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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Instant Kamara
9-3 109.08
145.01
 
VS
proj
Raykins
107.76 3-9
119.99

Instant Kamara hand Raykins eighth straight loss in 109.08-107.76 battle

Instant Kamara eked out a 109.08-107.76 win to hand Raykins their eighth consecutive loss. Raykins made a run at it on Sunday night, but they came up short. Instant Kamara led 91.18-84.86 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 22.9 points from Stefon Diggs on Sunday night for Raykins. Instant Kamara were led by Zach Ertz, who caught 7 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown for 22.1 points, and Matt Ryan, who passed for 377 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards (21.68 points). This marks the second time this season Instant Kamara have beaten Raykins, after winning 168.56-71.32 in their last matchup. Instant Kamara (9-3) will look to build on their success against Boston TE Party, while Raykins (3-9) try to get some positive momentum against Packer backer.

Matchup Timeline

  Instant Kamara   Raykins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ertz (7 Rec, 91 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 22.1 points in a 25-22 win over the Giants in Week 12. He scored 26.3% more than his 17.5-point projection and overachieved for the seventh time this season. Ertz ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Instant Kamara
Points
% of total points 109.08
1
Zach Ertz
TE
22.1
17.5
20.3%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
21.68
22
19.9%
3
Davante Adams
WR
17.9
18.29
16.4%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
10.8
24.69
9.9%
Raykins
Points
% of total points 107.76
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.9
19.35
21.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
21.96
19.02
20.4%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
18
9.44
16.7%
4
Jordan Reed
TE
13.5
10.79
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Ryan had a 50-yard pass for Instant Kamara, helping to give the team a 37.28-34.20 lead.
Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for Raykins, helping the team to a 84.86-83.18 lead.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Raykins, who trailed 109.08-107.76 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Instant Kamara   Raykins

Game Notes

Instant Kamara got the W despite the fact that only two of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Raykins had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 1.32-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Instant Kamara managed to get the win, but did not cover the 25.02-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Instant Kamara moves to (3-0), while Raykins falls to (0-1).
For Raykins, Stefon Diggs scored 22.9 points, the fourth-highest score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Instant Kamara
We're curious if the GM of Instant Kamara was feeling a bit squeamish this one? In a matchup that was ultimately decided by only 1.32 points, Graham Gano (2-for-3 on the day) decided that going 3-for-3 on field goals just wouldn't have been exciting enough. Remember kids, every point matters!
Raykins
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting RBs for Raykins collectively registered just four targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 13!