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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Raising Cardinals
6-6 135.12
106.07
 
VS
proj
Slinks Mayhem
79.58 4-8
99.47

Raising Cardinals defeat Slinks Mayhem for third straight win in 135.12-79.58 rout

Raising Cardinals extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over Slinks Mayhem, cruising to a 135.12-79.58 win. The matchup was over before it really even started, as Raising Cardinals earned a 60.70-point lead on Thursday behind 54.3 points from Antonio Gibson (115 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 21 Rec Yds) and Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Teddy Bridgewater (267 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 12 Rush Yds) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14 Pts Allowed, 219 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) were the leaders for Slinks Mayhem in the loss. This marks the first time this season Raising Cardinals have gotten the best of Slinks Mayhem, after falling 83.88-79.2 in their last matchup. Raising Cardinals (6-6) will look to rack up another win against UnL TD Hunters, while Slinks Mayhem (4-8) meet Dark Buccaneers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Raising Cardinals   Slinks Mayhem

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gibson overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 34.1 points against his 13.45-point projection. In a 41-16 win over the Cowboys, he racked up 136 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns. Gibson ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Antonio Gibson

Top Player Comparison

Raising Cardinals
Points
% of total points 135.12
1
Antonio Gibson
RB
34.1
13.45
25.2%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
22.8
11.01
16.9%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
20.2
11.35
14.9%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
18.42
18.45
13.6%
Slinks Mayhem
Points
% of total points 79.58
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
14.88
17.87
18.7%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
7.11
17.6%
3
Chris Carson
RB
12.9
13.32
16.2%
4
Mike Gesicki
TE
10.5
6.99
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Antonio Gibson had a 37-yard touchdown run and a 23-yard touchdown run for Raising Cardinals, while Amari Cooper had a 54-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 65.30-4.60 lead for Raising Cardinals.
Sunday Early
Teddy Bridgewater had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Slinks Mayhem, who trailed 121.12-39.98 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 58-yard field goal for Raising Cardinals, helping the team to a 126.12-52.68 lead.

Points By Position

  Raising Cardinals   Slinks Mayhem

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Raising Cardinals scored more than their projected point totals.
Slinks Mayhem had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Raising Cardinals had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Slinks Mayhem.
Raising Cardinals put up more points than their season scoring average (104.75) while Slinks Mayhem fell short of theirs (87).
Raising Cardinals recorded more points than their projected total, while Slinks Mayhem failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 55.54-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Raising Cardinals win, but they also easily covered the 6.6-point projected margin of victory.
Raising Cardinals moves to (3-2) in blowout games this season, while Slinks Mayhem falls to (0-4).

Next Week Preview

Slinks Mayhem
On the docket in Week 13, Slinks Mayhem (4-8) will take on Dark Buccaneers (6-6). Slinks Mayhem might have to shuffle their lineup some with Teddy Bridgewater, Joey Slye, Leonard Fournette, and Antonio Brown out on bye in Week 13. Dark Buccaneers won't have Mike Davis.
Raising Cardinals
A couple of teams with identical 6-6 records, Raising Cardinals and UnL TD Hunters will go toe-to-toe in Week 13. Raising Cardinals will certainly miss the contributions of Tom Brady, who will be out on bye in Week 13. UnL TD Hunters will be without Robby Anderson and DJ Moore. Over the last two weeks, Raising Cardinals have scored 124.78 points per game, while UnL TD Hunters have averaged 106.5 per contest.