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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Mad Scientist
8-4 108.04
93.82
 
VS
proj
Ben's Besties
95.22 3-9
102.28

The Mad Scientist come back to knock off Ben's Besties, 108.04-95.22

The Mad Scientist beat expectations, staging an impressive comeback for a 108.04-95.22 win over Ben's Besties, who fell short of projections. Despite trailing 95.22-94.44 heading into Sunday night, The Mad Scientist made a run behind Dalvin Cook, who racked up 76 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 13.6 points. Lamar Jackson (178 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 71 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Austin Ekeler (35 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 68 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Ben's Besties in defeat. This marks the second time this season The Mad Scientist have knocked off Ben's Besties, after winning 102.94-75.84 in their last matchup. The Mad Scientist (8-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against Kamara Shy, while Ben's Besties (3-9) attempt to get back on track against The Minor Prophets.

Matchup Timeline

  The Mad Scientist   Ben's Besties

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown against the Jets, Edelman tallied 14.4 points this week. His scoring output was 51.6% more than his 9.5-point projection and was much higher than his 6.29-point season scoring average. Edelman will face the Vikings next week.
Julian Edelman

Top Player Comparison

The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 108.04
1
Cam Newton
QB
23.54
22.09
21.8%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.3
18.13
18.8%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
15.5
13.65
14.3%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
14.4
9.5
13.3%
Ben's Besties
Points
% of total points 95.22
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
22.22
20.81
23.3%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
16.3
8.55
17.1%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
15.1
10.28
15.9%
4
Julio Jones
WR
12.8
13.96
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which The Mad Scientist emerged with a 81.24-78.92 lead. For The Mad Scientist, Julian Edelman had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Ben's Besties with a 74-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Dalvin Cook had a 26-yard touchdown catch for The Mad Scientist, contributing to a 108.04-95.22 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Mad Scientist   Ben's Besties

What If

The Mad Scientist would have beaten six other teams besides Ben's Besties this week.
Ben's Besties would have lost to six other teams besides The Mad Scientist this week.
If The Mad Scientist played Ben's Besties every week this season, they'd be 10-2.
The Mad Scientist would have topped Ben's Besties 121.62-77.2 had they played each other last week.
The Mad Scientist would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ben's Besties.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Mad Scientist, Ben's Besties would be 2-8.
If The Mad Scientist had played every team in the league each week, they would be 79-53.
If they played every team every week, Ben's Besties would be 41-91.

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