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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
XFL 2.0 (Matt)
7-5 90.96
86.18
 
VS
proj
Fantasy Champs
76 7-5
96.52

Fantasy Champs succumb to XFL 2.0 (Matt), 90.96-76.00

There's no way around it, Fantasy Champs dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as XFL 2.0 (Matt) came from behind for a 90.96-76.00 win. Trailing 74.10-61.76 heading into Monday night, XFL 2.0 (Matt) roared back behind Marquise Brown, who caught 5 passes for 42 yards and 2 touchdowns for 16.2 points, and the Baltimore Ravens defense, who allowed only 6 points, surrendered 221 yards, and intercepted 2 passes (13 points). Allen Robinson II (6 Rec, 131 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (10 Pts Allowed, 244 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) were the leaders for Fantasy Champs in defeat. This marks the second time this season XFL 2.0 (Matt) have beaten Fantasy Champs, after winning 111.2-66.1 in their last matchup. XFL 2.0 (Matt) (7-5) will look to rack up another win against DeKaylin Zecharius, while Fantasy Champs (7-5) will face Gimme the trophy in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  XFL 2.0 (Matt)   Fantasy Champs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (5 Rec, 42 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 16.2 points in a 45-6 win over the Rams in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.05-point projection and was much higher than his 7.05-point season scoring average. Brown will face the 49ers next week.
Marquise Brown

Top Player Comparison

XFL 2.0 (Matt)
Points
% of total points 90.96
1
Marquise Brown
WR
16.2
6.05
17.8%
2
Robby Anderson
WR
14.6
6.41
16.1%
3
Jacoby Brissett
QB
13.16
17.82
14.5%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
7.18
14.3%
Fantasy Champs
Points
% of total points 76
1
Allen Robinson II
WR
19.1
9.78
25.1%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
12
9.01
15.8%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
11
8.88
14.5%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
10.5
21.48
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Allen Robinson II had a 32-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch for Fantasy Champs, while Russell Wilson had a 33-yard touchdown pass, helping Fantasy Champs to a 68.30-31.66 lead.

Points By Position

  XFL 2.0 (Matt)   Fantasy Champs

What If

XFL 2.0 (Matt) would have beaten six other teams besides Fantasy Champs this week.
Fantasy Champs would have lost to six other teams besides XFL 2.0 (Matt) this week.
XFL 2.0 (Matt) would be 6-6 if they played Fantasy Champs every week.
Last week, Fantasy Champs would have defeated XFL 2.0 (Matt) 82.84-62.92.
XFL 2.0 (Matt) would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fantasy Champs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as XFL 2.0 (Matt), Fantasy Champs would be 8-2.
If XFL 2.0 (Matt) had played every team in the league each week, they would be 70-62.
If they played every team every week, Fantasy Champs would be 72-60.

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