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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Sherlock Mahomes
8-4 118.7
117.62
 
VS
proj
Trey&Clay's Empire
90.07 6-6
115.68

Trey&Clay's Empire fall short of projections, succumb to Sherlock Mahomes, 118.70-90.07

There's no way around it, Trey&Clay's Empire didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Sherlock Mahomes earned a 118.70-90.07 win. Sherlock Mahomes earned a 30.10-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from DeAndre Hopkins (6 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Carlos Hyde (67 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Drew Brees (311 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Calvin Ridley (15 Rush Yds, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Trey&Clay's Empire in the loss. This marks the second time this season Sherlock Mahomes have knocked off Trey&Clay's Empire, after winning 144.87-59.87 in their last matchup. Sherlock Mahomes (8-4) will look to add to their success against LightsKamaraAction, while Trey&Clay's Empire (6-6) try to generate some positive momentum against Gnarleigh Harleigh.

Matchup Timeline

  Sherlock Mahomes   Trey&Clay's Empire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook (6 Rec, 99 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 21.9 points in a 34-31 win over the Panthers in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.11-point projection and was much higher than his 7.53-point season scoring average. Cook will face the Falcons next week.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

Sherlock Mahomes
Points
% of total points 118.7
1
Sam Darnold
QB
34.1
18.52
28.7%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27.4
20.56
23.1%
3
Jared Cook
TE
21.9
8.11
18.4%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
15.1
14.42
12.7%
Trey&Clay's Empire
Points
% of total points 90.07
1
Drew Brees
QB
30.37
21.9
33.7%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
22
15.67
24.4%
3
John Brown
WR
11.9
13.33
13.2%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
11
16.37
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Sherlock Mahomes, helping to stake the team to a 34.10-4.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Sherlock Mahomes who emerged with the lead, 105.20-88.37. Sam Darnold had a 69-yard pass for Sherlock Mahomes, while Jared Cook had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Trey&Clay's Empire, while Calvin Ridley had a 21-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Sherlock Mahomes   Trey&Clay's Empire

What If

Sherlock Mahomes would have beaten only three other teams besides Trey&Clay's Empire this week.
Trey&Clay's Empire would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Trey&Clay's Empire every week, Sherlock Mahomes would be 9-3 this season.
Trey&Clay's Empire would have defeated Sherlock Mahomes 152.3-116.77 had they played each other last week.
Sherlock Mahomes would be 7-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Trey&Clay's Empire.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sherlock Mahomes, Trey&Clay's Empire would be 4-6.
If Sherlock Mahomes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 77-55.
If they played every team every week, Trey&Clay's Empire would be 39-93.

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