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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Slim Shady
9-3 111.48
118.88
 
VS
proj
NSW Hitmen
93.44 7-5
86.76

Despite standout performance from Ebron, NSW Hitmen fall to Slim Shady, 111.48-93.44

Eric Ebron had 19 points for NSW Hitmen, the best total in the matchup and highest for a TE in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Slim Shady, who came out on top with a 111.48-93.44 victory. NSW Hitmen jumped out to a 18.94-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 22.44 points from the New Orleans Saints defense (17 Pts Allowed, 366 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Matthew Stafford (236 Pass Yds). But Slim Shady held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards for 27.38 points, and Mike Williams, who caught 4 passes for 25 yards and 2 touchdowns (16.5 points). Slim Shady (9-3) will look to notch another W against Thomas Diggs Watkins, while NSW Hitmen (7-5) take on Dallas Demolition in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Slim Shady   NSW Hitmen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams (4 Rec, 25 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 16.5 points against the Cardinals in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.54-point projection and was much higher than his 8.13-point season scoring average. Williams will face the Steelers next week.
Mike Williams

Top Player Comparison

Slim Shady
Points
% of total points 111.48
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.38
20.73
24.6%
2
Mike Williams
WR
16.5
6.54
14.8%
3
Peyton Barber
RB
13.3
10.54
11.9%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
11.2
16.2
10%
NSW Hitmen
Points
% of total points 93.44
1
Eric Ebron
TE
19
7.55
20.3%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
16
14.33
17.1%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
15
5.9
16.1%
4
Antonio Callaway
WR
14.2
5.91
15.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matthew Stafford had a 43-yard pass for NSW Hitmen, contributing to a 29.44-10.50 lead for NSW Hitmen.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Slim Shady, helping the team to a 97.48-93.44 lead.

Points By Position

  Slim Shady   NSW Hitmen

What If

Slim Shady would have beaten 11 other teams besides NSW Hitmen this week.
NSW Hitmen would have lost to 13 other teams besides Slim Shady this week.
If they played NSW Hitmen every week, Slim Shady would be 6-6 this season.
Had they played each other last week, NSW Hitmen would have been victorious over Slim Shady 114.2-107.48.
Slim Shady would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NSW Hitmen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Slim Shady, NSW Hitmen would be 8-3.
If Slim Shady had played every team in the league each week, they would be 119-109.
If they played every team every week, NSW Hitmen would be 141-87.

Coach Talk

Slim Shady
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Fueled by a stellar performance from Kirk Cousins, we absolutely dominated NSW Hitmen at the quarterback position this past week (27.38 points to 7.44). Cousins orchestrated a Vikings victory over the Packers, hitting 29 of 38 passes for 342 yards and three touchdowns.
NSW Hitmen
NSW Hitmen may find it tough to complain about lack of opportunity this past week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) were targeted a respectable 34 times in Week 12. With just 20 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.