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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
La Flama Blanca
5-7 160.8
129.59
 
VS
proj
The Henny Whisperer
110.34 7-5
117.72

La Flama Blanca beat predictions, knock off The Henny Whisperer in 160.80-110.34 rout

La Flama Blanca showed up and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 160.80-110.34 win over The Henny Whisperer, who fell short of projections. The Henny Whisperer earned a 10.90-point lead on Thursday, but it was all La Flama Blanca after that. They were led by Tyreek Hill, who caught 13 passes for 269 yards and 3 touchdowns for 59.4 points, and the Seattle Seahawks defense, who allowed 17 points, surrendered 250 yards, and intercepted a pass (17 points). Aaron Rodgers (211 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (23 Pts Allowed, 345 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) led the way for The Henny Whisperer in the loss. This marks the first time this season La Flama Blanca have beaten The Henny Whisperer, after falling 117.04-105.3 in their last matchup. La Flama Blanca (5-7) will look to add to their success against Golden Nuggets, while The Henny Whisperer (7-5) will try to right the ship against The Comeback Kid.

Matchup Timeline

  La Flama Blanca   The Henny Whisperer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill (13 Rec, 269 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 59.4 points in a 27-24 win over the Buccaneers in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 16.73-point projection and was much higher than his 20.09-point season scoring average. Hill ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

La Flama Blanca
Points
% of total points 160.8
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
59.4
16.73
36.9%
2
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
17
10.15
10.6%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
16.4
25.89
10.2%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
15.2
7.66
9.5%
The Henny Whisperer
Points
% of total points 110.34
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
25.64
23.79
23.2%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
19
12.86
17.2%
3
Mike Evans
WR
18.5
13.6
16.8%
4
Wayne Gallman Jr.
RB
16.6
12.14
15%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
T.J. Hockenson had a 51-yard catch for The Henny Whisperer to contribute to a 21.20-10.30 lead for The Henny Whisperer.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, La Flama Blanca emerged with an 84.20-81.50 lead. For La Flama Blanca, Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard touchdown catch. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for The Henny Whisperer with a 31-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday night, but after the dust settled, La Flama Blanca had a 114.50-107.14 lead. For La Flama Blanca, Robert Tonyan had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for The Henny Whisperer with a 39-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 52-yard pass for La Flama Blanca on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  La Flama Blanca   The Henny Whisperer

Game Notes

La Flama Blanca got the win even though only four of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring above their projected points, The Henny Whisperer lost.
The Henny Whisperer can partially blame the loss on Darius Slayton, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
La Flama Blanca put up more points than their projected total, while The Henny Whisperer fell shy of their projection.
This victory concludes a streak of three consecutive defeats for La Flama Blanca.
Not only did La Flama Blanca win, but they also easily covered the 11.87-point projected margin of victory.
All five of the wins for La Flama Blanca have been blowout wins.
On the losing side, Aaron Rodgers scored 25.64 points, the second-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Next Week Preview

The Henny Whisperer
Up ahead next week, fifth-place The Henny Whisperer (7-5) will take on ninth-place The Comeback Kid (4-8). Each side has a couple of bye weeks to contend with in Week 13, as Mike Evans and Christian McCaffrey are off for The Henny Whisperer and Robby Anderson and the Carolina Panthers defense for The Comeback Kid.
La Flama Blanca
La Flama Blanca (5-7) are set to take on Golden Nuggets (7-5) in Week 13. La Flama Blanca might need to shuffle the deck some with Mike Davis out on bye next week. Golden Nuggets won't have Chris Godwin or Rob Gronkowski. Looking at just the last two weeks, La Flama Blanca have scored 124.79 points per game, while Golden Nuggets have averaged only 92.38 per contest.