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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Mad Scientist
6-6 100.22
89.68
 
VS
proj
The Placebo Arm
95.34 4-8
95.44

The Mad Scientist smirk at expectations, defeat The Placebo Arm in 100.22-95.34 battle

The Mad Scientist outperformed expectations, narrowly earning a 100.22-95.34 win over The Placebo Arm, who fell short of projections. The Placebo Arm made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. The Mad Scientist led 57.62-72.80 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 9 points from the Seattle Seahawks defense on Monday night for The Placebo Arm. Deshaun Watson (33.12 points) and Adrian Peterson (17.5) led the way for The Mad Scientist in the victory. This marks the second time this season The Mad Scientist have knocked off The Placebo Arm, after winning 95.42-87.26 in their last matchup. The Mad Scientist (6-6) will look to sustain their winning ways against DeKaylin Zecharius, while The Placebo Arm (4-8) will attempt to get back on track against An Easy W.

Matchup Timeline

  The Mad Scientist   The Placebo Arm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 55 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Texans, Peterson put up 17.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.3-point projection and was much higher than his 6.12-point season scoring average. Peterson will face the Bears next week.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 100.22
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
33.12
23.85
33%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
17.5
7.3
17.5%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
14.5
6.11
14.5%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
13.5
6.95
13.5%
The Placebo Arm
Points
% of total points 95.34
1
A.J. Brown
WR
21.8
10.38
22.9%
2
James White
RB
13.7
7.92
14.4%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
13.54
19.96
14.2%
4
Davante Adams
WR
12.1
15.36
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for The Mad Scientist to contribute to a 50.62-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 69-yard touchdown catch for The Placebo Arm, contributing to a 51.10-50.62 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Mad Scientist   The Placebo Arm

What If

The Mad Scientist would have beaten seven other teams besides The Placebo Arm this week.
The Placebo Arm would have lost to just three other teams besides The Mad Scientist this week.
If The Mad Scientist played The Placebo Arm every week this season, they'd be 5-7.
The Placebo Arm would have defeated The Mad Scientist 90.88-84.16 had they played each other last week.
The Mad Scientist would be 2-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Placebo Arm.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Mad Scientist, The Placebo Arm would be 5-5.
If The Mad Scientist had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-85.
If they played every team every week, The Placebo Arm would be 59-73.

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