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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Second half scrubs
6-6 75.44
90.9
 
VS
proj
The real Eric
54.52 6-6
97.36

Second half scrubs manage to defeat The real Eric 75.44-54.52

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point totals, but Second half scrubs did enough to take down The real Eric, emerging victorious with a 75.44-54.52 win. The real Eric jumped out to a 15.02-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Deshaun Watson, who passed for 298 yards and 2 touchdowns for 19.92 points, and T.Y. Hilton, who caught 3 passes for 18 yards (1.8 points). But Second half scrubs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by DJ Moore, who caught 6 passes for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.4 points, and Wil Lutz, who made both of his FG attempts (11 points). This marks the first time this season Second half scrubs have knocked off The real Eric, after falling 114.62-58.24 in their last matchup. Second half scrubs (6-6) will look to rack up another win against Red White & Blaine, while The real Eric (6-6) face MGKvsBRD in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Second half scrubs   The real Eric

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore caught 6 passes for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Panthers lost to the Saints 34-31. In doing so, he put up 25.4 points and nearly tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Second half scrubs this week. Next week, Moore will square off against the Redskins.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Second half scrubs
Points
% of total points 75.44
1
DJ Moore
WR
25.4
8.68
33.7%
2
Wil Lutz
K
11
9.12
14.6%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
8.64
20.76
11.5%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
8
8.07
10.6%
The real Eric
Points
% of total points 54.52
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
19.92
22.17
36.5%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
16
10.39
29.3%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
6
13.79
11%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
5
8.71
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass for The real Eric, contributing to a 21.72-6.70 lead for The real Eric.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Second half scrubs became the proud owner of a 63.94-48.72 lead. DJ Moore had a 51-yard touchdown catch and a 52-yard catch for Second half scrubs, while Matt Ryan had a 53-yard pass. Calvin Ridley made the highlight reel for The real Eric with a 21-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Second half scrubs   The real Eric

What If

Second half scrubs would have beaten only two other teams besides The real Eric this week.
The real Eric would have lost to nine other teams besides Second half scrubs this week.
Second half scrubs would be 7-5 if they played The real Eric every week.
Last week, Second half scrubs would have defeated The real Eric 112.56-101.56.
Second half scrubs would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The real Eric.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Second half scrubs, The real Eric would be 5-5.
If Second half scrubs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-71.
If they played every team every week, The real Eric would be 63-69.

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