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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
CardinalFan
9-3 134.68
105.44
 
VS
proj
BuiltRamTough
94.18 5-7
85.92

CardinalFan hand BuiltRamTough third consecutive loss in 134.68-94.18 rout

CardinalFan rolled to a 134.68-94.18 win to hand BuiltRamTough their third straight loss. BuiltRamTough nabbed a 10.96-point lead on Thursday, but it was all CardinalFan after that. They were led by Baker Mayfield, who passed for 258 yards and 4 touchdowns for 28.89 points, and Adam Thielen, who caught 8 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown (19.5 points). Matt Ryan (377 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Julio Jones (11 Rec, 147 Rec Yds) led the charge for BuiltRamTough in the loss. CardinalFan (9-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Red Alice, while BuiltRamTough (5-7) attempt to right the ship against Big Boss.

Matchup Timeline

  CardinalFan   BuiltRamTough

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers, Lockett put up 17.57 points this week. His scoring output was 82.3% more than his 9.64-point projection and was much higher than his 10.79-point season scoring average. Lockett ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

CardinalFan
Points
% of total points 134.68
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
28.89
16.2
21.5%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
19.5
12.99
14.5%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
17.57
9.64
13%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
15.1
10.28
11.2%
BuiltRamTough
Points
% of total points 94.18
1
Matt Ryan
QB
19.61
18.46
20.8%
2
Julio Jones
WR
15.77
13.91
16.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
13.2
10.74
14%
4
Sebastian Janikowski
K
12
8.06
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Ryan had a 50-yard pass for BuiltRamTough to contribute to a 47.58-36.62 lead for BuiltRamTough.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard catch for CardinalFan, while Tyler Boyd had a 28-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 115.18-75.68 lead for CardinalFan.

Points By Position

  CardinalFan   BuiltRamTough

StatSmack

CardinalFan must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (134.68) than their season average (121.16).
BuiltRamTough would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. CardinalFan are doing a better job of that, averaging 121.16 versus BuiltRamTough's 91.48.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. CardinalFan (9-3) have a better record than BuiltRamTough (5-7).
Even the computers think CardinalFan have better players. Their projected average points is higher (106.26) than BuiltRamTough (85.55).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. BuiltRamTough has left more points on the bench this season (315.45) than CardinalFan (258.42).
CardinalFan don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than BuiltRamTough (5 vs 0).
CardinalFan have the clutch gene, with more close wins than BuiltRamTough (2 vs 1).
CardinalFan have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than BuiltRamTough (65 vs 52).
By position, CardinalFan have outscored BuiltRamTough at RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
CardinalFan don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 16 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for CardinalFan had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for BuiltRamTough (1).
Time to rest the starters for CardinalFan. They've clinched a playoff spot while BuiltRamTough are currently on the outside looking in.
Don't worry BuiltRamTough, 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

CardinalFan
Nice work this past matchup, CardinalFan! Let's give thanks for this bountiful victory, and now focus our attention towards a tough challenge in Red Alice.
BuiltRamTough
Even though we weren't able to get the win this past week, let's remember that we still have a bounty of fantasy football awesomeness to be thankful for.