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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
NFL's Orphans
5-7 252.5
256.7
 
VS
proj
The Gascons
244 7-5
263.52

Back-and-forth battle ends with NFL's Orphans coming back to defeat The Gascons in 252.5-244.0 battle

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, NFL's Orphans staged a comeback to earn a 252.5-244.0 win to hand The Gascons their third straight loss. NFL's Orphans trailed 215.0-205.1 heading into Monday night, but the team roared back behind Carson Wentz (25.7 points) and Boston Scott (17.7). A.J. Brown (32 points) and Deion Jones (26.7) did their part for The Gascons in the loss. This marks the first time this season NFL's Orphans have taken down The Gascons, after falling 275.4-248.1 in their last matchup. NFL's Orphans (5-7) will look to earn another win against Pablo and the Coon, while The Gascons (7-5) will face Lamb on Sunday in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  NFL's Orphans   The Gascons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 17.7 points, Scott nearly doubled his 9.14-point projection as the Eagles lost to the Seahawks 23-17. He caught 5 passes for 40 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on NFL's Orphans this week. In Week 13, Scott and the Eagles will play the Packers.
Boston Scott

Top Player Comparison

NFL's Orphans
Points
% of total points 252.5
1
Younghoe Koo
K
40
15.11
15.8%
2
Eric Kendricks
LB
26
17.82
10.3%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
25.7
33
10.2%
4
Boston Scott
RB
17.7
9.14
7%
The Gascons
Points
% of total points 244
1
A.J. Brown
WR
32
14.99
13.1%
2
Deion Jones
LB
26.7
15.37
10.9%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
25
39.84
10.2%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
22.8
21.9
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, The Gascons emerged with a 189.7-158.8 lead. For NFL's Orphans, Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for The Gascons with a 69-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for NFL's Orphans, contributing to a 205.1-192.2 lead for the team.
Monday
Carson Wentz had a 33-yard touchdown pass for NFL's Orphans on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  NFL's Orphans   The Gascons

Game Notes

NFL's Orphans had 12 of their 21 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
The Gascons had only nine of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
NFL's Orphans put up more points than their season scoring average (241.29) while The Gascons fell short of theirs (257.87).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 8.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This victory concludes a streak of two consecutive losses for NFL's Orphans.
In close games this season, NFL's Orphans moves to (2-0), while The Gascons falls to (1-2).
On the losing side, A.J. Brown recorded 32 points, the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

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