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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Wildebeasts
3-9 110.38
96.06
 
VS
proj
Pulsechamber
62.08 3-9
85.35

Wildebeasts knock off Pulsechamber in 110.38-62.08 rout

Despite identical records, Wildebeasts held a big season point advantage over Pulsechamber coming into this one (1,271-1,011), and they lived up to their reputation with a easy victory, rolling to a 110.38-62.08 win. Pulsechamber pulled out to a 0.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Wildebeasts after that. They were led by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards for 36.38 points, and Tarik Cohen, who racked up 59 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (19.9 points). Eli Manning (297 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Ka'imi Fairbairn (2-2 FG, 47 long, 4-4 XP) did everything they could for Pulsechamber in the loss. This marks the first time this season Wildebeasts have taken down Pulsechamber, after falling 103.04-102.5 in their last matchup. Wildebeasts improve to 3-9 on the season, while Pulsechamber fall to 3-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Wildebeasts   Pulsechamber

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Titans in Week 12, Thomas caught 4 passes for 38 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 19.8 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Wildebeasts this week. Thomas will battle the Browns in Week 13.
Demaryius Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Wildebeasts
Points
% of total points 110.38
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
36.38
22.89
33%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
19.9
15.75
18%
3
Demaryius Thomas
WR
19.8
10.32
17.9%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
13.5
21.48
12.2%
Pulsechamber
Points
% of total points 62.08
1
Eli Manning
QB
14.88
20.17
24%
2
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
12
8.63
19.3%
3
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
11
11.93
17.7%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
8.1
10.73
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jason Myers had a 55-yard field goal for Wildebeasts to contribute to a 54.20-39.08 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Larry Fitzgerald had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Pulsechamber, who trailed 54.20-50.08 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Wildebeasts, helping the team to a 90.58-50.08 lead.

Points By Position

  Wildebeasts   Pulsechamber

What If

Wildebeasts would have beaten four other teams besides Pulsechamber this week.
Pulsechamber would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Wildebeasts would be 7-5 if they played Pulsechamber every week.
Had they played each other last week, Pulsechamber would have topped Wildebeasts 91.9-79.78.
Wildebeasts would be 3-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pulsechamber.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wildebeasts, Pulsechamber would be 2-8.
If Wildebeasts had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-69.
If they played every team every week, Pulsechamber would be 22-86.

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