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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
U-25 All-Stars
7-5 82.2
102.67
 
VS
proj
Space Force
67.04 5-7
87.61

U-25 All-Stars fall short of expectations, find way to beat Space Force, 82.20-67.04

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but U-25 All-Stars did enough to take down Space Force. Predicted to win 102.67-87.61, U-25 All-Stars secured an 82.20-67.04 win over Space Force. U-25 All-Stars nabbed a 44.76-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 42.4 points from Nick Chubb (106 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 58 Rec Yds) and Josh Allen (185 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 56 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Ezekiel Elliott (86 Rush Yds, 40 Rec Yds) and Younghoe Koo (3-3 FG, 40 long, 1-1 XP) carried the flag for Space Force in the loss. This marks the first time this season U-25 All-Stars have beaten Space Force, after falling 109.52-101.26 in their last matchup. U-25 All-Stars (7-5) will look to notch another W against Ben's Boss Team, while Space Force (5-7) face off against Nana Nancy in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  U-25 All-Stars   Space Force

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 164 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Dolphins, Chubb recorded 22.4 points this week. His scoring output was 29.9% more than his 17.24-point projection and was much higher than his 14.18-point season scoring average. Chubb ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Nick Chubb

Top Player Comparison

U-25 All-Stars
Points
% of total points 82.2
1
Nick Chubb
RB
22.4
17.24
27.3%
2
Josh Allen
QB
20
19.14
24.3%
3
The Detroit Lions defense
DEF
8
7.18
9.7%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
7.2
8.08
8.8%
Space Force
Points
% of total points 67.04
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
12.6
14.45
18.8%
2
Younghoe Koo
K
11
8.88
16.4%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
11
8.41
16.4%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
10.94
18.32
16.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 34-yard touchdown pass for U-25 All-Stars, contributing to an 82.20-37.44 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Deebo Samuel had a 42-yard touchdown catch for Space Force, who trailed 82.20-67.04 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  U-25 All-Stars   Space Force

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Space Force need some help then, averaging just 88.21 versus U-25 All-Stars's 104.05.
Even the computers think U-25 All-Stars have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (101.89) than Space Force (95.15).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. U-25 All-Stars has left fewer points on the bench this season (248.86) than Space Force (428.2).
Once U-25 All-Stars put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Space Force (4 vs 2).
U-25 All-Stars see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Space Force (0).
U-25 All-Stars are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Space Force (0 vs 1).
U-25 All-Stars should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Space Force (7 vs 4).
By position, U-25 All-Stars have outscored Space Force at QB, RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
U-25 All-Stars don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 6 points, third-highest in the league.
Don't worry Space Force, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

U-25 All-Stars
You know U-25 All-Stars, I'm a "glass half full" kind of coach. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring output has slipped lately, I'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 106.04 points through Week 11, our crew has shown it's certainly capable of outperforming the 82.2 we needed for this past week's win!
Space Force
There's a decent chance that Space Force could be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only 10 total targets in Week 12, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.