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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Fly Eagles Fly
7-5 402.85
400.86
 
VS
proj
Grid Iron Kings
345.31 6-6
383.22

Fly Eagles Fly overcome starter's goose egg, beat Grid Iron Kings, 402.85-345.31

Both teams were frustrated by starters who put up goose eggs, but Fly Eagles Fly were able to persevere and earn the victory, emerging victorious with a 402.85-345.31 win over Grid Iron Kings. Fly Eagles Fly never trailed in this one after grabbing a 15.54-point lead on Thursday behind Duke Johnson (35.79 points) and T.J. Hockenson (29.83). Aaron Rodgers (211 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) and Kenyan Drake (78 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 15 Rec Yds) were the leading scorers for Grid Iron Kings in the loss. This marks the second time this season Fly Eagles Fly have knocked off Grid Iron Kings, after winning 419.49-386.04 in their last matchup. Fly Eagles Fly (7-5) will look to notch another win against Sub-Mariners, while Grid Iron Kings (6-6) will meet Capital Punishment in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Fly Eagles Fly   Grid Iron Kings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Titans defense (26 Pts Allowed, 336 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 28.67 points in a 45-26 win over the Colts in Week 12. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 14.46-point projection and was much higher than their 13.76-point season scoring average. The Titans defense will face the Browns next week.
The Tennessee Titans defense

Top Player Comparison

Fly Eagles Fly
Points
% of total points 402.85
1
Derrick Henry
RB
74.42
41.51
18.5%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
57
47.26
14.1%
3
Duke Johnson
RB
35.79
40.39
8.9%
4
Hunter Henry
TE
32.17
21.96
8%
Grid Iron Kings
Points
% of total points 345.31
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
59.05
56.36
17.1%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
55.25
31.76
16%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
44.67
34.55
12.9%
4
Alex Smith
QB
34.58
42.63
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Duke Johnson had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Fly Eagles Fly, while T.J. Hockenson had a 51-yard catch, helping to stake Fly Eagles Fly to a 76.12-60.58 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Grid Iron Kings, who trailed 345.85-331.31 after the evening game.
Monday
Carson Wentz had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Fly Eagles Fly on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Fly Eagles Fly   Grid Iron Kings

What If

Fly Eagles Fly would have beaten seven other teams besides Grid Iron Kings this week.
Grid Iron Kings would have lost to six other teams besides Fly Eagles Fly this week.
Fly Eagles Fly would be 9-3 if they played Grid Iron Kings every week.
Grid Iron Kings would have beaten Fly Eagles Fly 384.27-353.98 had they played each other last week.
Fly Eagles Fly would be 8-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Grid Iron Kings.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fly Eagles Fly, Grid Iron Kings would be 6-4.
If Fly Eagles Fly had played every team in the league each week, they would be 75-57.
If they played every team every week, Grid Iron Kings would be 60-72.

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