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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Immersion
8-4 133.86
118.79
 
VS
proj
chicago bears
102.94 4-8
114.86

Immersion defeat chicago bears for third straight win in 133.86-102.94 rout

Immersion extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over chicago bears, cruising to a 133.86-102.94 win. chicago bears got out to a 15.94-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Immersion after that. They were led by Ezekiel Elliott (22.8 points) and Sony Michel (21.5). Drew Brees (171 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Julio Jones (11 Rec, 147 Rec Yds) did everything they could for chicago bears in the loss. This marks the second time this season Immersion have taken down chicago bears, after winning 102.34-96.34 in their last matchup. Immersion improve to 8-4 on the season, while chicago bears fall to 4-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Immersion   chicago bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 13.8 points against his 9.59-point projection. During a 30-27 loss to the Seahawks, he caught 8 passes for 91 yards . Moore will face the Buccaneers next week.
D.J. Moore

Top Player Comparison

Immersion
Points
% of total points 133.86
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
22.8
20.12
17%
2
Sony Michel
RB
21.5
12.24
16.1%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
20.66
20.04
15.4%
4
Matt Breida
RB
15.5
16.13
11.6%
chicago bears
Points
% of total points 102.94
1
Drew Brees
QB
21.44
24.23
20.8%
2
Julio Jones
WR
18.3
17.53
17.8%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
18
12.89
17.5%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
11.8
12.2
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Thursday, but it was chicago bears who emerged with the lead, 50.24-34.30. For Immersion, Kenny Golladay had a 43-yard catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for chicago bears with a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Tyler Boyd had a 28-yard touchdown catch for chicago bears, who trailed 104.20-94.04 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Immersion   chicago bears

StatSmack

A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. chicago bears have lost their last three weeks, while Immersion have won three straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Immersion are doing a better job of that, averaging 120.52 versus chicago bears's 100.12.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Immersion (8-4) have a better record than chicago bears (4-8).
Even the machines think Immersion have better players. They have a higher projected points average (113.41) than chicago bears (107.32).
Immersion don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than chicago bears (4 vs 1).
Immersion play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than chicago bears (1).
Immersion should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than chicago bears (7 vs 4).
By position, Immersion have outscored chicago bears at RB, K, and DEF this season.
Immersion has a higher average scoring margin (8) than chicago bears this season (-19).
Hey chicago bears, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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