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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Desert Eagles
6-6 72
97.5
 
VS
proj
Planet united
64 10-2
78.75

Offensively challenged Desert Eagles knock off Planet united, 72-64

Desert Eagles emerged victorious with a 72-64 win over Planet united in spite of posting only the 13th-highest point total in the league for the week. Desert Eagles jumped out to a 28-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 18 points from Julio Jones (11 Rec, 147 Rec Yds) and Mark Ingram (52 Rush Yds, 14 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Philip Rivers (26 points) and Stephen Gostkowski (9) led the way for Planet united in the loss. Desert Eagles (6-6) will look to build on their success against Shalabajzeri, while Planet united (10-2) will try to get back in the win column against Fools and Horses.

Matchup Timeline

  Desert Eagles   Planet united

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Breida scored 13 points in a 27-9 loss to the Buccaneers to score right around his 12.56-point projection. He racked up 140 yards from scrimmage to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Desert Eagles this week. Next week, Breida will go up against the Seahawks.
Matt Breida

Top Player Comparison

Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 72
1
Carson Wentz
QB
15
22.7
20.8%
2
Matt Breida
RB
13
12.56
18.1%
3
Julio Jones
WR
12
12.86
16.7%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
11
8.41
15.3%
Planet united
Points
% of total points 64
1
Philip Rivers
QB
26
22.96
40.6%
2
Stephen Gostkowski
K
9
11.3
14.1%
3
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
9
6.82
14.1%
4
Jared Cook
TE
9
5.54
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Rob Gronkowski had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Desert Eagles, contributing to a 67-23 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Larry Fitzgerald had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Planet united, who trailed 72-59 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Desert Eagles   Planet united

What If

Desert Eagles would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Planet united this week.
Planet united would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Planet united every week, Desert Eagles would be 4-8 this season.
Planet united would have defeated Desert Eagles 118-90 had they played each other last week.
Desert Eagles would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Planet united.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Desert Eagles, Planet united would be 8-3.
If Desert Eagles had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-102-1.
If they played every team every week, Planet united would be 88-68.

Next Week Preview

Planet united
Up ahead in Week 13, third-place Planet united (10-2) are scheduled to take on 11th-place Fools and Horses (4-8). 12 weeks into the season, Planet united are ranked sixth in points scored, while Fools and Horses have posted the league's 12th-highest point total. Over the past two weeks, Planet united has put up 91 points per game, while Fools and Horses has averaged 86.5 per contest.
Desert Eagles
Desert Eagles (6-6) will square off against Shalabajzeri (1-11) in Week 13. After 12 weeks of action, Desert Eagles have put up the 11th-most points in the league. Shalabajzeri (90.17 PPG) are ranked 10th. Over the past two weeks, Desert Eagles have scored 81 points per game, while Shalabajzeri have averaged 83 per contest.