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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Melonville LaRues
7-5 106
90.86
 
VS
proj
Springfield Atoms
79 9-3
84.81

Melonville LaRues defy projections, defeat Springfield Atoms in 106-79 rout

Melonville LaRues outperformed expectations, rolling to a 106-79 win over Springfield Atoms, who fell short of projections. Springfield Atoms pulled out to a 14-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Melonville LaRues after that. They were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 178 yards , ran for 71 yards and scored 2 touchdowns for 20 points, and Melvin Gordon III, who ran for 61 yards and 2 touchdowns (18 points). Drew Brees (171 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Sony Michel (133 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) did their part for Springfield Atoms in defeat. Melonville LaRues (7-5) will look to sustain their momentum against plano tiburon, while Springfield Atoms (9-3) attempt to get back on track against Miami Mini.

Matchup Timeline

  Melonville LaRues   Springfield Atoms

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Martin racked up 72 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Raiders lost to the Ravens 34-17. In doing so, he put up 13 points and scored 79.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Melonville LaRues this week. Martin will play the Chiefs next week.
Doug Martin

Top Player Comparison

Melonville LaRues
Points
% of total points 106
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
20
18.69
18.9%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18
14.81
17%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
14
8.22
13.2%
4
Doug Martin
RB
13
7.24
12.3%
Springfield Atoms
Points
% of total points 79
1
Drew Brees
QB
20
23.03
25.3%
2
Sony Michel
RB
20
10.42
25.3%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
16
4.88
20.3%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
7
8.5
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Springfield Atoms, helping to stake Springfield Atoms to a 20-6 lead.
Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 74-yard pass for Melonville LaRues, who trailed 54-53 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 28-yard touchdown run for Melonville LaRues to contribute to a 106-76 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Melonville LaRues   Springfield Atoms

StatSmack

Melonville LaRues must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (106) than their season average (98.33).
We heard scoring helps you win. Springfield Atoms need some help then, averaging just 89.5 versus Melonville LaRues's 98.33.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Melonville LaRues has left fewer points on the bench this season (300) than Springfield Atoms (336).
Springfield Atoms are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Melonville LaRues (2 vs 1).
Melonville LaRues play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Springfield Atoms (1).
Melonville LaRues should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Springfield Atoms (8 vs 5).
Melonville LaRues have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Springfield Atoms (58 vs 42).
By position, Melonville LaRues have outscored Springfield Atoms at QB, RB, and WR this season.
Melonville LaRues came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than Springfield Atoms (0).
There's not much good to say about Springfield Atoms this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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