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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Hou Texans (GA)
3-9 39
34.15
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
18 1-10-1
26.05

Hou Texans (GA) hand Seattle Seahawks eighth straight loss in 39-18 runaway

Hou Texans (GA) rolled to a 39-18 win to hand Seattle Seahawks their eighth consecutive loss. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as Hou Texans (GA) jumped out to a 16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding performances from Tyrod Taylor and the Houston Texans defense. Taylor passed for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 30 yards for 6 points, while the Texans defense allowed 21 points, surrendered 266 yards, and intercepted a pass (5 points). Russell Wilson (247 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and the Seattle Seahawks defense (17 Pts Allowed, 371 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) were the leading scorers for Seattle Seahawks in defeat. Hou Texans (GA) (3-9) will look to build on their success against New Orleans Saints, while Seattle Seahawks (1-10-1) will attempt to get back in the win column against Denver Broncos.

Matchup Timeline

  Hou Texans (GA)   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (5 Rec, 62 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 7 points against the 49ers in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 2.69-point projection and was much higher than his 3.08-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

Hou Texans (GA)
Points
% of total points 39
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
13
3.65
33.3%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
7
2.69
17.9%
3
Tyrod Taylor
QB
6
5.88
15.4%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
5
5.58
12.8%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 18
1
Russell Wilson
QB
7
6.85
38.9%
2
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
6
5.06
33.3%
3
Gerald Everett
TE
3
0.93
16.7%
4
Jason Myers
K
1
7.75
5.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyrod Taylor hit Brandin Cooks for a 40-yard touchdown pass for Hou Texans (GA) to contribute to a 16-0 lead for Hou Texans (GA).
Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 49-yard run for Hou Texans (GA), while Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 36-0 lead for Hou Texans (GA).
Monday
Russell Wilson found Tyler Lockett for a 55-yard pass for Seattle Seahawks. Wilson also lit up the scoreboard with a 32-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Hou Texans (GA)   Seattle Seahawks

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Hou Texans (GA) scored higher than their projected point totals.
Seattle Seahawks had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Hou Texans (GA) had one starter score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had three.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Hou Texans (GA) put up more points than their projected total, while Seattle Seahawks failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Hou Texans (GA) win, but they also easily covered the 8.1-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Hou Texans (GA) moves to (2-5), while Seattle Seahawks falls to (1-7).

Coach Talk

Hou Texans (GA)
We do respect the confidence this past week, Hou Texans (GA). Deploying a player with zero points (Darren Waller), while still getting the win... that's borderline cocky. Try those shenanigans next week against New Orleans Saints and we're sure to be toast!
Seattle Seahawks
Unless Seattle Seahawks wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough chances" isn't really a valid excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 21 times in Week 12. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group notched only 11 receptions.