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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Maxdeflation
7-5 190.16
168.4
 
VS
proj
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
148.56 7-5
132.5

Maxdeflation come back to defeat 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 for third straight win in 190.16-148.56 rout

Maxdeflation extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷, cruising to a 190.16-148.56 win. Maxdeflation got the first and last laughs in this one, as they took an early 0.24-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins (26.4 points) and Darren Fells (3.4). After a flurry of lead changes, they pulled ahead once and for all on Monday night, as Lamar Jackson (51.26 points) and Greg Zuerlein (7) put them back in the lead for good. Jarvis Landry (10 Rec, 148 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Raheem Mostert (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 22 Rec Yds) carried the flag for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 in defeat. This marks the second time this season Maxdeflation have beaten 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷, after winning 162.54-122.34 in their last matchup. Maxdeflation improve to 7-5 on the season, while 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 fall to 7-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Maxdeflation   🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jackson (169 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 95 Rush Yds) scored 51.26 points against the Rams in Week 12. His scoring output was 51% more than his 33.94-point projection and was much higher than his 33.39-point season scoring average. Jackson ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Lamar Jackson

Top Player Comparison

Maxdeflation
Points
% of total points 190.16
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
51.26
33.94
27%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
35.3
24.24
18.6%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
26.4
17.89
13.9%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
21
14.14
11%
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
Points
% of total points 148.56
1
Jarvis Landry
WR
35.8
14.56
24.1%
2
Raheem Mostert
RB
15.7
8.91
10.6%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
15.1
12.8
10.2%
4
Jacoby Brissett
QB
14.16
20.98
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Maxdeflation to contribute to a 29.80-29.56 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 emerged with a 118.96-108.10 lead. For Maxdeflation, Calvin Ridley had a 21-yard touchdown catch. John Brown made the highlight reel for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 with a 34-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Maxdeflation   🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷

What If

Maxdeflation would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 would have lost to just two other teams besides Maxdeflation this week.
If Maxdeflation played 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 every week this season, they'd be 7-5.
Maxdeflation would have beaten 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 193.38-94.6 had they played each other last week.
Maxdeflation would be 9-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Maxdeflation, 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 would be 6-4.
If Maxdeflation had played every team in the league each week, they would be 90-42.
If they played every team every week, 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 would be 80-52.

Coach Talk

Maxdeflation
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to a solid performance from Lamar Jackson, we absolutely dominated 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 at the quarterback position this past week (51.26 points to 14.16). Jackson went 15-for-20 for 169 yards, five TDs, and no INTs in a 45-6 win over the Rams.
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
Even though we weren't able to get the win this past week, let's remember that we still have a bounty of fantasy football goodness to be thankful for.