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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
ROUGHRIDERS
9-3 137
114.96
 
VS
proj
CowboyUp2016
122 7-5
106.98

ROUGHRIDERS come back to defeat CowboyUp2016 for third straight win, 137-122

ROUGHRIDERS extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over CowboyUp2016, staging a comeback for a 137-122 win. After trailing 113-100 heading into Monday night, ROUGHRIDERS charged back behind Lamar Miller, who ran for 162 yards and a touchdown for 37 points. Andrew Luck (33 points) and Saquon Barkley (31) carried the flag for CowboyUp2016 in the loss. This marks the second time this season ROUGHRIDERS have knocked off CowboyUp2016, after winning 134-97.5 in their last matchup. ROUGHRIDERS (9-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against David's Team, while CowboyUp2016 (7-5) will face off against BringThePain in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  ROUGHRIDERS   CowboyUp2016

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Titans in Week 12, Miller ran for 162 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 37 points to more-than-triple his 10.62-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. In Week 13, Miller and the Texans will square off against the Browns.
Lamar Miller

Top Player Comparison

ROUGHRIDERS
Points
% of total points 137
1
Lamar Miller
RB
37
10.62
27%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
22
22.07
16.1%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
14
8.22
10.2%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
14
13.11
10.2%
CowboyUp2016
Points
% of total points 122
1
Andrew Luck
QB
33
23.92
27%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
31
18.12
25.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
14
11.4
11.5%
4
D.J. Moore
WR
9
7.07
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, CowboyUp2016 owned a 63-37 lead. For ROUGHRIDERS, Rob Gronkowski had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Saquon Barkley made the highlight reel for CowboyUp2016 with a 51-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 30-yard touchdown catch for CowboyUp2016, helping the team to a 113-100 lead.
Monday
Lamar Miller had a 97-yard touchdown run for ROUGHRIDERS on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  ROUGHRIDERS   CowboyUp2016

What If

ROUGHRIDERS would have beaten five other teams besides CowboyUp2016 this week.
CowboyUp2016 would have lost to three other teams besides ROUGHRIDERS this week.
If ROUGHRIDERS played CowboyUp2016 every week this season, they'd be 7-5.
Had they played each other last week, ROUGHRIDERS would have beaten CowboyUp2016 163-141.
ROUGHRIDERS would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as CowboyUp2016.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ROUGHRIDERS, CowboyUp2016 would be 6-4.
If ROUGHRIDERS had played every team in the league each week, they would be 72-36.
If they played every team every week, CowboyUp2016 would be 65-43.

Next Week Preview

CowboyUp2016
On the docket in Week 13, fifth-place CowboyUp2016 (7-5) will look to right the ship against 10th-place BringThePain (2-10). Through 12 weeks of action, CowboyUp2016 have put up the fifth-most points in the league. BringThePain (and their 91.17 points per game) are ranked ninth. Over the last three weeks, CowboyUp2016 has put up 134.33 points per game, while BringThePain has averaged just 93.67 per contest.
ROUGHRIDERS
Week 13 features a pair of teams heading in different directions, as ROUGHRIDERS (9-3) head into Week 13 on a three-game winning streak, while their opposition (David's Team, 6-5-1), come in as losers of two straight. After 12 weeks of action, ROUGHRIDERS have put up the third-most points in the league while David's Team (108.75 PPG) are ranked seventh. Over the last three weeks, ROUGHRIDERS have put up 138.33 points per game, while David's Team have averaged only 84.67 per contest.