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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Anthropomorphic Milk
6-6 110.86
97.73
 
VS
proj
Nancy's Nana
81.52 4-8
97.87

Anthropomorphic Milk earn win against Nancy's Nana in 110.86-81.52 rout

Anthropomorphic Milk rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 110.86-81.52 win over Nancy's Nana, who fell short of projections. Nancy's Nana grabbed a 3.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Anthropomorphic Milk after that. They were led by Lamar Miller, who ran for 162 yards and a touchdown for 22.7 points, and Philip Rivers, who passed for 259 yards and 3 touchdowns (20.66 points). Adam Thielen (8 Rec, 125 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Jones (72 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 21 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Nancy's Nana in defeat. This marks the second time this season Anthropomorphic Milk have beaten Nancy's Nana, after winning 121.66-84.84 in their last matchup. Anthropomorphic Milk improve to 6-6 on the season, while Nancy's Nana fall to 4-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Anthropomorphic Milk   Nancy's Nana

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 162 yards and a touchdown against the Titans, Miller tallied 22.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.1-point projection and was much higher than his 9.38-point season scoring average. Miller ranks #77 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Lamar Miller

Top Player Comparison

Anthropomorphic Milk
Points
% of total points 110.86
1
Lamar Miller
RB
22.7
11.1
20.5%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
20.66
20.04
18.6%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
15.5
13.65
14%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
11.6
8.6
10.5%
Nancy's Nana
Points
% of total points 81.52
1
Adam Thielen
WR
18.5
13.03
22.7%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
15.3
12.13
18.8%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
12.5
11.33
15.3%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
11.92
20.58
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenny Golladay had a 43-yard catch for Anthropomorphic Milk, who trailed 12.30-9.00 after Thanksgiving Day.
Sunday Early
Rob Gronkowski had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Anthropomorphic Milk, while Adam Humphries had a 28-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 57.50-23.30 lead for Anthropomorphic Milk.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for Anthropomorphic Milk on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Anthropomorphic Milk   Nancy's Nana

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Nancy's Nana, Anthropomorphic Milk averaged more points (116.26) than they usually score (97.29).
We heard scoring helps you win. Nancy's Nana need some help then, averaging just 91.16 versus Anthropomorphic Milk's 97.29.
Even the computers think Anthropomorphic Milk have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (100.17) than Nancy's Nana (91.5).
Anthropomorphic Milk don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Nancy's Nana (4 vs 0).
By position, Anthropomorphic Milk have outscored Nancy's Nana at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Anthropomorphic Milk had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Nancy's Nana (0).
Anthropomorphic Milk came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than Nancy's Nana (0).
Don't worry Nancy's Nana, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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