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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
bryant's Expert Team
6-6 107.12
88.6
 
VS
proj
The X-Men
91.06 10-2
95.24

bryant's Expert Team knock off The X-Men for third straight win, 107.12-91.06

bryant's Expert Team extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over The X-Men, securing a 107.12-91.06 win. The X-Men took a 0.30-point lead on Thursday, but bryant's Expert Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tom Brady (283 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and David Moore (4 Rec, 103 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Philip Rivers (259 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Melvin Gordon III (61 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) were the leaders for The X-Men in the loss. bryant's Expert Team (6-6) will look to maintain their winning ways against Captain Hook, while The X-Men (10-2) attempt to right the ship against Still Not Having Fun.

Matchup Timeline

  bryant's Expert Team   The X-Men

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore scored 16.3 points against the Panthers in Week 12 to nearly quadruple his 4.15-point projection. He caught 4 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Moore will battle the 49ers.
David Moore

Top Player Comparison

bryant's Expert Team
Points
% of total points 107.12
1
Tom Brady
QB
19.22
20.34
17.9%
2
David Moore
WR
16.3
4.15
15.2%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15.3
12.13
14.3%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
14.4
9.5
13.4%
The X-Men
Points
% of total points 91.06
1
Philip Rivers
QB
20.66
20.04
22.7%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.6
16.1
20.4%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
16.3
8.55
17.9%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
15.1
10.28
16.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for bryant's Expert Team, while David Moore had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 54-yard catch, contributing to a 80.42-24.40 lead for bryant's Expert Team.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 28-yard touchdown run for The X-Men, who trailed 90.42-86.06 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  bryant's Expert Team   The X-Men

What If

bryant's Expert Team would have beaten 10 other teams besides The X-Men this week.
The X-Men would have lost to six other teams besides bryant's Expert Team this week.
bryant's Expert Team would be 4-8 if they played The X-Men every week.
The X-Men would have beaten bryant's Expert Team 132.32-107.7 had they played each other last week.
bryant's Expert Team would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The X-Men.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as bryant's Expert Team, The X-Men would be 8-3.
If bryant's Expert Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 77-79.
If they played every team every week, The X-Men would be 119-37.

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