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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Phi Eagles (TS)
5-7 22
26.57
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
12 3-9
27.43

Phi Eagles (TS) come back to knock off New England Patriots 22-12 despite coming up short of expectations

Both teams underperformed their projected point totals, but Phi Eagles (TS) did enough to beat New England Patriots, coming back to earn a 22-12 win. After trailing 12-10 heading into Monday night, Phi Eagles (TS) came storming back behind Carson Wentz, who passed for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 42 yards for 6 points, and Dallas Goedert, who caught 7 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown (4 points). The New England Patriots defense (17 Pts Allowed, 298 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Robby Anderson (4 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for New England Patriots in the loss. Phi Eagles (TS) (5-7) will look to notch another win against New Orleans Saints, while New England Patriots (3-9) will try to get some positive momentum against GB Packers (JP).

Matchup Timeline

  Phi Eagles (TS)   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert (7 Rec, 75 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 4 points against the Seahawks in Week 12. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 1.19-point projection and was much higher than his 1.5-point season scoring average. Goedert will face the Packers next week.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

Phi Eagles (TS)
Points
% of total points 22
1
Carson Wentz
QB
6
5.74
27.3%
2
Daniel Carlson
K
6
8.43
27.3%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
4
1.19
18.2%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
3
4.49
13.6%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 12
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
4
5.04
33.3%
2
Robby Anderson
WR
4
2.05
33.3%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
4
2.26
33.3%
4
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
2
7.47
16.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Robby Anderson had a 41-yard touchdown catch for New England Patriots, contributing to an 8-7 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Ronald Jones II had a 37-yard touchdown catch for New England Patriots, helping the team to a 12-10 lead.
Monday
Carson Wentz had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Phi Eagles (TS) during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Phi Eagles (TS)   New England Patriots

Game Notes

Phi Eagles (TS) got the W even though only two of their eight starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
New England Patriots had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Phi Eagles (TS) had two starters score zero points, while New England Patriots had three.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
New England Patriots ranked 13th in the league in points scored this week, while Phi Eagles (TS) ranked tied for 10th.
The matchup's 10-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In comeback games this year, Phi Eagles (TS) moves to (4-0), while New England Patriots falls to (0-2).

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