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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
I'll Cut 2 the Chase
5-7 212
184.13
 
VS
proj
Pit Bull Blood Dogs
165 3-9
176.57

I'll Cut 2 the Chase hand Pit Bull Blood Dogs third straight loss, 212-165

I'll Cut 2 the Chase earned a 212-165 win to hand Pit Bull Blood Dogs their third straight loss. I'll Cut 2 the Chase never trailed in this one after grabbing a 4-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones (28 points). The Los Angeles Chargers defense (39 points) and Deshaun Watson (35) led the charge for Pit Bull Blood Dogs in the loss. This marks the first time this season I'll Cut 2 the Chase have knocked off Pit Bull Blood Dogs, after falling 136-135 in their last matchup. I'll Cut 2 the Chase improve to 5-7 on the season, while Pit Bull Blood Dogs fall to 3-9.

Matchup Timeline

  I'll Cut 2 the Chase   Pit Bull Blood Dogs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 24-17 win over the Packers, Cousins scored 39 points to beat his 26.68-point projection. He passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on I'll Cut 2 the Chase this week. Next week, Cousins will play the Patriots.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

I'll Cut 2 the Chase
Points
% of total points 212
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
50
41.44
23.6%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
39
26.68
18.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
28
20.02
13.2%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
23
16.43
10.8%
Pit Bull Blood Dogs
Points
% of total points 165
1
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
39
44.57
23.6%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
35
24.06
21.2%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
18
15.89
10.9%
4
Davante Adams
WR
17
17.41
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenny Golladay had a 43-yard catch for Pit Bull Blood Dogs for the team, who trailed 28-24 after the Thursday games.
Sunday Early
Julian Edelman had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Pit Bull Blood Dogs, who trailed 103-69 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Larry Fitzgerald had a 25-yard touchdown catch for I'll Cut 2 the Chase, helping the team to a 158-113 lead.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins hit Dalvin Cook for a 26-yard touchdown pass for I'll Cut 2 the Chase. Cousins also lit up the scoreboard with a 30-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 212-130 lead for I'll Cut 2 the Chase.

Points By Position

  I'll Cut 2 the Chase   Pit Bull Blood Dogs

What If

I'll Cut 2 the Chase would have beaten seven other teams besides Pit Bull Blood Dogs this week.
Pit Bull Blood Dogs would have lost to five other teams besides I'll Cut 2 the Chase this week.
If they played Pit Bull Blood Dogs every week, I'll Cut 2 the Chase would be 9-3 this season.
I'll Cut 2 the Chase would have been victorious over Pit Bull Blood Dogs 241-142 had they played each other last week.
I'll Cut 2 the Chase would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pit Bull Blood Dogs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as I'll Cut 2 the Chase, Pit Bull Blood Dogs would be 1-9.
If I'll Cut 2 the Chase had played every team in the league each week, they would be 68-40.
If they played every team every week, Pit Bull Blood Dogs would be 31-76-1.

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