUER   PigSkinFucker!oohh!!

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against PigSkinFucker!oohh!!, JLEAGUER averaged more points (140.4) than they usually score (119.5).
PigSkinFucker!oohh!! would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. JLEAGUER are doing a better job of that, averaging 119.5 versus PigSkinFucker!oohh!!'s 112.16.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" JLEAGUER (7-5) have a better record than PigSkinFucker!oohh!! (3-9).
Even the computers think JLEAGUER have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (126.55) than PigSkinFucker!oohh!! (111.97).
JLEAGUER don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than PigSkinFucker!oohh!! (5 vs 1).
By position, JLEAGUER have outscored PigSkinFucker!oohh!! at RB this season.
JLEAGUER don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 13 points, third-highest in the league.
Time to rest the starters for JLEAGUER. They've clinched a playoff spot while PigSkinFucker!oohh!! are currently on the outside looking in.
Don't worry PigSkinFucker!oohh!!, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

JLEAGUER
You know, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by great numbers from our ball-carriers, our team certainly made that a point of emphasis this past week. We nearly tripled PigSkinFucker!oohh!! at the running back position (30.1 points to 10.1). Ezekiel Elliott had 143 total yards and a TD, while Alvin Kamara chipped in with 98 yards.
PigSkinFucker!oohh!!
Fortunately, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science, PigSkinFucker!oohh!!. Starting Desmond King II in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up 144.52 points... let's do a little research before we officially submit our Week 13 lineup.