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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Cloud 9 Stonerz
8-4 149.26
117.71
 
VS
proj
Rodney's Optimal Team
106.34 4-8
97.18

Cloud 9 Stonerz top Rodney's Optimal Team for fourth straight win in 149.26-106.34 blowout

Cloud 9 Stonerz extended their win streak to four games with a dominant victory over Rodney's Optimal Team, cruising to a 149.26-106.34 win. Rodney's Optimal Team jumped out to a 39.54-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 39.54 points from Justin Jefferson (11 Pass Yds, 139 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and CeeDee Lamb (11 Rush Yds, 106 Rec Yds). But it was all Cloud 9 Stonerz after that. They were led by Miles Sanders, who racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 29.5 points, and Lamar Jackson, who passed for 254 yards and a touchdown and ran for 89 yards (23.06 points). This marks the second time this season Cloud 9 Stonerz have gotten the best of Rodney's Optimal Team, after winning 122.72-105.3 in their last matchup. Cloud 9 Stonerz (8-4) will look to keep it rolling against Supercats, while Rodney's Optimal Team (4-8) attempt to get back on track against Mountain Climbing Jellyfish.

Matchup Timeline

  Cloud 9 Stonerz   Rodney's Optimal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders (143 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) scored 29.5 points in a 40-33 win over the Packers in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.49-point projection and was much higher than his 12.63-point season scoring average. Sanders ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Cloud 9 Stonerz
Points
% of total points 149.26
1
Miles Sanders
RB
29.5
12.49
19.8%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
23.06
23.38
15.4%
3
James Conner
RB
19.5
14.03
13.1%
4
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
18
8.2
12.1%
Rodney's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 106.34
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
24.84
18.13
23.4%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
20.9
13.94
19.7%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
18
19.64
16.9%
4
Justin Tucker
K
15
9.55
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Rodney's Optimal Team emerged with a 106.34-78.56 lead. Lamar Jackson had a 62-yard pass and a 40-yard pass for Cloud 9 Stonerz, while Amari Cooper had a 45-yard catch. Meanwhile, Joe Burrow connected with Tee Higgins for a 27-yard touchdown pass for Rodney's Optimal Team.
Sunday Late
Travis Kelce had a 39-yard touchdown catch for Cloud 9 Stonerz to contribute to a 119.76-106.34 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cloud 9 Stonerz   Rodney's Optimal Team

What If

Cloud 9 Stonerz would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Rodney's Optimal Team would have lost to five other teams besides Cloud 9 Stonerz this week.
Cloud 9 Stonerz would be 7-5 if they played Rodney's Optimal Team every week.
Had they played each other last week, Cloud 9 Stonerz would have topped Rodney's Optimal Team 119.76-84.4.
Cloud 9 Stonerz would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rodney's Optimal Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cloud 9 Stonerz, Rodney's Optimal Team would be 5-5.
If Cloud 9 Stonerz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 65-43.
If they played every team every week, Rodney's Optimal Team would be 44-64.

Coach Talk

Cloud 9 Stonerz
Good work, Cloud 9 Stonerz. Fielding a lineup that earned over 149 points this past week. We should take this W in stride, tip our cap to the GM of Rodney's Optimal Team, and continue the march towards the Yahoo Public 38439 league championship.
Rodney's Optimal Team
Talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for Rodney's Optimal Team collectively logged only three targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to dial up a screen play or two in Week 13!