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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
NORSEMEN
8-4 217
205.46
 
VS
proj
The Vultures
210.5 4-8
194.61

NORSEMEN hand The Vultures fifth straight loss in 217.0-210.5 battle

NORSEMEN squeaked by for a 217.0-210.5 win to hand The Vultures their fifth consecutive loss. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as NORSEMEN led 217.0-164.5 heading into Monday night. The Vultures made it close behind Benardrick McKinney (10 Tackles) and Malcolm Butler (2 Tackles). NORSEMEN were led by Kirk Cousins (32 points) and Julio Jones (27). NORSEMEN (8-4) will look to earn another W against The Jackals, while The Vultures (4-8) will meet Turn Down for Watt in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  NORSEMEN   The Vultures

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 17 points, Callaway scored 72.1% more than his 9.88-point projection as the Browns beat the Bengals 35-20. He caught 4 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on NORSEMEN this week. In Week 13, Callaway and the Browns will play the Texans.
Antonio Callaway

Top Player Comparison

NORSEMEN
Points
% of total points 217
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
32
23.68
14.7%
2
Julio Jones
WR
27
20.02
12.4%
3
Darius Leonard
LB
23
20.85
10.6%
4
Kyle Fuller
CB
20
12.24
9.2%
The Vultures
Points
% of total points 210.5
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
25
11.05
11.9%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
25
14.48
11.9%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
25
16.11
11.9%
4
Dede Westbrook
WR
20
9.64
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dede Westbrook had a 43-yard run for The Vultures, while Derek Carr had a 44-yard pass for the team, who trailed 136.0-78.5 after the early action.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for NORSEMEN, helping the team to a 217.0-164.5 lead.

Points By Position

  NORSEMEN   The Vultures

Game Notes

Eight of the 16 starters on NORSEMEN scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Vultures lost despite eight of their 16 starters scoring above their points projection.
NORSEMEN won despite starting Alex Collins, who scored zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 6.5-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
NORSEMEN managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 10.85-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, NORSEMEN moves to (2-0), while The Vultures falls to (1-2).

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