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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Desert Eagles
5-7 105
91.18
 
VS
proj
Planet united
101 5-6-1
81.5

Desert Eagles hand Planet united fourth straight loss in 105-101 battle

Desert Eagles squeaked by for a 105-101 win to hand Planet united their fourth consecutive loss. Planet united made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Desert Eagles led 105-92 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 9 points from Greg Zuerlein and Gerald Everett on Monday night for Planet united. Chris Godwin (30 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (21) were the top scorers for Desert Eagles in the victory. Desert Eagles (5-7) will look to notch another win against Shalabajzeri, while Planet united (5-6-1) will attempt to get some positive momentum against Fools and Horses.

Matchup Timeline

  Desert Eagles   Planet united

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Falcons in Week 12, Godwin scored 30 points to more-than-double his 12.18-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Desert Eagles this week. Godwin will face the Jaguars in Week 13.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 105
1
Chris Godwin
WR
30
12.18
28.6%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21
11.92
20%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
12
5.73
11.4%
4
Austin Seibert
K
12
8.81
11.4%
Planet united
Points
% of total points 101
1
Sam Darnold
QB
31
20.28
30.7%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
27
11.52
26.7%
3
Randall Cobb
WR
8
5.58
7.9%
4
Bo Scarbrough
RB
7
5.03
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Desert Eagles to contribute to a 21-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Desert Eagles who took the lead, 88-57. For Desert Eagles, Chris Godwin had a 71-yard touchdown catch. Sam Darnold made the highlight reel for Planet united with a 69-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Desert Eagles   Planet united

What If

Desert Eagles would have beaten nine other teams besides Planet united this week.
Planet united would have lost to just three other teams besides Desert Eagles this week.
Desert Eagles would be 9-3 if they played Planet united every week.
Desert Eagles would have topped Planet united 70-51 had they played each other last week.
Desert Eagles would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Planet united.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Desert Eagles, Planet united would be 3-8.
If Desert Eagles had played every team in the league each week, they would be 77-79.
If they played every team every week, Planet united would be 64-90-2.

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