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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
LarryDavidShrimp
5-7 101
108.7
 
VS
proj
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
93 1-10-1
73.27

LarryDavidShrimp come back to hand LaphroaigBenchWarmer third straight loss, 101-93

LarryDavidShrimp staged a comeback for a 101-93 win to hand LaphroaigBenchWarmer their third straight loss. Trailing 93-79 heading into Monday night, LarryDavidShrimp came storming back behind Mark Ingram II, who ran for 111 yards and a touchdown for 23 points. Chris Godwin (7 Rec, 184 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Deshaun Watson (298 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) led the charge for LaphroaigBenchWarmer in the loss. This marks the second time this season LarryDavidShrimp have taken down LaphroaigBenchWarmer, after winning 154-94 in their last matchup. LarryDavidShrimp (5-7) will look to build on their success against bunkstraps, while LaphroaigBenchWarmer (1-10-1) attempt to get some positive momentum against WilburForce.

Matchup Timeline

  LarryDavidShrimp   LaphroaigBenchWarmer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers, Cook tallied 15 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 4.55-point projection and was much higher than his 7.25-point season scoring average. Cook will face the Falcons next week.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

LarryDavidShrimp
Points
% of total points 101
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
23
8.77
22.8%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
16
12.26
15.8%
3
Jared Cook
TE
15
4.55
14.9%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
14
23.82
13.9%
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
Points
% of total points 93
1
Chris Godwin
WR
30
12.18
32.3%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
26
27.67
28%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21
11.92
22.6%
4
Davante Adams
WR
12
12.23
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson linked up with DeAndre Hopkins on multiple big plays for LaphroaigBenchWarmer: a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass. Watson also lit up the scoreboard with a 51-yard pass, helping to stake LaphroaigBenchWarmer to a 47-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which LaphroaigBenchWarmer had an 81-62 lead. For LarryDavidShrimp, Jared Cook had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Chris Godwin made the highlight reel for LaphroaigBenchWarmer with a 71-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  LarryDavidShrimp   LaphroaigBenchWarmer

Game Notes

LarryDavidShrimp got the W despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
LaphroaigBenchWarmer had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was LaphroaigBenchWarmer even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
The two highest scorers for LaphroaigBenchWarmer (Chris Godwin and Deshaun Watson) scored more points than Mark Ingram II, the leading scorer for LarryDavidShrimp.
LarryDavidShrimp put up fewer points than their season scoring average (120.92) while LaphroaigBenchWarmer scored above theirs (78.67).
LarryDavidShrimp got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while LaphroaigBenchWarmer exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 8-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with LarryDavidShrimp. They won, but did not cover the 35.43-point projected margin of victory.
LarryDavidShrimp moves to (1-2) in comeback games this season, while LaphroaigBenchWarmer falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Chris Godwin registered 30 points, the fourth-best score for a wide receiver this season.

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