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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
duckman's Quality Team
7-5 141.56
116.11
 
VS
proj
Midnight Riders
113.42 6-6
112.36

duckman's Quality Team top Midnight Riders for third straight win in 141.56-113.42 blowout

duckman's Quality Team extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over Midnight Riders, cruising to a 141.56-113.42 win. duckman's Quality Team pulled out to a 25.36-point lead on Thursday behind Kirk Cousins (22.86 points) and Adam Thielen (16.6) and never let go of it. Geno Smith (20.32 points) and Samaje Perine (17.3) carried the flag for Midnight Riders in the loss. This marks the first time this season duckman's Quality Team have knocked off Midnight Riders, after falling 94.74-80.86 in their last matchup. duckman's Quality Team (7-5) will look to add to their success against Dexter, while Midnight Riders (6-6) take on Richard's Reasonable Team in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  duckman's Quality Team   Midnight Riders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown against the Patriots, Thielen registered 16.6 points this week. His scoring output was 72.8% more than his 9.61-point projection and was much higher than his 8.53-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #98 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

duckman's Quality Team
Points
% of total points 141.56
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
45.3
13.71
32%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
22.86
18.18
16.1%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.7
14.84
11.8%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
16.6
9.61
11.7%
Midnight Riders
Points
% of total points 113.42
1
Geno Smith
QB
20.32
18.09
17.9%
2
Samaje Perine
RB
17.3
12.63
15.3%
3
Justin Tucker
K
15
9.55
13.2%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
14.5
11.96
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for Midnight Riders, who trailed 72.56-59.60 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Both teams had several players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, duckman's Quality Team had a 134.56-113.42 lead. Josh Jacobs had an 86-yard touchdown run and a 30-yard touchdown run for duckman's Quality Team, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 33-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Geno Smith had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Midnight Riders, while Travis Kelce had a 39-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Chase McLaughlin had a 51-yard field goal for duckman's Quality Team on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  duckman's Quality Team   Midnight Riders

StatSmack

duckman's Quality Team are on a roll, with victories in three straight weeks.
You can't win if you don't play. duckman's Quality Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (510.86) than Midnight Riders (589.42).
Once duckman's Quality Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Midnight Riders (3 vs 2).
duckman's Quality Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Midnight Riders (0).
duckman's Quality Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Midnight Riders (7 vs 6).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Midnight Riders - they’ve made more transactions (2) than duckman's Quality Team (1) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, duckman's Quality Team have outscored Midnight Riders at RB and WR this season.
duckman's Quality Team has a higher average scoring margin (5) than Midnight Riders this season (2).
The starters for duckman's Quality Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Midnight Riders (3).
There's not much good to say about Midnight Riders this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

duckman's Quality Team
Whoa, that Patriots defense didn't see it coming! 30 completions on 37 attempts... good enough for an 81% completion percentage for Kirk Cousins. We know the GM of duckman's Quality Team is grateful for this type of attention to detail.
Midnight Riders
You can take solace in the fact that your generosity didn't go unnoticed. It takes a true winner to help someone like duckman's Quality Team succeed this week... and perhaps one day, they can return the favor by taking a couple of defenses early in next year's draft (something like that). Keep your head held high, Midnight Riders!