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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
East Sacramento Cranes
3-9 157.93
114.63
 
VS
proj
Steel City Psychos
143.07 6-6
132.45

East Sacramento Cranes brush off expectations, earn win against Steel City Psychos, 157.93-143.07

East Sacramento Cranes exceeded expectations, securing a 157.93-143.07 win over Steel City Psychos. East Sacramento Cranes took an early 17.91-point lead on Thursday. Steel City Psychos bounced back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Harrison Butker (14 points) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (11). Unphased, East Sacramento Cranes rallied later that night, as Miles Sanders (28.75 points) put them back on top for good. This marks the first time this season East Sacramento Cranes have taken down Steel City Psychos, after falling 110.12-104.45 in their last matchup. East Sacramento Cranes (3-9) will look to sustain their momentum against The Bobby Chucks, while Steel City Psychos (6-6) will take on Cali chill (in Vegas) in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  East Sacramento Cranes   Steel City Psychos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 160 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Packers, Sanders scored 28.75 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.16-point projection and was much higher than his 12.31-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

East Sacramento Cranes
Points
% of total points 157.93
1
Miles Sanders
RB
28.75
12.16
18.2%
2
Mike White
QB
28.1
16.46
17.8%
3
Mac Jones
QB
27.48
16.6
17.4%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
21.15
11.24
13.4%
Steel City Psychos
Points
% of total points 143.07
1
Jared Goff
QB
21.05
19.24
14.7%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
20
11.27
14%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
19.15
12.54
13.4%
4
Daniel Jones
QB
17.67
18.6
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Thursday, but after the scoring was completed, East Sacramento Cranes emerged with a 56.63-38.72 lead. For East Sacramento Cranes, Mac Jones had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass. Daniel Jones made the highlight reel for Steel City Psychos with a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which East Sacramento Cranes owned a 104.18-99.02 lead. For East Sacramento Cranes, Mike White had a 54-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass. Tee Higgins made the highlight reel for Steel City Psychos with a 27-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  East Sacramento Cranes   Steel City Psychos

StatSmack

You can't win if you leave points on the bench. East Sacramento Cranes has left fewer points on the bench this season (315.16) than Steel City Psychos (405.93).
East Sacramento Cranes laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Steel City Psychos (0).
East Sacramento Cranes should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Steel City Psychos (6 vs 4).
By position, East Sacramento Cranes have outscored Steel City Psychos at RB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for East Sacramento Cranes had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Steel City Psychos (2).
Hey Steel City Psychos, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

East Sacramento Cranes
Now that's what we call a bounce-back... The GM of East Sacramento Cranes shrugged off their seven-game losing streak by logging a staggering 157.93 points this past week!
Steel City Psychos
Trust me (since I'm a coach who's constantly been on the hot seat)... If this "fantasy GM" thing doesn't work out, you can take comfort knowing that there's always that gritty Graduate Assistant job available at the community college down the street!