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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Los Angeles Rams
5-6-1 30
28.96
 
VS
proj
Pit Steelers (ZS)
11 6-6
34.56

Los Angeles Rams top Pit Steelers (ZS), 30-11

Despite similar records, Los Angeles Rams held a big season point advantage over Pit Steelers (ZS) coming into this one (366-277), and they lived up to their reputation with a hard-fought victory, emerging victorious with a 30-11 win. Los Angeles Rams nabbed an early 4-point lead on Thursday. Pit Steelers (ZS) bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Chris Boswell (4 points) and Matt Ryan (3). Not to be deterred, Los Angeles Rams pulled it together later that afternoon, as Matthew Stafford (11 points) and Matt Gay (8) put them back on top for good. Los Angeles Rams (5-6-1) will look to keep it rolling against Dallas Cowboys, while Pit Steelers (ZS) (6-6) will take on New York Giants in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Los Angeles Rams   Pit Steelers (ZS)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Stafford (302 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) scored 11 points against the Packers in Week 12. His scoring output was 44.7% more than his 7.6-point projection and was higher than his 7.67-point season scoring average. Stafford ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Matthew Stafford

Top Player Comparison

Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 30
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
11
7.6
36.7%
2
Matt Gay
K
8
7.9
26.7%
3
DeSean Jackson
WR
4
0.06
13.3%
4
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
3
4.85
10%
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 11
1
Chris Boswell
K
4
7.95
36.4%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
3
5.76
27.3%
3
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
2
5.29
18.2%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
1
2.26
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeSean Jackson had a 56-yard touchdown catch for Los Angeles Rams, helping the team to a 4-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Chase Claypool had a 41-yard catch for Pit Steelers (ZS), helping the team to an 11-4 lead.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 79-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard touchdown pass for Los Angeles Rams to contribute to a 30-11 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Los Angeles Rams   Pit Steelers (ZS)

What If

Los Angeles Rams would have beaten five other teams besides Pit Steelers (ZS) this week.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would have lost to 11 other teams besides Los Angeles Rams this week.
Los Angeles Rams would be 8-4 if they played Pit Steelers (ZS) every week.
Last week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would have beaten Los Angeles Rams 30-0.
Los Angeles Rams would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pit Steelers (ZS).
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Los Angeles Rams, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 4-7.
If Los Angeles Rams had played every team in the league each week, they would be 93-59-4.
If they played every team every week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 61-91-4.

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