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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Future Esquire
8-4 113.02
103.12
 
VS
proj
Wardawgs
111.26 2-10
97.64

Back-and-forth battle ends with Future Esquire topping Wardawgs in 113.02-111.26 battle

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Future Esquire narrowly earned a 113.02-111.26 win to hand Wardawgs their fourth consecutive loss. Wardawgs made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Future Esquire led 90.22-84.46 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 26.8 points from Lamar Miller and Dion Lewis on Monday night for Wardawgs. Future Esquire were led by Amari Cooper, who caught 8 passes for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns for 30 points, and Andrew Luck, who passed for 343 yards and 3 touchdowns (24.62 points). This marks the second time this season Future Esquire have knocked off Wardawgs, after winning 131.14-79 in their last matchup. Future Esquire (8-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Headbussas, while Wardawgs (2-10) will attempt to get back on track against Bigtyme Ballerz.

Matchup Timeline

  Future Esquire   Wardawgs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper caught 8 passes for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Cowboys beat the Redskins 31-23. In doing so, he put up 30 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. In Week 13, Cooper and the Cowboys will square off against the Saints.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Future Esquire
Points
% of total points 113.02
1
Amari Cooper
WR
30
7.9
26.5%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
24.62
22.5
21.8%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
22.8
13.95
20.2%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
13.2
11.02
11.7%
Wardawgs
Points
% of total points 111.26
1
Dak Prescott
QB
27.36
18.24
24.6%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
24.9
10.44
22.4%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
22.7
11.25
20.4%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
9
11.3
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Thursday, after which Future Esquire boasted a 31.50-27.36 lead. For Future Esquire, Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard touchdown catch. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for Wardawgs with a 90-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 97-yard touchdown catch for Wardawgs, who trailed 85.22-84.46 after the late round of games.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for Wardawgs.

Points By Position

  Future Esquire   Wardawgs

What If

Future Esquire would have beaten four other teams besides Wardawgs this week.
Wardawgs would have lost to four other teams besides Future Esquire this week.
Future Esquire would be 11-1 if they played Wardawgs every week.
Last week, Future Esquire would have defeated Wardawgs 95.38-74.18.
Future Esquire would be 3-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wardawgs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Future Esquire, Wardawgs would be 5-5.
If Future Esquire had played every team in the league each week, they would be 58-50.
If they played every team every week, Wardawgs would be 21-87.

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