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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
A Darnold Good Time
7-5 104.2
126.84
 
VS
proj
SheikHawks
99.18 3-9
97.87

A Darnold Good Time come back to hand SheikHawks seventh straight loss, 104.20-99.18

A Darnold Good Time staged an impressive comeback to earn a 104.20-99.18 win to hand SheikHawks their seventh straight loss. A Darnold Good Time trailed 85.48-83.90 heading into Sunday night, but the unit rallied behind Aaron Jones (90 Rush Yds). Antonio Gibson (115 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 21 Rec Yds) and Keenan Allen (4 Rec, 40 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for SheikHawks in the loss. This marks the first time this season A Darnold Good Time have gotten the best of SheikHawks, after falling 172.86-124.96 in their last matchup. A Darnold Good Time improve to 7-5 on the season, while SheikHawks fall to 3-9.

Matchup Timeline

  A Darnold Good Time   SheikHawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 93 yards from scrimmage against the Ravens, Snell Jr. tallied 10.8 points this week. His scoring output was 31.1% more than his 8.24-point projection and was much higher than his 5.45-point season scoring average. Snell Jr. will face the Football Team next week.
Benny Snell Jr.

Top Player Comparison

A Darnold Good Time
Points
% of total points 104.2
1
Tom Brady
QB
23.7
19.77
22.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
14.9
19.65
14.3%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
14
11.7
13.4%
4
Robert Woods
WR
12.3
12.72
11.8%
SheikHawks
Points
% of total points 99.18
1
Antonio Gibson
RB
34.1
13.45
34.4%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
14
16.43
14.1%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.7
12.11
13.8%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
13.6
8.3
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Antonio Gibson had a 37-yard touchdown run and a 23-yard touchdown run for SheikHawks, helping give SheikHawks a 41.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Cole Beasley had a 20-yard touchdown pass for A Darnold Good Time, who trailed 71.88-33.90 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, after which SheikHawks emerged with an 85.48-83.90 lead. For A Darnold Good Time, Tom Brady had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass. Rob Gronkowski made the highlight reel for SheikHawks with a 48-yard catch.

Points By Position

  A Darnold Good Time   SheikHawks

Game Notes

A Darnold Good Time won despite the fact that only three of their 10 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
SheikHawks had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as A Darnold Good Time had one starter score zero points, while SheikHawks had two.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
A Darnold Good Time won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while SheikHawks exceeded their projection.
SheikHawks ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while A Darnold Good Time ranked 8th.
The matchup's 5.02-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with A Darnold Good Time. They got the win, but did not cover the 28.97-point projected margin of victory.
A Darnold Good Time moves to (1-1) in comeback games this season, while SheikHawks falls to (0-1).
For SheikHawks, Antonio Gibson (34.1 points) registered the third-highest score in the league this week.

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