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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Underground Kings
6-6 124
114.98
 
VS
proj
Ligers
72.25 6-6
114.78

Ligers come up short of predictions, succumb to Underground Kings in 124.00-72.25 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Ligers underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Underground Kings cruised to a 124.00-72.25 win. It didn't take long to figure out who would lead the way in the matchup, as Underground Kings took a 33.50-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Jonathan Williams and Deshaun Watson. Williams racked up 121 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 25.75 points, while Watson passed for 298 yards and 2 touchdowns (20.25 points). Michael Thomas (10 Rec, 101 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jacoby Brissett (129 Pass Yds, 20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the top scorers for Ligers in defeat. This marks the second time this season Underground Kings have beaten Ligers, after winning 189.25-156 in their last matchup. Underground Kings (6-6) will look to add to their success against GoldDiggers, while Ligers (6-6) face off against Nick in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Underground Kings   Ligers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 121 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Texans, Williams registered 25.75 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 12.53-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Williams will face the Titans next week.
Jonathan Williams

Top Player Comparison

Underground Kings
Points
% of total points 124
1
Derrick Henry
RB
31.5
16.52
25.4%
2
Jonathan Williams
RB
25.75
12.53
20.8%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
20.25
21.8
16.3%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
12.5
12.05
10.1%
Ligers
Points
% of total points 72.25
1
Michael Thomas
WR
23.5
18.98
32.5%
2
Jacoby Brissett
QB
12.5
17.46
17.3%
3
Bo Scarbrough
RB
11.5
8.89
15.9%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
7
9.1
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass for Underground Kings, contributing to a 46.00-12.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Golden Tate had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Underground Kings to contribute to an 83.50-64.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 74-yard touchdown run for Underground Kings to contribute to a 125.00-65.25 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Underground Kings   Ligers

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against Ligers, Underground Kings averaged more points (156.63) than they usually score (125.23).
Underground Kings don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Ligers (3 vs 1).
Underground Kings are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Ligers (2).
By position, Underground Kings have outscored Ligers at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
Underground Kings has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Ligers this season (-4).
The starters for Underground Kings had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Ligers (0).
There's not much good to say about Ligers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Underground Kings
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a big disparity this week. Our backfield tallied 179 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs of Ligers (342 total yards to 163), and we wound up tripling them at the position (69.75 points to 21.75).
Ligers
Wow, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for Ligers collectively recorded three catches on just four targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to draw up a screen play or two in Week 13!