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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Minor Prophets
8-4 85.44
106.6
 
VS
proj
Unstoppable!
67.64 5-7
103.79

Minor Prophets top Unstoppable! for fifth straight win, 85.44-67.64

Minor Prophets extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over Unstoppable!, earning an 85.44-67.64 win. Unstoppable! grabbed an 18.40-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Duke Johnson, who racked up 80 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 14 points, and Terry McLaurin, who caught 7 passes for 92 yards (9.2 points). But Minor Prophets held the lead the rest of the way, powered by James Robinson, who racked up 159 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 21.9 points, and Taysom Hill, who passed for 78 yards and ran for 44 yards and 2 touchdowns (18.52 points). This marks the second time this season Minor Prophets have knocked off Unstoppable!, after winning 96.7-91.9 in their last matchup. Minor Prophets (8-4) will look to keep it rolling against El Chupacabras, while Unstoppable! (5-7) attempt to get back on track against The Phantom Limbs.

Matchup Timeline

  Minor Prophets   Unstoppable!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 14 points, surrendering 219 yards, and forcing 2 turnovers against the Ravens, the Steelers defense scored 14 points this week. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 7.11-point projection and was higher than their 10.33-point season scoring average. The Steelers defense ranks #66 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Minor Prophets
Points
% of total points 85.44
1
James Robinson
RB
21.9
13.13
25.6%
2
Taysom Hill
QB
18.52
19.63
21.7%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
7.11
16.4%
4
Wil Lutz
K
8
9.42
9.4%
Unstoppable!
Points
% of total points 67.64
1
Justin Herbert
QB
17.44
22.19
25.8%
2
Duke Johnson
RB
14
11.09
20.7%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
9.2
10.65
13.6%
4
Robert Woods
WR
8.8
9.91
13%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Duke Johnson had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Unstoppable!, contributing to a 23.20-4.80 lead for Unstoppable!.
Sunday Early
Justin Herbert had a 55-yard pass for Unstoppable!, who trailed 45.70-45.44 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Minor Prophets   Unstoppable!

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on Minor Prophets exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Unstoppable! had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Unstoppable! can partially blame the loss on the Cleveland Browns defense, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
Unstoppable! ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Minor Prophets ranked 8th.
Not only did Minor Prophets win, but they also covered the 2.81-point forecasted margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Unstoppable!
A pair of squads sporting identical 5-7 records, eighth-place Unstoppable! are set to face off against ninth-place The Phantom Limbs next week. 12 weeks into the 2020 campaign, Unstoppable! have posted the second-most points in the league. The Phantom Limbs (95.09 PPG) are ranked sixth. Over the past three weeks, Unstoppable! has scored 83.21 points per game, while The Phantom Limbs has averaged 79.8 per contest.
Minor Prophets
Week 13 features two teams heading in different directions, as Minor Prophets (8-4) enter Week 13 on a five-game unbeaten streak, while their opposition (El Chupacabras, 3-9), have recorded three consecutive losses. Minor Prophets may need to shuffle the deck some with Leonard Fournette out on bye in Week 13. El Chupacabras will be without Ronald Jones II, Robby Anderson, and Chris Godwin. Over the last three weeks, Minor Prophets have put up 93.18 points per game, while El Chupacabras have averaged just 74.12 per contest.