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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Towns
9-3 114.14
101
 
VS
proj
For_Champion
81.9 7-5
86.6

Towns top For_Champion for sixth straight win in 114.14-81.90 rout

Towns extended their win streak to six games with an easy victory over For_Champion, cruising to a 114.14-81.90 win. For_Champion got out to a 0.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Towns after that. They were led by DJ Moore (25.4 points) and Christian McCaffrey (25.3). Sam Darnold (28.2 points) and Michael Thomas (16.1) carried the flag for For_Champion in defeat. Towns (9-3) will look to maintain their momentum against lawrence's Team, while For_Champion (7-5) will try to get back on track against tonglin8015.

Matchup Timeline

  Towns   For_Champion

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore scored 25.4 points in a 34-31 loss to the Saints to nearly triple his 8.68-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Towns this week. Moore will play the Redskins in Week 13.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Towns
Points
% of total points 114.14
1
DJ Moore
WR
25.4
8.68
22.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.3
19.12
22.2%
3
Drew Brees
QB
23.44
20.16
20.5%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
12
9.01
10.5%
For_Champion
Points
% of total points 81.9
1
Sam Darnold
QB
28.2
18.03
34.4%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
16.1
13.19
19.7%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
11
5.83
13.4%
4
Golden Tate
WR
9.3
7.65
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Towns boasted a 93.54-81.50 lead. DJ Moore had a 51-yard touchdown catch and a 52-yard catch for Towns, while Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Sam Darnold had a 69-yard pass for For_Champion, while Golden Tate had a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Deebo Samuel had a 42-yard touchdown catch for Towns to contribute to a 114.14-81.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Towns   For_Champion

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Towns exceeded their projected point totals.
For_Champion had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Towns put up more points than their season scoring average (104.77) while For_Champion fell short of theirs (97.26).
Towns scored more points than their projected total, while For_Champion failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Towns win, but they also easily covered the 14.4-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Towns moves to (4-0), while For_Champion falls to (4-3).
In a losing effort, Sam Darnold (28.2 points) recorded the third-highest score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

For_Champion
On the docket next week, third-place For_Champion (7-5) are due to take on 12th-place tonglin8015 (4-8). After 12 weeks of action, For_Champion are ranked second in points scored, while tonglin8015 have scored the league's sixth-highest point total. Over the last three weeks, For_Champion has put up 99.17 points per game, while tonglin8015 has averaged just 81.82 per contest.
Towns
A couple of 9-3 teams will match up as Towns square off against lawrence's Team in Week 13. One streak is destined to end, as each team has recorded six straight wins. After 12 weeks of action, Towns have put up the first-most points in the league while lawrence's Team (and their 95.71 points per game) are ranked third. In terms of recent scoring output, these two squads have posted similar results lately. Towns have scored 104.15 points per game over the last three weeks, while lawrence's Team have averaged 102.33 per matchup over that same stretch.