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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
NEVER LOOK BACK
6-6 155.94
149.49
 
VS
proj
R2-D^2
118.43 7-5
155.11

R2-D^2 lose to NEVER LOOK BACK in 155.94-118.43 runaway

There's no sugarcoating it, R2-D^2 dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as NEVER LOOK BACK cruised to a 155.94-118.43 win. NEVER LOOK BACK grabbed a 26.95-point lead on Thursday behind Rhamondre Stevenson (15.7 points) and Harrison Smith (11.25) and never gave it up. James Conner (19.5 points) and Christian Kirksey (17.5) led the way for R2-D^2 in the loss. This marks the first time this season NEVER LOOK BACK have gotten the best of R2-D^2, after falling 139.4-129.72 in their last matchup. NEVER LOOK BACK improve to 6-6 on the season, while R2-D^2 fall to 7-5.

Matchup Timeline

  NEVER LOOK BACK   R2-D^2

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Stevenson overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 15.7 points against his 12.9-point projection. During a 33-26 loss to the Vikings, he racked up 112 yards from scrimmage . Stevenson ranks #38 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Rhamondre Stevenson

Top Player Comparison

NEVER LOOK BACK
Points
% of total points 155.94
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.24
21.1
16.8%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
20.9
13.94
13.4%
3
Josey Jewell
LB
18.25
11.06
11.7%
4
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
15.7
12.9
10.1%
R2-D^2
Points
% of total points 118.43
1
James Conner
RB
19.5
14.03
16.5%
2
Christian Kirksey
LB
17.5
12.11
14.8%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
14.5
11.97
12.2%
4
Maxx Crosby
DE
14.25
17.75
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Rhamondre Stevenson had a 40-yard catch for NEVER LOOK BACK, helping the team to a 26.95-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, NEVER LOOK BACK became the proud owner of a 77.85-52.88 lead. For NEVER LOOK BACK, Tee Higgins had a 27-yard touchdown catch. Greg Zuerlein made the highlight reel for R2-D^2 with a 57-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 33-yard touchdown pass for NEVER LOOK BACK to contribute to a 145.54-106.43 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  NEVER LOOK BACK   R2-D^2

What If

NEVER LOOK BACK would have beaten five other teams besides R2-D^2 this week.
R2-D^2 would have lost to eight other teams besides NEVER LOOK BACK this week.
NEVER LOOK BACK would be 8-4 if they played R2-D^2 every week.
NEVER LOOK BACK would have topped R2-D^2 132.7-132.48 had they played each other last week.
NEVER LOOK BACK would be 7-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as R2-D^2.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NEVER LOOK BACK, R2-D^2 would be 4-6.
If NEVER LOOK BACK had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-65.
If they played every team every week, R2-D^2 would be 47-85.

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