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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Murphatron
4-8 168.64
148.53
 
VS
proj
The Real Slim Brady
159.92 7-5
149.81

Murphatron come back to hand The Real Slim Brady third straight loss, 168.64-159.92

Murphatron came from behind for a 168.64-159.92 win to hand The Real Slim Brady their third straight loss. Murphatron trailed 159.92-157.64 heading into Monday night, but the unit rallied behind the Houston Texans defense (11 points). Tom Brady (43.22 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (37.9) carried the flag for The Real Slim Brady in defeat. This marks the first time this season Murphatron have taken down The Real Slim Brady, after falling 169.71-113.54 in their last matchup. Murphatron (4-8) will look to maintain their winning ways against Team Double Dips, while The Real Slim Brady (7-5) attempt to right the ship against Flaming Aces.

Matchup Timeline

  Murphatron   The Real Slim Brady

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 103 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Cardinals, Ekeler registered 26.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.66-point projection and was much higher than his 10.86-point season scoring average. Ekeler ranks #84 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Murphatron
Points
% of total points 168.64
1
Cam Newton
QB
52.54
46.42
31.2%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
26.3
11.66
15.6%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.3
22.08
15%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
19.5
17.34
11.6%
The Real Slim Brady
Points
% of total points 159.92
1
Tom Brady
QB
43.22
49.87
27%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
37.9
15.72
23.7%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
21.5
16.59
13.4%
4
Davante Adams
WR
17.9
18.29
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for The Real Slim Brady, while Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard catch for the team, who trailed 106.84-93.82 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 97-yard touchdown catch for The Real Slim Brady, who trailed 152.64-138.72 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Murphatron   The Real Slim Brady

What If

Murphatron would have beaten seven other teams besides The Real Slim Brady this week.
The Real Slim Brady would have lost to four other teams besides Murphatron this week.
If Murphatron played The Real Slim Brady every week this season, they'd be 7-5.
Had they played each other last week, Murphatron would have defeated The Real Slim Brady 193.58-79.53.
Murphatron would be 7-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Real Slim Brady.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Murphatron, The Real Slim Brady would be 2-8.
If Murphatron had played every team in the league each week, they would be 62-70.
If they played every team every week, The Real Slim Brady would be 51-81.

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