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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Lambinators
6-6 106.08
120.8
 
VS
proj
Captain Kirk
88.2 7-5
91.4

Offensively challenged Lambinators beat Captain Kirk, 106.08-88.20

While they posted only the 10th-highest point total in the league for the week, Lambinators earned a 106.08-88.20 win over Captain Kirk. Lambinators took a 31.60-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Stefon Diggs (17.7 points) and CeeDee Lamb (11 Rush Yds, 106 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Tee Higgins (22.9 points) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (15) carried the flag for Captain Kirk in the loss. This marks the first time this season Lambinators have gotten the best of Captain Kirk, after falling 122.48-91.08 in their last matchup. Lambinators (6-6) will look to add to their success against The Carolina, while Captain Kirk (7-5) will try to get back on track against NoPuntIntended.

Matchup Timeline

  Lambinators   Captain Kirk

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Dillon racked up 88 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Packers lost to the Eagles 40-33. In doing so, he put up 16.3 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Lambinators this week. Next week, Dillon will go up against the Bears.
AJ Dillon

Top Player Comparison

Lambinators
Points
% of total points 106.08
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.7
18.7
16.7%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.7
17.36
15.7%
3
AJ Dillon
RB
16.3
7.62
15.4%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
13.4
12.79
12.6%
Captain Kirk
Points
% of total points 88.2
1
Tee Higgins
WR
22.9
13.94
26%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
15
8.2
17%
3
D'Onta Foreman
RB
13.3
8.79
15.1%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
13.2
15.82
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tee Higgins had a 27-yard touchdown catch for Captain Kirk, while Greg Zuerlein had a 57-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 76.38-65.10 after the early slate.
Sunday Night
AJ Dillon had a 20-yard touchdown run for Lambinators to contribute to a 106.08-88.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Lambinators   Captain Kirk

Game Notes

Lambinators won even though only two of their 10 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Captain Kirk had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Captain Kirk could have used points from Alec Pierce and Justin Fields, as both put up goose eggs.
Lambinators put up more points than their season scoring average (99.23) while Captain Kirk fell short of theirs (119.5).
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Captain Kirk ranked 11th in the league in points scored this week, while Lambinators ranked 10th.
Lambinators managed to get the win, but did not cover the 29.4-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Tee Higgins recorded 22.9 points, the fifth-highest score for a WR this week.

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