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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Rick-ishi
8-4 152.76
117.77
 
VS
proj
Cream of the Crop
92.76 3-9
105.78

Rick-ishi defeat Cream of the Crop for third straight win in 152.76-92.76 rout

Rick-ishi extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Cream of the Crop, cruising to a 152.76-92.76 win. Rick-ishi got out to a 19.20-point lead on Thursday behind Ezekiel Elliott (25.8 points) and never looked back. Lamar Miller (162 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Philip Rivers (259 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) carried the flag for Cream of the Crop in the loss. This marks the second time this season Rick-ishi have knocked off Cream of the Crop, after winning 120.52-116.26 in their last matchup. Rick-ishi (8-4) will look to keep it rolling against BoogeyMan, while Cream of the Crop (3-9) try to develop some positive momentum against Stone Cold Bosstrin.

Matchup Timeline

  Rick-ishi   Cream of the Crop

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (35 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 68 Rec Yds) scored 21.3 points against the Cardinals in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.1-point projection and was much higher than his 9.29-point season scoring average. Ekeler ranks #84 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Rick-ishi
Points
% of total points 152.76
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.8
20.11
16.9%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
24.96
19.02
16.3%
3
Sony Michel
RB
24.5
12.23
16%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.3
10.1
13.9%
Cream of the Crop
Points
% of total points 92.76
1
Lamar Miller
RB
27.2
12.37
29.3%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
20.66
20.04
22.3%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
9.9
16.63
10.7%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
9
11.3
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for Rick-ishi, helping the team to a 79.26-24.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Larry Fitzgerald had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Rick-ishi to contribute to a 115.56-45.16 lead for the team.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for Cream of the Crop.

Points By Position

  Rick-ishi   Cream of the Crop

What If

Rick-ishi would have beaten nine other teams besides Cream of the Crop this week.
Cream of the Crop would have lost to nine other teams besides Rick-ishi this week.
If they played Cream of the Crop every week, Rick-ishi would be 8-4 this season.
Last week, Rick-ishi would have defeated Cream of the Crop 155.42-80.7.
Rick-ishi would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cream of the Crop.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rick-ishi, Cream of the Crop would be 4-6.
If Rick-ishi had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-59.
If they played every team every week, Cream of the Crop would be 42-90.

Coach Talk

Rick-ishi
Solid work this past week, Rick-ishi! Let's give thanks for this bountiful victory, and now redirect our attention towards a tough challenge in BoogeyMan.
Cream of the Crop
Recording only a pair of targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Cream of the Crop should work to smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to start checking down more frequently.