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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Darkhorse198
7-5 132.36
115.03
 
VS
proj
Mr. Phamtastic
100.84 8-4
114.24

Back-and-forth battle ends with Darkhorse198 coming back to top Mr. Phamtastic in 132.36-100.84 rout

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Darkhorse198 rolled to a 132.36-100.84 win to hand Mr. Phamtastic their third consecutive loss. Mr. Phamtastic jumped out to an early 31.10-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from DeAndre Hopkins (24.4 points) and Carlos Hyde (6.7). Darkhorse198 came back to take the lead during the late round of games on Sunday, powered by Derrick Henry (30 points) and Nick Folk (5). Not to be deterred, Mr. Phamtastic pulled it together later that night to take a 12.74-point lead behind George Kittle (22.9 points). But Darkhorse198 came back again at the last minute on Monday night, as Lamar Jackson (44.26 points) put them back ahead for good. This marks the first time this season Darkhorse198 have beaten Mr. Phamtastic, after falling 121.68-111.68 in their last matchup. Darkhorse198 (7-5) will look to maintain their momentum against BaLLCHiNiaNzzz, while Mr. Phamtastic (8-4) try to get back on track against SNAKEBITTEN.

Matchup Timeline

  Darkhorse198   Mr. Phamtastic

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry (159 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 16 Rec Yds) scored 30 points in a 42-20 win over the Jaguars in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.83-point projection and was much higher than his 16.45-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Darkhorse198
Points
% of total points 132.36
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
44.26
24.96
33.4%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
30
12.83
22.7%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
24.9
18.53
18.8%
4
The Detroit Lions defense
DEF
11
10.39
8.3%
Mr. Phamtastic
Points
% of total points 100.84
1
Drew Brees
QB
26.44
22.46
26.2%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
24.4
16.74
24.2%
3
George Kittle
TE
22.9
12.44
22.7%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
10
11.26
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Mr. Phamtastic, contributing to a 31.10-0.00 lead for Mr. Phamtastic.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Mr. Phamtastic, contributing to a 67.94-53.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 74-yard touchdown run for Darkhorse198, helping the team to an 88.10-77.94 lead.
Sunday Night
George Kittle had a 61-yard touchdown catch for Mr. Phamtastic, contributing to a 100.84-88.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Darkhorse198   Mr. Phamtastic

Game Notes

Darkhorse198 emerged victorious even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Mr. Phamtastic had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Mr. Phamtastic can partially blame the loss on Amari Cooper, who didn't score any points.
Darkhorse198 put up more points than their season scoring average (123.04) while Mr. Phamtastic fell short of theirs (121.35).
Darkhorse198 put up more points than their projected total, while Mr. Phamtastic fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 31.52-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Darkhorse198 win, but they also covered the 0.79-point projected margin of victory.
All four of the losses for Mr. Phamtastic have been blowout losses.
For Mr. Phamtastic, Drew Brees (26.44 points) recorded the third-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Darkhorse198
Identifying mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Fueled by some monster yardage production from our ball-carriers, our team really made that happen this week. Our three starting backs recorded 205 more total yards than the RBs on Mr. Phamtastic (371 yards from scrimmage to 166), and we ended up tripling them at the position, 59.6 points to 18.1.
Mr. Phamtastic
Well, Mr. Phamtastic, Week 12's problem isn't exactly rocket science. Choosing to start Matt Gay and Amari Cooper in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied more than 132 points... let's aim to play with a full deck of cards next time.