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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Villain
7-5 147.3
132.22
 
VS
proj
Next season champ
70.84 2-10
100.97

The Villain hand Next season champ fourth straight loss in 147.30-70.84 rout

The Villain cruised to a 147.30-70.84 win to hand Next season champ their fourth straight loss. The Villain nabbed a 25.90-point lead on Thursday behind Jonathan Williams (21.1 points) and T.Y. Hilton (4.8) and never let go of it. Mark Ingram II (111 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and John Brown (2 Rec, 39 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Next season champ in defeat. This marks the first time this season The Villain have beaten Next season champ, after falling 130.1-91.7 in their last matchup. The Villain (7-5) will look to keep it rolling against Arizona, while Next season champ (2-10) try to get back in the win column against Donald’s Bad Hombres.

Matchup Timeline

  The Villain   Next season champ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 121 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Texans, Williams tallied 21.1 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 9.81-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Williams will face the Titans next week.
Jonathan Williams

Top Player Comparison

The Villain
Points
% of total points 147.3
1
Chris Godwin
WR
37.4
17.94
25.4%
2
George Kittle
TE
24.9
15.22
16.9%
3
Jonathan Williams
RB
21.1
9.81
14.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.6
17.01
11.3%
Next season champ
Points
% of total points 70.84
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
24.8
12.02
35%
2
John Brown
WR
11.9
13.33
16.8%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
10.8
15.31
15.2%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
8.64
20.76
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which The Villain emerged with a 105.80-33.54 lead. Chris Godwin had a 71-yard touchdown catch for The Villain, while Russell Wilson had a 33-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, John Brown had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Next season champ, while Matt Ryan had a 53-yard pass.
Sunday Night
George Kittle had a 61-yard touchdown catch for The Villain, contributing to a 147.30-46.04 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Villain   Next season champ

What If

The Villain would have beaten eight other teams besides Next season champ this week.
Next season champ would have lost to nine other teams besides The Villain this week.
The Villain would be 8-4 if they played Next season champ every week.
Next season champ would have topped The Villain 117.72-92.58 had they played each other last week.
The Villain would be 5-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Next season champ.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Villain, Next season champ would be 3-7.
If The Villain had played every team in the league each week, they would be 71-61.
If they played every team every week, Next season champ would be 41-91.

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