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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Thoroughbreds
9-3 250.16
250.46
 
VS
proj
MotorCityFelines
229.04 4-8
231.9

Thoroughbreds come back to beat MotorCityFelines, 250.16-229.04

Thoroughbreds earned a come-from-behind victory over MotorCityFelines, rallying to earn a 250.16-229.04 win. After trailing 229.04-202.08 heading into Monday night, Thoroughbreds roared back behind Russell Wilson, who passed for 247 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards for 39.98 points, and Terry McLaurin, who caught 4 passes for 51 yards (8.1 points). Jaylen Waddle (9 Rec, 137 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tom Brady (226 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did their part for MotorCityFelines in defeat. This marks the first time this season Thoroughbreds have gotten the best of MotorCityFelines, after falling 264.12-183.52 in their last matchup. Thoroughbreds improve to 9-3 on the season, while MotorCityFelines fall to 4-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Thoroughbreds   MotorCityFelines

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fournette scored 59.1 points against the Colts in Week 12 to more-than-double his 24.9-point projection. He racked up 131 yards from scrimmage and scored 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Thoroughbreds this week. In Week 13, Fournette and the Buccaneers will battle the Falcons.
Leonard Fournette

Top Player Comparison

Thoroughbreds
Points
% of total points 250.16
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
59.1
24.9
23.6%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
39.98
47.7
16%
3
Myles Gaskin
RB
28.2
19.75
11.3%
4
Nick Folk
K
25
11.35
10%
MotorCityFelines
Points
% of total points 229.04
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
33.48
14.64
14.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
32.74
49.09
14.3%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
28.4
13.67
12.4%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
20.72
15.93
9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Michael Gallup had a 41-yard catch for MotorCityFelines, while Dalton Schultz had a 32-yard touchdown catch, helping give MotorCityFelines a 36.70-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, MotorCityFelines emerged with a 208.32-137.78 lead. Leonard Fournette had a 28-yard touchdown run for Thoroughbreds, while Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Jaylen Waddle had a 57-yard catch for MotorCityFelines, while Tee Higgins had a 32-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Davante Adams had a 43-yard catch for Thoroughbreds, who trailed 208.32-202.08 after the late afternoon round of games.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard pass for Thoroughbreds on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Thoroughbreds   MotorCityFelines

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. MotorCityFelines need some help then, averaging just 215.77 versus Thoroughbreds's 234.76.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Thoroughbreds (9-3) have a better record than MotorCityFelines (4-8).
You can't win if you don't play. MotorCityFelines has left more points on the bench this season (418.76) than Thoroughbreds (352.5).
Thoroughbreds see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than MotorCityFelines (0).
Thoroughbreds are clutch masters, with more close wins than MotorCityFelines (4 vs 0).
Thoroughbreds should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than MotorCityFelines (5 vs 4).
Thoroughbreds have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than MotorCityFelines (79 vs 64).
MotorCityFelines have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than Thoroughbreds (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Thoroughbreds have outscored MotorCityFelines at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Thoroughbreds has a higher average scoring margin (7) than MotorCityFelines this season (-12).
The starters for Thoroughbreds had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for MotorCityFelines (4).
Time to rest the starters for Thoroughbreds. They've clinched a playoff spot while MotorCityFelines are currently on the outside looking in.
Hey MotorCityFelines, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Thoroughbreds
You know, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a big disparity this week. Our three backfield starters put up 126 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs on MotorCityFelines (286 total yards to 160), and we ended up doubling up them at the position, 106.1 points to 43.
MotorCityFelines
We should use this last matchup as a learning experience and try to get better in Week 13. Take a gander at what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching, and deploy the best lineup possible next week Just like the league's tackling rules, it's important to keep your head up, MotorCityFelines!