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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Orange bloods
7-5 151
134.89
 
VS
proj
ExigentCircumstances
115.1 3-9
126.17

Orange bloods beat ExigentCircumstances for fifth straight win in 151.00-115.10 rout

Orange bloods extended their win streak to five games with a convincing victory over ExigentCircumstances, rolling to a 151.00-115.10 win. It was the seventh loss in a row for ExigentCircumstances. Orange bloods nabbed an early 25.80-point lead on Thursday. ExigentCircumstances came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Cam Newton (29.1 points) and Dede Westbrook (19.35). Not to be deterred, Orange bloods got it going later that night, as Davante Adams (17.9 points) and Aaron Rodgers (15.9) put them back on top for good. Orange bloods (7-5) will look to sustain their momentum against Nightmares, while ExigentCircumstances (3-9) attempt to get back in the win column against Havoc.

Matchup Timeline

  Orange bloods   ExigentCircumstances

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ross (3 Rec, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 12.1 points in a 35-20 lost to the Browns in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 4.42-point projection and was much higher than his 5.57-point season scoring average. Ross will face the Broncos next week.
John Ross

Top Player Comparison

Orange bloods
Points
% of total points 151
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
25.8
16.74
17.1%
2
Davante Adams
WR
17.9
18.29
11.9%
3
Adam Humphries
WR
17.7
10.71
11.7%
4
Antonio Callaway
WR
16.9
9.25
11.2%
ExigentCircumstances
Points
% of total points 115.1
1
Cam Newton
QB
29.1
27.52
25.3%
2
Dede Westbrook
WR
19.35
10.02
16.8%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
14.6
12.87
12.7%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
12.4
19.68
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which ExigentCircumstances emerged with a 87.95-86.40 lead. For Orange bloods, Adam Humphries had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Dede Westbrook had a 43-yard run for ExigentCircumstances, while Rob Gronkowski had a 34-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Orange bloods   ExigentCircumstances

Game Notes

Six of the 11 starting players on Orange bloods exceeded their projected point totals.
ExigentCircumstances had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Orange bloods put up more points than their season scoring average (139.91) while ExigentCircumstances fell short of theirs (128.39).
Orange bloods recorded more points than their projected total, while ExigentCircumstances fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Orange bloods earn the W, but they also easily covered the 8.72-point forecasted margin of victory.
Orange bloods moves to (3-4) in blowout games this year, while ExigentCircumstances falls to (2-7).

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