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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
JT's Impressive Team
7-5 711.02
697.88
 
VS
proj
Start the Carr
622.56 7-5
658.92

Despite top scorer Carr, Start the Carr fall to JT's Impressive Team, 711.02-622.56

Derek Carr posted 104.8 points for Start the Carr, the best total in the matchup and seventh-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome JT's Impressive Team, who came out on top with a 711.02-622.56 victory. JT's Impressive Team jumped out to a 198.40-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Jared Goff (240 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (9 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Derek Carr (295 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Joe Burrow (270 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 32 Rush Yds) were the leading performers for Start the Carr in the loss. This marks the first time this season JT's Impressive Team have gotten the best of Start the Carr, after falling 698.78-624.78 in their last matchup. JT's Impressive Team improve to 7-5 on the season, while Start the Carr fall to 7-5.

Matchup Timeline

  JT's Impressive Team   Start the Carr

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Packers in Week 12, Sanders racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 38 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on JT's Impressive Team this week. Next week, Sanders will face the Titans.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

JT's Impressive Team
Points
% of total points 711.02
1
Tom Brady
QB
104.04
98.69
14.6%
2
Jared Goff
QB
94.6
93.54
13.3%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
72.48
90.74
10.2%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
38
17.81
5.3%
Start the Carr
Points
% of total points 622.56
1
Derek Carr
QB
104.8
95.53
16.8%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
92
96.4
14.8%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
65.26
81.87
10.5%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
30
46.03
4.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which JT's Impressive Team boasted a 583.52-206.80 lead. For JT's Impressive Team, Latavius Murray had a 52-yard run. Joe Burrow had a 27-yard touchdown pass for Start the Carr, while DJ Moore had a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 36-yard touchdown pass for Start the Carr, who trailed 673.02-586.46 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  JT's Impressive Team   Start the Carr

What If

JT's Impressive Team would have beaten five other teams besides Start the Carr this week.
Start the Carr would have lost to three other teams besides JT's Impressive Team this week.
If JT's Impressive Team played Start the Carr every week this season, they'd be 5-7.
Start the Carr would have gotten the victory over JT's Impressive Team 718.54-507.56 had they played each other last week.
JT's Impressive Team would be 7-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Start the Carr.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as JT's Impressive Team, Start the Carr would be 5-5.
If JT's Impressive Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 48-36.
If they played every team every week, Start the Carr would be 52-32.

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