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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Fancy Dancers
5-7 129.8
114.25
 
VS
proj
Monqueef
98.6 4-8
104.25

Fancy Dancers earn win against Monqueef in 129.8-98.6 beatdown

Fancy Dancers rose to the occasion and beat expectations, cruising to a 129.8-98.6 win over Monqueef, who fell short of projections. Monqueef got out to a 4.5-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Fancy Dancers after that. They were led by Derek Carr (295 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (9 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Joe Burrow (29 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (16) carried the flag for Monqueef in defeat. This marks the second time this season Fancy Dancers have gotten the best of Monqueef, after winning 101.9-100.3 in their last matchup. Fancy Dancers (5-7) will look to earn another win against 2 Gurleys 1 Cup, while Monqueef (4-8) will attempt to right the ship against Mad Dogs.

Matchup Timeline

  Fancy Dancers   Monqueef

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 125 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Falcons, Robinson Jr. recorded 19.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.87-point projection and was much higher than his 5.87-point season scoring average. Robinson Jr. will face the Giants next week.
Brian Robinson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Fancy Dancers
Points
% of total points 129.8
1
Derek Carr
QB
33.3
27.73
25.7%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
23.4
12.88
18%
3
Brian Robinson Jr.
RB
19.5
8.87
15%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
17.4
12.33
13.4%
Monqueef
Points
% of total points 98.6
1
Joe Burrow
QB
29
30.36
29.4%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16
12.02
16.2%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
14.3
11.61
14.5%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
8.6
7.85
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Michael Badgley had a 51-yard field goal for Fancy Dancers, who trailed 31.9-27.4 after the Thursday games.
Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 27-yard touchdown pass for Monqueef, helping the team to a 78.5-54.8 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Fancy Dancers who took the lead, 112.4-98.6. For Fancy Dancers, Derek Carr had a 36-yard touchdown pass. Tyler Lockett made the highlight reel for Monqueef with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Fancy Dancers to contribute to a 129.8-98.6 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Fancy Dancers   Monqueef

Game Notes

Fancy Dancers had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Monqueef had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Fancy Dancers put up more points than their season scoring average (108.02) while Monqueef fell short of theirs (104.22).
Fancy Dancers recorded more points than their projected total, while Monqueef failed to reach their projection.
This loss ends a streak of three consecutive wins for Monqueef.
Not only did Fancy Dancers earn the W, but they also easily covered the 10-point forecasted margin of victory.
Fancy Dancers moves to (3-4) in blowout games this season, while Monqueef falls to (0-5).

Coach Talk

Fancy Dancers
Nice job, Fancy Dancers. Bravo on deploying a team that nearly recorded 130 points in Week 12. Let's keep this momentum going as we head into our Week 13 matchup.
Monqueef
Let's use this loss as a learning opportunity and regroup for in Week 13, Monqueef. Take a gander at what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are advising and deploy the strongest lineup possible next week.