Fantasy Recap – Game of the Week
The Wondrful Gazonks (95) at Hot Buttered Moose Nuts (99)
Hot Buttered Moose Nuts were led to their 4 point victory by a 23 point effort from Keenan Allen, who beat the Dallas Cowboys defense for 172 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD. With this performance, Allen was the number 4 ranked wide receiver for week 12. They also got help from a 22 point effort from Carson Wentz, who got by the Chicago Bears defense for 227 passing yards and 3 passing TDs in addition to 29 rushing yards.
“We finally got the monkey off our backs,” Hot Buttered Moose Nuts coach Jeremy Griffith said.
The Wondrful Gazonks were helped out in a losing cause by a 38 point effort from Julio Jones, who tore apart the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for 253 receiving yards and 2 receiving TDs in addition to 15 rushing yards. With this performance, Jones was the number 1 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 12. They also got help from a 25 point effort from Russell Wilson, who got by the San Francisco 49ers defense for 228 passing yards and 2 passing TDs in addition to 25 rushing yards.
“Give them all the credit,” The Wondrful Gazonks coach Josh Vadnais said.
Compounding the issue, The Wondrful Gazonks could have scored 103 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Josh Vadnais left key players like Mohamed Sanu and his corresponding 11 points on the bench.
The Wondrful Gazonks drew the short straw with their schedule this week, as their point total would have resulted in a win against 11 out of 12 other potential opponents in week 12.
This brings the record for Hot Buttered Moose Nuts to 7-5, and drops The Wondrful Gazonks to a record of 3-9.
Coming up in week 13, Hot Buttered Moose Nuts are at the 8-4 Vinny’s Gang, where Vinny’s Gang are an early 11-point favorite, while the 5-7 Bad Attitudes are at The Wondrful Gazonks, where The Wondrful Gazonks are an early 8.6-point underdog.