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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
shakia's Team
7-5 235
184.92
 
VS
proj
Sad Sacks
164 5-7
177.47

shakia's Team knock off Sad Sacks in 235-164 rout

shakia's Team exceeded expectations, cruising to a 235-164 win over Sad Sacks, who fell short of projections. shakia's Team pulled out to an 8-point lead on Thursday behind Adrian Peterson (17 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (1) and never looked back. DK Metcalf (10 Rec, 177 Rec Yds) and Jamal Adams (9 Tackles, 1 Sack) were the leading performers for Sad Sacks in the loss. shakia's Team (7-5) will look to get another W against R.I.P. EVH, while Sad Sacks (5-7) will face Cake in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  shakia's Team   Sad Sacks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Texans in Week 12, Peterson ran for 55 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 17 points to more-than-double his 6.3-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on shakia's Team this week. In Week 13, Peterson and the Lions will square off against the Bears.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

shakia's Team
Points
% of total points 235
1
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
36
20.73
15.3%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
30
6.93
12.8%
3
Antoine Winfield Jr.
S
26
22.95
11.1%
4
The New York Giants defense
DEF
24
24.28
10.2%
Sad Sacks
Points
% of total points 164
1
DK Metcalf
WR
42
12.85
25.6%
2
Jamal Adams
S
33
26.5
20.1%
3
Bobby Wagner
LB
16
27.32
9.8%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
16
14.23
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal for shakia's Team, while Cole Beasley had a 20-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 159-51 lead for shakia's Team.
Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for Sad Sacks, who trailed 192-73 after the late afternoon round of games.
Monday
DK Metcalf had a 52-yard catch for Sad Sacks.

Points By Position

  shakia's Team   Sad Sacks

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. shakia's Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 227.17 versus Sad Sacks's 212.42.
Even the computers think shakia's Team have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (202.01) than Sad Sacks (181.58).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Sad Sacks has left more points on the bench this season (423) than shakia's Team (297).
shakia's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Sad Sacks (9 vs 8).
By position, shakia's Team have outscored Sad Sacks at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about Sad Sacks this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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