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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Sesquipedantic Squad
5-7 96.32
84.94
 
VS
proj
Premier League ain't so bad
44.8 4-8
87.71

Sesquipedantic Squad hand Premier League ain't so bad fifth straight loss in 96.32-44.80 beatdown

Sesquipedantic Squad rolled to a 96.32-44.80 win to hand Premier League ain't so bad their fifth consecutive loss. Premier League ain't so bad pulled out to a 2.80-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Sesquipedantic Squad after that. They were led by Adam Thielen, who caught 5 passes for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns for 18.2 points, and Tee Higgins, who caught 6 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown (17.4 points). Joe Burrow (190 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and James Robinson (86 Rush Yds, 29 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Premier League ain't so bad in the loss. This marks the second time this season Sesquipedantic Squad have beaten Premier League ain't so bad, after winning 124.24-100.88 in their last matchup. Sesquipedantic Squad improve to 5-7 on the season, while Premier League ain't so bad fall to 4-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Sesquipedantic Squad   Premier League ain't so bad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns against the 49ers, Thielen put up 18.2 points this week. His scoring output was 82.5% more than his 9.97-point projection and was much higher than his 10.73-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #36 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Sesquipedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 96.32
1
Adam Thielen
WR
18.2
9.97
18.9%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
17.4
9.59
18.1%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
16.52
18.78
17.2%
4
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
13.3
13.81
13.8%
Premier League ain't so bad
Points
% of total points 44.8
1
Joe Burrow
QB
17.4
20.22
38.8%
2
James Robinson
RB
9.5
12.8
21.2%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
5
6.92
11.2%
4
Ty Johnson
RB
4.2
7.03
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Premier League ain't so bad owned a 41.50-23.80 lead. For Sesquipedantic Squad, Tee Higgins had a 32-yard touchdown catch. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for Premier League ain't so bad with a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins hit Adam Thielen for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Sesquipedantic Squad, contributing to an 83.32-41.50 lead for Sesquipedantic Squad.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal for Sesquipedantic Squad to contribute to a 96.32-43.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Sesquipedantic Squad   Premier League ain't so bad

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two matchup wins against Premier League ain't so bad, Sesquipedantic Squad averaged more points (110.28) than they usually score (84.62).
Premier League ain't so bad are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last five matchups.
Sesquipedantic Squad don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Premier League ain't so bad (3 vs 2).
Sesquipedantic Squad have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Premier League ain't so bad (2 vs 0).
Sesquipedantic Squad should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Premier League ain't so bad (4 vs 3).
Premier League ain't so bad have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than Sesquipedantic Squad (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Sesquipedantic Squad have outscored Premier League ain't so bad at RB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Sesquipedantic Squad had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Premier League ain't so bad (1).
There's not much good to say about Premier League ain't so bad this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Sesquipedantic Squad
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really took that to heart this week by utterly dominating Premier League ain't so bad at the wide receiver position (35.6 points to 4.1).
Premier League ain't so bad
It's entirely possible that Premier League ain't so bad might be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only seven total targets in Week 12, their two wide receivers apparently made the bulk of their contributions by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.