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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Holly Golightly
6-6 350
370.91
 
VS
proj
stafford & son
276 2-9-1
342.25

Holly Golightly hand stafford & son seventh consecutive loss, 350-276

Holly Golightly secured a 350-276 win to hand stafford & son their seventh straight loss. stafford & son jumped out to a 91-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 69 points from Matthew Stafford (236 Pass Yds) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (23 Pts Allowed, 331 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers). But Holly Golightly held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards for 82 points, and Cam Newton, who passed for 256 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 63 yards (67 points). This marks the first time this season Holly Golightly have knocked off stafford & son, after falling 374-331 in their last matchup. Holly Golightly (6-6) will look to earn another W against Mendally Rasharded, while stafford & son (2-9-1) try to get some positive momentum against Bounty Program.

Matchup Timeline

  Holly Golightly   stafford & son

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 67 yards against the Colts, Gore tallied 22 points this week. He scored 47.6% more than his 14.91-point projection and overachieved for the seventh time this season. Gore will face the Bills next week.
Frank Gore

Top Player Comparison

Holly Golightly
Points
% of total points 350
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
82
63.6
23.4%
2
Cam Newton
QB
67
61.07
19.1%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
38
51.67
10.9%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
32
36.97
9.1%
stafford & son
Points
% of total points 276
1
Tom Brady
QB
53
60.34
19.2%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
38
52.08
13.8%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
31
45.93
11.2%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
29
13.61
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matthew Stafford linked up with Kenny Golladay for a 43-yard pass for stafford & son, helping stafford & son to a 104-13 lead.
Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for stafford & son, while Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard catch, contributing to a 224-167 lead for stafford & son.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 28-yard touchdown run for Holly Golightly, contributing to a 268-263 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Holly Golightly, contributing to a 350-276 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Holly Golightly   stafford & son

What If

Holly Golightly would have beaten four other teams besides stafford & son this week.
stafford & son would have lost to seven other teams besides Holly Golightly this week.
If they played stafford & son every week, Holly Golightly would be 6-6 this season.
Had they played each other last week, stafford & son would have been victorious over Holly Golightly 350-336.
Holly Golightly would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as stafford & son.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Holly Golightly, stafford & son would be 5-5.
If Holly Golightly had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-63.
If they played every team every week, stafford & son would be 34-73-1.

Next Week Preview

stafford & son
Losing streaks converge in Week 13 as last-place stafford & son have now dropped seven games in a row. Their opponent next week, Bounty Program, have lost each of their last two. After 12 weeks of action, stafford & son have tallied the league's third-lowest point total while Bounty Program (and their 372.46 points per game) are ranked third. Over the last three weeks, stafford & son has scored 312.67 points per game, while Bounty Program has averaged 357.33 per contest.
Holly Golightly
Next week will feature two teams moving in different directions, as Holly Golightly (6-6) enter Week 13 on a two-game winning streak, while their opponent (Mendally Rasharded, 3-8-1), have recorded six straight defeats. After 12 weeks of action, Holly Golightly have scored the sixth-most points in the league. Mendally Rasharded (and their 323.08 points per game) are ranked ninth. Over the last three weeks, Holly Golightly have put up 330.33 points per game, while Mendally Rasharded have averaged only 257.33 per contest.