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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Mother of Dragons
5-7 141
118.61
 
VS
proj
Not2Gurley
97 8-4
104.83

Mother of Dragons defeat Not2Gurley in 141-97 rout

Mother of Dragons stepped up and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 141-97 win over Not2Gurley, who fell short of projections. Mother of Dragons nabbed an early 24-point lead on Thursday. Not2Gurley came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by the Baltimore Ravens defense (23 points) and Tyler Boyd (14). Unphased, Mother of Dragons rallied later that afternoon, as JuJu Smith-Schuster (28 points) and Andrew Luck (27) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the first time this season Mother of Dragons have taken down Not2Gurley, after falling 133-102 in their last matchup. Mother of Dragons (5-7) will look to keep it rolling against Ms. Whiddleberry, while Not2Gurley (8-4) will try to right the ship against Victorious Secrets.

Matchup Timeline

  Mother of Dragons   Not2Gurley

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.48 points, Smith-Schuster more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 28 points as the Steelers lost to the Broncos 24-17. He caught 13 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Mother of Dragons this week. In Week 13, Smith-Schuster and the Steelers will play the Chargers.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Mother of Dragons
Points
% of total points 141
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
28
10.48
19.9%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
27
25.55
19.1%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18
14.76
12.8%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
17
11.73
12.1%
Not2Gurley
Points
% of total points 97
1
Philip Rivers
QB
25
23.84
25.8%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
23
14.39
23.7%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
14
8.85
14.4%
4
David Njoku
TE
12
6.19
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Boyd had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Not2Gurley, contributing to a 53-49 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 97-yard touchdown catch for Mother of Dragons, while Melvin Gordon III had a 28-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 141-94 lead for Mother of Dragons.

Points By Position

  Mother of Dragons   Not2Gurley

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Mother of Dragons are doing a better job of that, averaging 123 versus Not2Gurley's 114.67.
Mother of Dragons don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Not2Gurley (4 vs 3).
Mother of Dragons laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Not2Gurley (0).
Mother of Dragons have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Not2Gurley (1 vs 0).
Mother of Dragons should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Not2Gurley (9 vs 4).
Mother of Dragons have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Not2Gurley (61 vs 46).
By position, Mother of Dragons have outscored Not2Gurley at QB, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Mother of Dragons had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Not2Gurley (1).
There's not much good to say about Not2Gurley this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Not2Gurley
A pair of teams with identical 8-4 records, third-place Not2Gurley will now get a date with second-place Victorious Secrets in Week 13. Through 12 weeks of action, Not2Gurley have accumulated the fourth-most points in the league while Victorious Secrets (and their 127.08 points per game) are ranked second. Over the last three weeks, Not2Gurley has scored 103.33 points per game, while Victorious Secrets has averaged 126 per contest.
Mother of Dragons
Mother of Dragons (5-7) will go up against Ms. Whiddleberry (3-9) in Week 13. 12 weeks into the 2018 season, Mother of Dragons have posted the third-most points in the league while Ms. Whiddleberry (111.92 PPG) are ranked fifth. Over the last three weeks, Mother of Dragons have put up 138.67 points per game, while Ms. Whiddleberry have averaged 121.67 per contest.