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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Macheteros™
3-9 163.66
146.57
 
VS
proj
The Footballas
142.18 7-5
191.57

Macheteros™ defy projections, knock off The Footballas, 163.66-142.18

Macheteros™ brought their A game and exceeded their projected point total, securing a 163.66-142.18 win over The Footballas, who fell short of projections. The Footballas jumped out to a 39.68-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Cameron Jordan (23 points) and Theo Riddick (11.5). But Macheteros™ held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Baker Mayfield (43.82 points) and Austin Ekeler (25.37). Macheteros™ (3-9) will look to maintain their momentum against Wyerock Bottoms, while The Footballas (7-5) attempt to right the ship against Bring It!.

Matchup Timeline

  Macheteros™   The Footballas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler racked up 103 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Chargers beat the Cardinals 45-10. In doing so, he put up 25.37 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Macheteros™ this week. Next week, Ekeler will square off against the Steelers.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Macheteros™
Points
% of total points 163.66
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
43.82
24.7
26.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
25.37
11.1
15.5%
3
Terrell Suggs
LB
21.87
16.59
13.4%
4
D.J. Moore
WR
18.53
11.03
11.3%
The Footballas
Points
% of total points 142.18
1
Cameron Jordan
DE
23
17.44
16.2%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
22.32
17.03
15.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
21.05
16.66
14.8%
4
Eli Manning
QB
18.38
25.35
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenny Golladay had a 43-yard catch for Macheteros™, who trailed 58.93-19.25 after Thanksgiving Day.

Points By Position

  Macheteros™   The Footballas

What If

Macheteros™ would have beaten only two other teams besides The Footballas this week.
The Footballas would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Macheteros™ would be 3-9 if they played The Footballas every week.
The Footballas would have beaten Macheteros™ 212.04-150.26 had they played each other last week.
Macheteros™ would be 4-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Footballas.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Macheteros™, The Footballas would be 6-5.
If Macheteros™ had played every team in the league each week, they would be 37-95.
If they played every team every week, The Footballas would be 74-58.

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