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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Aussig Emptyheads
5-7 85.52
92.35
 
VS
proj
SG Team 58
80.74 6-6
118.32

SG Team 58 fall to Aussig Emptyheads in 85.52-80.74 battle

There's no way around it, SG Team 58 underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Aussig Emptyheads came back for a 85.52-80.74 win. Aussig Emptyheads trailed 80.74-48.80 heading into Sunday night, but the squad charged back behind Adam Thielen, who caught 8 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown for 18.5 points, and Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 198 yards and a touchdown (11.92 points). Drew Brees (171 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Zach Ertz (7 Rec, 91 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for SG Team 58 in the loss. Aussig Emptyheads (5-7) will look to get another win against Social Disease, while SG Team 58 (6-6) meet Aussig Spartans in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Aussig Emptyheads   SG Team 58

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense (17 Pts Allowed, 366 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 15 points against the Falcons in Week 12. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 5.9-point projection and was much higher than their 7.8-point season scoring average. The Saints defense will face the Cowboys next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Aussig Emptyheads
Points
% of total points 85.52
1
Adam Thielen
WR
18.5
13.03
21.6%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
15
5.9
17.5%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
11.92
20.58
13.9%
4
Jake Elliott
K
11
10.1
12.9%
SG Team 58
Points
% of total points 80.74
1
Drew Brees
QB
21.44
24.23
26.6%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
15.1
10.28
18.7%
3
Justin Tucker
K
11
11.59
13.6%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
9
9.99
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for SG Team 58, while Kenny Golladay had a 43-yard catch to contribute to a 40.84-33.10 lead for SG Team 58.

Points By Position

  Aussig Emptyheads   SG Team 58

Game Notes

Aussig Emptyheads emerged victorious even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
SG Team 58 had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
SG Team 58 can partially blame the loss on the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Aussig Emptyheads ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while SG Team 58 ranked 10th.
The matchup's 4.78-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a six-game winless streak for Aussig Emptyheads, while the loss breaks a two-game winning streak for SG Team 58.
In close games this season, Aussig Emptyheads moves to (2-0), while SG Team 58 falls to (1-2).

Coach Talk

Aussig Emptyheads
You know Aussig Emptyheads, I'm a glass-half-full kind of coach. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring output has decreased a bit recently, I'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 98.26 points through Week 11, our crew has shown it's certainly capable of outproducing the 85.52 we needed for this past week's win!
SG Team 58
Producing only three targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for SG Team 58 should remind their QBs to start checking down more frequently (and dial up a screen play or two).