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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
540 Boyz
7-5 150.52
144.48
 
VS
proj
Da Beast
134.74 5-7
147.71

Back-and-forth battle ends with 540 Boyz coming back to knock off Da Beast, 150.52-134.74

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, 540 Boyz extended their win streak to five games with a come-from-behind victory over Da Beast, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 150.52-134.74 win. 540 Boyz trailed 134.74-132.22 heading into Sunday night, but the unit came back behind Aaron Jones (72 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 21 Rec Yds). Drew Brees (28.44 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (21.6) were the leaders for Da Beast in defeat. This marks the first time this season 540 Boyz have gotten the best of Da Beast, after falling 194.26-153.32 in their last matchup. 540 Boyz (7-5) have now won five games in a row and will look to earn another W against Gerry Full Throttle. Da Beast (5-7) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Holy Smokers.

Matchup Timeline

  540 Boyz   Da Beast

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ebron caught 5 passes for 45 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Colts beat the Dolphins 27-24. In doing so, he put up 21.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on 540 Boyz this week. Next week, Ebron will battle the Jaguars.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

540 Boyz
Points
% of total points 150.52
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
33.92
22.18
22.5%
2
Eric Ebron
TE
21.5
9.44
14.3%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
18.4
16.38
12.2%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
18.3
15.07
12.2%
Da Beast
Points
% of total points 134.74
1
Drew Brees
QB
28.44
28.56
21.1%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
21.6
15.24
16%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
20.6
20.84
15.3%
4
Mike Williams
WR
18.5
7.99
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Da Beast, helping Da Beast to a 28.44-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which 540 Boyz owned a 68.12-63.94 lead. For 540 Boyz, Julian Edelman had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Rob Gronkowski made the highlight reel for Da Beast with a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 28-yard touchdown run for Da Beast, contributing to a 134.74-132.22 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  540 Boyz   Da Beast

What If

540 Boyz would have beaten five other teams besides Da Beast this week.
Da Beast would have lost to six other teams besides 540 Boyz this week.
If 540 Boyz played Da Beast every week this season, they'd be 9-3.
Had they played each other last week, 540 Boyz would have been victorious over Da Beast 184.02-126.92.
540 Boyz would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Da Beast.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 540 Boyz, Da Beast would be 5-5.
If 540 Boyz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 85-47.
If they played every team every week, Da Beast would be 57-75.

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