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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Lazy Laughing Lizard
2-10 144
119.55
 
VS
proj
Fatback and Greens
105 9-3
101.87

Lazy Laughing Lizard smirk at expectations, defeat Fatback and Greens in 144.00-105.00 rout

Lazy Laughing Lizard rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 144.00-105.00 win over Fatback and Greens. Fatback and Greens took a 10.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Lazy Laughing Lizard after that. They were led by Derrick Henry (159 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 16 Rec Yds) and George Kittle (6 Rec, 129 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). DJ Moore (27.5 points) and Drew Brees (22.75) were the leading performers for Fatback and Greens in defeat. This marks the first time this season Lazy Laughing Lizard have knocked off Fatback and Greens, after falling 170.75-112.75 in their last matchup. Lazy Laughing Lizard improve to 2-10 on the season, while Fatback and Greens fall to 9-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Lazy Laughing Lizard   Fatback and Greens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 30 points against his 13.23-point projection. During a 42-20 win over the Jaguars, he racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Henry ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 144
1
Derrick Henry
RB
30
13.23
20.8%
2
George Kittle
TE
20
11.36
13.9%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
18.5
14.77
12.8%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
17
16.22
11.8%
Fatback and Greens
Points
% of total points 105
1
DJ Moore
WR
27.5
9.73
26.2%
2
Drew Brees
QB
22.75
21.25
21.7%
3
Jared Cook
TE
17
5.66
16.2%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
13
10.83
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Fatback and Greens boasted a 96.75-54.50 lead. For Lazy Laughing Lizard, Joey Slye had a 52-yard field goal. DJ Moore had a 51-yard touchdown catch and a 52-yard catch for Fatback and Greens, while Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 74-yard touchdown run for Lazy Laughing Lizard, who trailed 105.00-99.50 after the late action.
Sunday Night
George Kittle had a 61-yard touchdown catch for Lazy Laughing Lizard, contributing to a 133.50-105.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Lazy Laughing Lizard   Fatback and Greens

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Lazy Laughing Lizard exceeded their projected point totals.
Fatback and Greens had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Lazy Laughing Lizard put up more points than their season scoring average (100.56) while Fatback and Greens fell short of theirs (123.5).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 39-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win snaps a two-game losing slide for Lazy Laughing Lizard, while the loss caps a five-game unbeaten streak for Fatback and Greens.
Not only did Lazy Laughing Lizard earn the win, but they also easily covered the 17.68-point predicted margin of victory.
All three of the losses for Fatback and Greens have been blowout losses.
In a losing effort, DJ Moore scored 27.5 points, the third-best score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Lazy Laughing Lizard
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Thanks to great performances by Derrick Henry and Ezekiel Elliott, our crew certainly made that a point of emphasis this past week. We doubled Fatback and Greens up at the running back position (45 points to 21). Henry had 175 total yards and two TDs, while Elliott chipped in with 126 yards.
Fatback and Greens
Ugh, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for Fatback and Greens collectively recorded one catch on only two targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to draw up a screen play or two in Week 13!