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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
GC Lions
7-5 133.62
121.74
 
VS
proj
James's Quality Team
120.56 6-6
118.76

GC Lions come back to defeat James's Quality Team, 133.62-120.56

GC Lions earned a come-from-behind victory over James's Quality Team, rallying for a 133.62-120.56 win. GC Lions trailed 120.56-74.30 heading into Sunday night, but the unit charged back behind Jalen Hurts, who ran for 157 yards and passed for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns for 29.82 points, and Miles Sanders, who racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (29.5 points). Lamar Jackson (254 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 89 Rush Yds) and Rhamondre Stevenson (36 Rush Yds, 76 Rec Yds) carried the flag for James's Quality Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season GC Lions have taken down James's Quality Team, after falling 132.12-106.7 in their last matchup. GC Lions (7-5) will look to sustain their winning ways against Crispy's Cool Team, while James's Quality Team (6-6) meet Red & Gold in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  GC Lions   James's Quality Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 29.5 points against his 12.49-point projection. During a 40-33 win over the Packers, he racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Sanders ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

GC Lions
Points
% of total points 133.62
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
29.82
24.18
22.3%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
29.5
12.49
22.1%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.7
14.84
12.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16
12
12%
James's Quality Team
Points
% of total points 120.56
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
23.06
23.38
19.1%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
15.7
12.89
13%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
14.5
11.96
12%
4
Harrison Butker
K
14
9.58
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Rhamondre Stevenson had a 40-yard catch for James's Quality Team, while Darius Slayton had a 44-yard catch, helping give James's Quality Team a 34.10-18.70 lead.
Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 62-yard pass and a 40-yard pass for James's Quality Team, helping the team to a 78.36-39.70 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was James's Quality Team who grabbed the lead, 120.56-74.30. For GC Lions, DeAndre Hopkins had a 33-yard touchdown catch. Travis Kelce made the highlight reel for James's Quality Team with a 39-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Jalen Hurts had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard run for GC Lions, helping the team to a 133.62-120.56 lead.

Points By Position

  GC Lions   James's Quality Team

What If

GC Lions would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
James's Quality Team would have lost to three other teams besides GC Lions this week.
If they played James's Quality Team every week, GC Lions would be 6-6 this season.
James's Quality Team would have beaten GC Lions 108.86-104.7 had they played each other last week.
GC Lions would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as James's Quality Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GC Lions, James's Quality Team would be 4-6.
If GC Lions had played every team in the league each week, they would be 69-39.
If they played every team every week, James's Quality Team would be 60-48.

Next Week Preview

James's Quality Team
Two teams with matching 6-6 records, fourth-place James's Quality Team will now get a date with sixth-place Red & Gold in Week 13. After 12 weeks of action, James's Quality Team have scored the fifth-most points in the league while Red & Gold (105.06 PPG) are ranked seventh. Looking at just the last two weeks, James's Quality Team has scored 114.71 points per game, while Red & Gold has averaged 99.74 per contest.
GC Lions
GC Lions (7-5) match up against Crispy's Cool Team (5-7) in Week 13. GC Lions won't be able to expect another 16.7 points out of DeAndre Hopkins, who has a bye in Week 13. Crispy's Cool Team will be without Kyler Murray. Over the last three weeks, GC Lions have scored 112.51 points per game, while Crispy's Cool Team have averaged 130.59 per contest.