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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Long Island Steelers
6-6 121.88
104.45
 
VS
proj
Blitzburgh
79.08 8-4
83.41

Long Island Steelers smirk at projections, knock off Blitzburgh in 121.88-79.08 rout

Long Island Steelers exceeded expectations, cruising to a 121.88-79.08 win over Blitzburgh, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in this matchup, as Long Island Steelers jumped out to a 51.50-point lead on Thursday behind 43.3 points from Amari Cooper (8 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Calvin Ridley (8 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Lamar Miller (162 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Ben Roethlisberger (462 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 18 Rush Yds) did everything they could for Blitzburgh in defeat. Long Island Steelers (6-6) will look to keep it rolling against Mar Pok's Crazy Team, while Blitzburgh (8-4) will attempt to right the ship against OleOle Bombarders.

Matchup Timeline

  Long Island Steelers   Blitzburgh

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper (8 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 30 points in a 31-23 win over the Redskins in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 7.8-point projection and was much higher than his 7.32-point season scoring average. Cooper ranks #87 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Long Island Steelers
Points
% of total points 121.88
1
Amari Cooper
WR
30
7.8
24.6%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.38
20.72
22.5%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
13.3
7
10.9%
4
Julio Jones
WR
12.8
13.96
10.5%
Blitzburgh
Points
% of total points 79.08
1
Lamar Miller
RB
22.7
11.1
28.7%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.28
20.21
28.2%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
12
9.11
15.2%
4
Adam Humphries
WR
11.4
6.27
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch for Long Island Steelers, while Calvin Ridley had a 50-yard catch to contribute to a 56.10-4.60 lead for Long Island Steelers.
Sunday Early
Adam Humphries had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Blitzburgh, who trailed 69.00-16.00 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 97-yard touchdown pass for Blitzburgh, who trailed 94.50-44.38 after the late games.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Long Island Steelers, helping the team to a 121.88-44.38 lead.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for Blitzburgh.

Points By Position

  Long Island Steelers   Blitzburgh

What If

Long Island Steelers would have beaten nine other teams besides Blitzburgh this week.
Blitzburgh would have lost to nine other teams besides Long Island Steelers this week.
If they played Blitzburgh every week, Long Island Steelers would be 6-6 this season.
Last week, Blitzburgh would have defeated Long Island Steelers 123.76-77.98.
Long Island Steelers would be 8-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blitzburgh.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Long Island Steelers, Blitzburgh would be 5-6.
If Long Island Steelers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 86-46.
If they played every team every week, Blitzburgh would be 82-50.

Next Week Preview

Blitzburgh
Up ahead next week, Blitzburgh (8-4) are due to take on OleOle Bombarders (6-6). After 12 weeks of action, Blitzburgh are ranked fourth in points scored, while OleOle Bombarders have scored the league's fifth-highest point total. Over the past two weeks, Blitzburgh has scored 101.42 points per game, while OleOle Bombarders has averaged 120.8 per contest.
Long Island Steelers
In a showdown between a pair of teams that are separated by just a game in the standings, Long Island Steelers (6-6) are set to go up against Mar Pok's Crazy Team (7-5) in Week 13. Through 12 weeks of action, Long Island Steelers have posted the third-most points in the league while Mar Pok's Crazy Team (102.89 PPG) are ranked second. Over the last three weeks, Long Island Steelers have scored 100.87 points per game, while Mar Pok's Crazy Team have averaged 116.49 per contest.