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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Polish-Hammer
4-8 82.38
106.57
 
VS
proj
Viera
74.78 6-6
108.71

Polish-Hammer come up short of expectations, still manage to top Viera, 82.38-74.78

Both teams fell short of projections, but Polish-Hammer did enough to knock off Viera. Predicted to lose 108.71-106.57, Polish-Hammer secured an 82.38-74.78 win over Viera. Polish-Hammer earned an 18.20-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Josh Jacobs (17.2 points) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (5) and never looked back. Deebo Samuel (19.8 points) and Austin Ekeler (15.9) did their part for Viera in the loss. This marks the first time this season Polish-Hammer have knocked off Viera, after falling 118.32-76.74 in their last matchup. Polish-Hammer (4-8) will look to add to their success against Axel Foley*, while Viera (6-6) will take on Lebron James Bettencourt (JT) in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Polish-Hammer   Viera

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns against the 49ers, Thielen scored 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

Polish-Hammer
Points
% of total points 82.38
1
Justin Herbert
QB
21.72
22.29
26.4%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
18.2
9.97
22.1%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
17.2
10.44
20.9%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
9.26
12.45
11.2%
Viera
Points
% of total points 74.78
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
19.8
12.32
26.5%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
15.9
15.2
21.3%
3
Justin Tucker
K
13
9.61
17.4%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
9.6
9.88
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cam Newton had a 64-yard pass for Viera, who trailed 32.00-12.88 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Polish-Hammer who emerged with the lead, 82.38-52.18. For Polish-Hammer, Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Deebo Samuel made the highlight reel for Viera with a 49-yard run.
Sunday Night
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal for Viera, who trailed 82.38-65.18 after Sunday night.
Monday
Tyler Lockett had a 55-yard catch for Viera.

Points By Position

  Polish-Hammer   Viera

StatSmack

Polish-Hammer have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Viera (1 vs 0).
By position, Polish-Hammer have outscored Viera at TE this season.
There's not much good to say about Viera this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Viera
A pair of teams with identical 6-6 records, fourth-place Viera are set to battle seventh-place Lebron James Bettencourt (JT) next week. Each side has players on bye next week, as Cam Newton, Aaron Jones, and Julio Jones are off for Viera while Aaron Rodgers, AJ Dillon, and Nick Chubb are out for Lebron James Bettencourt (JT).
Polish-Hammer
A pair of 4-8 teams will go head-to-head as Polish-Hammer go up against Axel Foley* in Week 13. Polish-Hammer might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Christian McCaffrey out on bye in Week 13. Axel Foley* will be without Davante Adams and Kareem Hunt. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have posted similar results lately. Polish-Hammer have put up 105.25 points per game over the last three weeks, while Axel Foley* have averaged 105.35 per outing over that same stretch.