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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Mile High Manning
5-7 92.06
108.04
 
VS
proj
The Playbook of Eli
78.8 7-5
101.63

Mile High Manning find way to beat The Playbook of Eli 92.06-78.80

Both teams failed to meet projections, but Mile High Manning did enough to knock off The Playbook of Eli, emerging victorious with a 92.06-78.80 win. The Playbook of Eli took an 8.24-point lead on Thursday, but Mile High Manning held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Allen Robinson II, who caught 6 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown for 19.1 points, and Jacoby Brissett, who passed for 129 yards and ran for 20 yards and a touchdown (13.16 points). Christian McCaffrey (64 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and DeAndre Hopkins (6 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) did everything they could for The Playbook of Eli in the loss. This marks the first time this season Mile High Manning have beaten The Playbook of Eli, after falling 161.34-94.04 in their last matchup. Mile High Manning (5-7) will look to get another W against Clone Club, while The Playbook of Eli (7-5) try to generate some positive momentum against Give Me The Goods.

Matchup Timeline

  Mile High Manning   The Playbook of Eli

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 19.1 points, Robinson II nearly doubled his 9.78-point projection as the Bears beat the Giants 19-14. He caught 6 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Mile High Manning this week. In Week 13, Robinson II and the Bears will face the Lions.
Allen Robinson II

Top Player Comparison

Mile High Manning
Points
% of total points 92.06
1
Allen Robinson II
WR
19.1
9.78
20.7%
2
Jacoby Brissett
QB
13.16
17.82
14.3%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
12
9.01
13%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
11.4
9.71
12.4%
The Playbook of Eli
Points
% of total points 78.8
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.3
19.12
32.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.4
12.92
27.2%
3
Josh Allen
QB
20
19.14
25.4%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
10.2
17.19
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 35-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard touchdown catch for The Playbook of Eli, helping The Playbook of Eli to a 21.40-13.16 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which The Playbook of Eli emerged with a 79.90-79.26 lead. For Mile High Manning, Allen Robinson II had a 32-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for The Playbook of Eli with a 34-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Mile High Manning   The Playbook of Eli

What If

Mile High Manning would have beaten only two other teams besides The Playbook of Eli this week.
The Playbook of Eli would have lost to seven other teams besides Mile High Manning this week.
Mile High Manning would be 3-9 if they played The Playbook of Eli every week.
Last week, The Playbook of Eli would have beaten Mile High Manning 114.14-78.36.
Mile High Manning would be 2-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Playbook of Eli.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mile High Manning, The Playbook of Eli would be 5-5.
If Mile High Manning had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-68.
If they played every team every week, The Playbook of Eli would be 66-42.

Next Week Preview

The Playbook of Eli
The outlook doesn't exactly get much brighter for third-place The Playbook of Eli, considering they now get to go toe-to-toe against first-place and red-hot Give Me The Goods next week. 12 weeks into the 2019 season, The Playbook of Eli have tallied the third-most points in the league while Give Me The Goods (131.17 PPG) are ranked first. Over the last three weeks, The Playbook of Eli has scored 113.38 points per game, while Give Me The Goods has averaged 140.94 per contest.
Mile High Manning
Mile High Manning (5-7) are set to face Clone Club (3-9) in Week 13. Through 12 weeks of action, Mile High Manning are ranked eighth in points scored, while Clone Club have put up the ninth-highest point total in An End Of An Era league. In terms of recent scoring production, these two squads have posted similar results lately. Mile High Manning have scored 96.08 points per game over the last three weeks, while Clone Club have averaged 96.27 per contest over that same period.