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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The People’s Champ
9-3 133.64
125.94
 
VS
proj
AVD
102.96 1-11
100.39

The People’s Champ beat AVD for fifth straight win in 133.64-102.96 beatdown

The People’s Champ extended their win streak to five games with an easy victory over AVD, cruising to a 133.64-102.96 win. The People’s Champ earned a 16.00-point lead on Thursday behind Nick Folk (15 points) and Devin Singletary (9.5) and never relinquished it. Justin Herbert (28.76 points) and Aaron Jones (17.4) did everything they could for AVD in the loss. This marks the second time this season The People’s Champ have knocked off AVD, after winning 122.42-104.86 in their last matchup. The People’s Champ (9-3) will look to keep it rolling against Chavo GOAT Jr. - N.G.0, while AVD (1-11) face Choke Slam in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  The People’s Champ   AVD

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Folk scored 15 points in a 33-26 loss to the Vikings to nearly double his 7.68-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The People’s Champ this week. Folk will face the Bills in Week 13.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

The People’s Champ
Points
% of total points 133.64
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.24
21.1
19.6%
2
James Conner
RB
22.5
14.03
16.8%
3
Nick Folk
K
15
7.68
11.2%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
12.9
11.3
9.7%
AVD
Points
% of total points 102.96
1
Justin Herbert
QB
28.76
18.76
27.9%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
17.4
12.33
16.9%
3
Dalton Schultz
TE
17.1
8.02
16.6%
4
Zaire Franklin
LB
8
7.74
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Amari Cooper had a 45-yard catch for The People’s Champ, helping the team to a 68.50-29.10 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which The People’s Champ emerged with a 128.24-67.76 lead. For The People’s Champ, Kyler Murray had a 33-yard touchdown pass. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for AVD with a 33-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 23-yard touchdown catch for AVD, who trailed 128.24-85.16 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  The People’s Champ   AVD

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against AVD, The People’s Champ averaged more points (128.03) than they usually score (118.59).
The People’s Champ are looking unstoppable, winning five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. AVD need some help then, averaging just 93.8 versus The People’s Champ's 118.59.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The People’s Champ (9-3) have a better record than AVD (1-11).
Even the machines think The People’s Champ have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (115.86) than AVD (107.72).
Once The People’s Champ put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than AVD (3 vs 0).
The People’s Champ see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than AVD (0).
The People’s Champ should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than AVD (7 vs 4).
The People’s Champ have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than AVD (52 vs 38).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of AVD - they’ve made more transactions (2) than The People’s Champ (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, The People’s Champ have outscored AVD at QB, RB, WR, K, and IDP this season.
The People’s Champ has a higher average scoring margin (4) than AVD this season (-27).
There's not much good to say about AVD this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

The People’s Champ
Nice work, The People’s Champ. Putting together a team that tallied 133.64 points this past week. Let's keep this momentum going as we roll into our next challenge in Week 13.
AVD
Let's use this defeat as a learning experience and try to get better in Week 13. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying, and deploy the strongest lineup possible next week Keep pushing forward, AVD!