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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Zacharoni & Cheese
5-7 153.16
131.36
 
VS
proj
Jason's Optimal Team
133.58 9-3
132.42

Zacharoni & Cheese come back to defeat Jason's Optimal Team for third straight win, 153.16-133.58

Zacharoni & Cheese extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Jason's Optimal Team, rallying for a 153.16-133.58 win. Zacharoni & Cheese trailed 133.58-106.90 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind Lamar Jackson (46.26 points). Jarvis Landry (10 Rec, 148 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (64 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Jason's Optimal Team in defeat. This marks the first time this season Zacharoni & Cheese have beaten Jason's Optimal Team, after falling 133.42-126.32 in their last matchup. Zacharoni & Cheese (5-7) will look to keep it rolling against Captain Wood's Navy, while Jason's Optimal Team (9-3) will take on JDs Autodraft scrubs in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Zacharoni & Cheese   Jason's Optimal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jackson scored 46.26 points against the Rams in Week 12 to beat his 28.12-point projection. He passed for 169 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 95 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Zacharoni & Cheese this week. In Week 13, Jackson and the Ravens will play the 49ers.
Lamar Jackson

Top Player Comparison

Zacharoni & Cheese
Points
% of total points 153.16
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
46.26
28.12
30.2%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
24.4
16.74
15.9%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
22.5
13.68
14.7%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
21.1
17.67
13.8%
Jason's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 133.58
1
Jarvis Landry
WR
31.8
13.17
23.8%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
29.8
21.85
22.3%
3
George Kittle
TE
21.9
12.44
16.4%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
12.5
17.74
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Zacharoni & Cheese to contribute to a 31.10-17.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Joey Slye had a 52-yard field goal for Zacharoni & Cheese, who trailed 95.50-71.10 after the early games.
Sunday Night
George Kittle had a 61-yard touchdown catch for Jason's Optimal Team to contribute to a 133.58-106.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Zacharoni & Cheese   Jason's Optimal Team

What If

Zacharoni & Cheese would have beaten nine other teams besides Jason's Optimal Team this week.
Jason's Optimal Team would have lost to just one other team besides Zacharoni & Cheese this week.
If they played Jason's Optimal Team every week, Zacharoni & Cheese would be 6-6 this season.
Zacharoni & Cheese would have gotten the victory over Jason's Optimal Team 152.58-144.76 had they played each other last week.
Zacharoni & Cheese would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jason's Optimal Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Zacharoni & Cheese, Jason's Optimal Team would be 5-4-1.
If Zacharoni & Cheese had played every team in the league each week, they would be 84-48.
If they played every team every week, Jason's Optimal Team would be 85-46-1.

Coach Talk

Zacharoni & Cheese
Creating mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Thanks to a sound display from Lamar Jackson, we utterly dominated Jason's Optimal Team at the quarterback position this past week (46.26 points to 7.88). Jackson went 15-for-20 for 169 yards and five TDs in a 45-6 victory over the Rams.
Jason's Optimal Team
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 awesomeness to be thankful for.