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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Pull Out Game
4-8 140.9
110.09
 
VS
proj
Sprint Right Option
100.35 6-6
114.55

Pull Out Game defeat Sprint Right Option in 140.90-100.35 rout

Pull Out Game brought their A game, cruising to a 140.90-100.35 win over Sprint Right Option, who fell short of projections. Sprint Right Option leapt out to a 56.45-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 45.15 points from Drew Brees (171 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and the Chicago Bears defense (16 Pts Allowed, 333 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). But it was all Pull Out Game after that. They were led by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards for 36.8 points, and Saquon Barkley, who racked up 142 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (26.2 points). This marks the first time this season Pull Out Game have knocked off Sprint Right Option, after falling 144.05-93.4 in their last matchup. Pull Out Game (4-8) will look to keep it rolling against Simmons, while Sprint Right Option (6-6) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas.

Matchup Timeline

  Pull Out Game   Sprint Right Option

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 12.3 points against his 4.45-point projection. During a 34-17 loss to the Texans, he caught 2 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown. Smith will face the Jets next week.
Jonnu Smith

Top Player Comparison

Pull Out Game
Points
% of total points 140.9
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
36.8
27.04
26.1%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
26.2
18.91
18.6%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
15.5
13.65
11%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
14.4
9.5
10.2%
Sprint Right Option
Points
% of total points 100.35
1
Drew Brees
QB
30.15
32.13
30%
2
David Moore
WR
16.3
4.15
16.2%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
15
11.1
14.9%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
11.8
11.55
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Sprint Right Option to contribute to a 56.45-0.00 lead for Sprint Right Option.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Sprint Right Option who emerged with the lead, 100.35-85.80. Saquon Barkley had a 51-yard touchdown run for Pull Out Game, while Julian Edelman had a 21-yard touchdown catch. David Moore made the highlight reel for Sprint Right Option with a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 54-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Pull Out Game, contributing to a 128.60-100.35 lead for the team.
Monday
Jonnu Smith had a 61-yard touchdown catch for Pull Out Game on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Pull Out Game   Sprint Right Option

What If

Pull Out Game would have beaten nine other teams besides Sprint Right Option this week.
Sprint Right Option would have lost to six other teams besides Pull Out Game this week.
If Pull Out Game played Sprint Right Option every week this season, they'd be 4-8.
Had they played each other last week, Sprint Right Option would have topped Pull Out Game 114.75-95.4.
Pull Out Game would be 4-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sprint Right Option.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pull Out Game, Sprint Right Option would be 7-3.
If Pull Out Game had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-79.
If they played every team every week, Sprint Right Option would be 82-50.

Coach Talk

Pull Out Game
This sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our three starting backs tallied 206 more total yards than the RBs on Sprint Right Option (437 yards from scrimmage to 231), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position, 55.7 points to 23.1.
Sprint Right Option
Talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting RBs for Sprint Right Option collectively logged a pair of catches on only three targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 13!