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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
TDL_JXGXX
5-7 107.42
102.29
 
VS
proj
S.R.911
97.38 4-8
103.95

Despite top scorer Roethlisberger, S.R.911 fall to TDL_JXGXX, 107.42-97.38

S.R.911 had the No. 1 scorer in the matchup with QB Ben Roethlisberger accumulating 22.28 points, the 11th-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome TDL_JXGXX, who earned a 107.42-97.38 victory. S.R.911 jumped out to a 48.40-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Julio Jones, who caught 11 passes for 147 yards for 12.8 points, and Tarik Cohen, who racked up 59 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (11.9 points). But TDL_JXGXX held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Sony Michel, who racked up 145 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 20.5 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns (19.22 points). This marks the second time this season TDL_JXGXX have knocked off S.R.911, after winning 104.08-81 in their last matchup. TDL_JXGXX (5-7) will look to build on their success against Sonokawa, while S.R.911 (4-8) will try to get back in the win column against Chief.

Matchup Timeline

  TDL_JXGXX   S.R.911

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders (7 Rec, 86 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 14.6 points in a 24-17 win over the Steelers in Week 12. His scoring output was 61.5% more than his 9.04-point projection and was higher than his 10.44-point season scoring average. Sanders ranks #48 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

TDL_JXGXX
Points
% of total points 107.42
1
Sony Michel
RB
20.5
11.23
19.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19.22
20.34
17.9%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
15.5
13.65
14.4%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
14.6
9.04
13.6%
S.R.911
Points
% of total points 97.38
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.28
20.21
22.9%
2
Matt Breida
RB
14
13.77
14.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
12.8
13.96
13.1%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
11.9
9.85
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was S.R.911 who claimed the lead, 75.10-70.52. For TDL_JXGXX, Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for S.R.911 with a 42-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 97-yard touchdown pass for S.R.911, who trailed 107.42-97.38 after the late games.

Points By Position

  TDL_JXGXX   S.R.911

Game Notes

TDL_JXGXX had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Despite six of their nine starters exceeding their projected points, S.R.911 lost.
TDL_JXGXX put up more points than their season scoring average (90.14) while S.R.911 fell short of theirs (97.99).
TDL_JXGXX scored more points than their projected total, while S.R.911 failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 10.04-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a three-game losing streak for TDL_JXGXX.
Despite the loss, Ben Roethlisberger (22.28 points) recorded the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

TDL_JXGXX
Way to shrug off that three-match losing streak, TDL_JXGXX! Every fantasy GM will surely be faced with adversity at some point or another... keep on truckin' and take things one week at a time.
S.R.911
Even though we didn't get a victory in Week 12, let's remember to give thanks for the bounty of awesomeness that is fantasy football.