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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
San Francisco 49ers
6-6 260.82
263.44
 
VS
proj
Detroit Lions
185.24 4-8
239.62

Detroit Lions come up short of projections, succumb to San Francisco 49ers, 260.82-185.24

There's no sugarcoating it, Detroit Lions didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as San Francisco 49ers emerged victorious with a 260.82-185.24 win. San Francisco 49ers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 13.46-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones (27.8 points) and Vonn Bell (19). Jordan Poyer (28 points) and Shaq Thompson (22) were the top performers for Detroit Lions in the loss. This marks the second time this season San Francisco 49ers have taken down Detroit Lions, after winning 316.14-223.94 in their last matchup. San Francisco 49ers (6-6) will look to keep it rolling against Green Bay Packers, while Detroit Lions (4-8) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Philadelphia Eagles.

Matchup Timeline

  San Francisco 49ers   Detroit Lions

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 7 tackles and recording a sack against the Jaguars, Alexander put up 26 points this week. His scoring output was 84.7% more than his 14.08-point projection and was much higher than his 11.71-point season scoring average. Alexander ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Lorenzo Alexander

Top Player Comparison

San Francisco 49ers
Points
% of total points 260.82
1
Julio Jones
WR
27.8
21.12
10.7%
2
Lorenzo Alexander
LB
26
14.08
10%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
21.6
15.24
8.3%
4
Jamal Adams
S
20
12.87
7.7%
Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 185.24
1
Jordan Poyer
S
28
14.61
15.1%
2
Shaq Thompson
LB
22
15.81
11.9%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
21.3
11.48
11.5%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
18.4
16.38
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Calvin Ridley had a 50-yard catch for Detroit Lions, while Kenny Golladay had a 43-yard catch for the team, who trailed 70.80-57.34 after the first games of the week.
Sunday Early
Julian Edelman had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Detroit Lions, who trailed 187.10-149.94 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  San Francisco 49ers   Detroit Lions

What If

San Francisco 49ers would have beaten seven other teams besides Detroit Lions this week.
Detroit Lions would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Detroit Lions every week, San Francisco 49ers would be 9-3 this season.
San Francisco 49ers would have defeated Detroit Lions 265.68-224.1 had they played each other last week.
San Francisco 49ers would be 7-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Detroit Lions.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions would be 5-5.
If San Francisco 49ers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 88-44.
If they played every team every week, Detroit Lions would be 39-93.

Coach Talk

San Francisco 49ers
Yo, San Francisco 49ers, you really made a statement to the rest of the league with this performance. In addition to a 75.58-point victory, you also jumped up a couple of spots in the league standings... squarely into the thick of postseason contention
Detroit Lions
Matthew Stafford threw two interceptions and not a single touchdown? It may be that thankful time of year, but we're having a lot of trouble being grateful for that sort of display.