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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Nick
5-7 107
119.4
 
VS
proj
stillmatic
106.7 1-11
98.97

Back-and-forth battle ends with Nick coming back to top stillmatic in 107.00-106.70 squeaker

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Nick rallied for a 107.00-106.70 win to hand stillmatic their fourth consecutive loss. Nick trailed 106.70-78.65 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Michael Pittman Jr. (7 Rec, 61 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (17 Pts Allowed, 290 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). DJ Moore (19.3 points) and AJ Dillon (19.05) carried the flag for stillmatic in the loss. This marks the second time this season Nick have taken down stillmatic, after winning 125.72-106.42 in their last matchup. Nick (5-7) will look to maintain their winning ways against jamest1728, while stillmatic (1-11) try to develop some positive momentum against GoldDiggers.

Matchup Timeline

  Nick   stillmatic

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense (17 Pts Allowed, 290 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 11 points against the Colts in Week 12. Their scoring output was 60.3% more than their 6.86-point projection and was much higher than their 5.25-point season scoring average. The Steelers defense will face the Falcons next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Nick
Points
% of total points 107
1
Tom Brady
QB
19.15
19.34
17.9%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
17.35
13.52
16.2%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
14.65
14.29
13.7%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
12.4
15.59
11.6%
stillmatic
Points
% of total points 106.7
1
DJ Moore
WR
19.3
10.34
18.1%
2
AJ Dillon
RB
19.05
10.39
17.9%
3
Jared Goff
QB
19
16.23
17.8%
4
Latavius Murray
RB
13.8
16.22
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Moore had a 52-yard catch for stillmatic, while Latavius Murray had a 52-yard run, contributing to a 64.50-47.00 lead for stillmatic.
Sunday Night
AJ Dillon had a 20-yard touchdown run for stillmatic, helping the team to a 106.70-78.65 lead.

Points By Position

  Nick   stillmatic

Game Notes

Nick won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points, stillmatic lost.
stillmatic can partially blame the loss on Alec Pierce, who didn't score any points.
Nick put up fewer points than their season scoring average (108.56) while stillmatic scored above theirs (100.12).
Nick won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while stillmatic exceeded their projection.
Nick ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while stillmatic ranked 9th.
The matchup's 0.3-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Nick managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 20.43-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Nick moves to (1-0), while stillmatic falls to (0-1).

Next Week Preview

stillmatic
Up ahead in Week 13, last-place stillmatic (1-11) are set to take on fifth-place GoldDiggers (8-4). stillmatic will have to account for the fact that their top scorer this past week, DJ Moore, is out on bye in Week 13. GoldDiggers won't have James Conner or the Carolina Panthers defense.
Nick
Nick (5-7) square off against jamest1728 (7-5) in Week 13. 12 weeks into the 2022 season, Nick are ranked ninth in points scored, while jamest1728 have scored the league's fifth-highest point total. Over the last three weeks, Nick have put up 121.77 points per game, while jamest1728 have averaged 109.14 per contest.