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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Zeke & Destroy
8-4 159.04
184.35
 
VS
proj
Dawg Pound
129.37 6-6
146.12

Zeke & Destroy find way to defeat Dawg Pound in 159.04-129.37 rout

Both teams underperformed projections, but Zeke & Destroy did enough to knock off Dawg Pound. Predicted to win 184.35-146.12, Zeke & Destroy rolled to a 159.04-129.37 win over Dawg Pound. Dawg Pound nabbed a 31.72-point lead on Thursday behind an outstanding effort from Deshaun Watson (318 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 24 Rush Yds). But it was all Zeke & Destroy after that. They were led by Ben Roethlisberger (266 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Calvin Ridley (6 Rec, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the second time this season Zeke & Destroy have beaten Dawg Pound, after winning 216.26-174.27 in their last matchup. Zeke & Destroy (8-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against The Mary Anns, while Dawg Pound (6-6) face Canadian Bacon in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Zeke & Destroy   Dawg Pound

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bell scored 17.15 points against the Giants in Week 12 to more-than-double his 6.13-point projection. He made 10 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Zeke & Destroy this week. In Week 13, Bell and the Bengals will square off against the Dolphins.
Vonn Bell

Top Player Comparison

Zeke & Destroy
Points
% of total points 159.04
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
21.54
27.44
13.5%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
19
20.35
11.9%
3
Eric Kendricks
LB
17.5
10.66
11%
4
Vonn Bell
S
17.15
6.13
10.8%
Dawg Pound
Points
% of total points 129.37
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
49.62
32.08
38.4%
2
Davante Adams
WR
20.1
25.97
15.5%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
13
21.64
10%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
12.9
11.67
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Dawg Pound, helping give Dawg Pound a 49.62-17.90 lead.

Points By Position

  Zeke & Destroy   Dawg Pound

Game Notes

Just six of the 15 starters on Zeke & Destroy scored higher than their projected point totals.
Dawg Pound had only three of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Dawg Pound even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The loss concludes a streak of two straight wins for Dawg Pound.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Zeke & Destroy. They got the win, but failed to cover the 38.23-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Zeke & Destroy moves to (4-0), while Dawg Pound falls to (3-3).
Despite the loss, Deshaun Watson (49.62 points) registered the third-best score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Dawg Pound
Up ahead next week, 10th-place Dawg Pound (6-6) will look to get back in the win column against fourth-place Canadian Bacon (8-4). 12 weeks into the 2020 season, Dawg Pound have scored the 10th-most points in the league. Canadian Bacon (173.34 PPG) are ranked sixth. Over the last three weeks, Dawg Pound has scored 154.1 points per game, while Canadian Bacon has averaged 177.51 per contest.
Zeke & Destroy
In a matchup that features a pair of teams that are separated by just a game in the standings, Zeke & Destroy (8-4) will take on The Mary Anns (7-5) in Week 13. Zeke & Destroy might have to rearrange their lineup a bit with Shaq Thompson out on bye in Week 13. The Mary Anns will be without Jason Pierre-Paul. Over the last three weeks, Zeke & Destroy have scored 184.7 points per game, while The Mary Anns have averaged only 131.86 per contest.