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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Jon Gruden
7-5 78.78
88.79
 
VS
proj
Fat Samurai
54.7 2-10
86.36

Jon Gruden come back to beat Fat Samurai 78.78-54.70

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point totals, but Jon Gruden did enough to take down Fat Samurai. Predicted to win by a score of 88.79-86.36, Jon Gruden rallied for a 78.78-54.70 win over Fat Samurai. Jon Gruden trailed 40.35-48.08 heading into Sunday night, but the squad charged back behind David Montgomery (18.15 points) and Za'Darius Smith (10.25). Harrison Butker (9 points) and De'Vondre Campbell (8.5) led the charge for Fat Samurai in defeat. Jon Gruden (7-5) will look to add to their success against Anteater, while Fat Samurai (2-10) attempt to develop some positive momentum against The Dragons.

Matchup Timeline

  Jon Gruden   Fat Samurai

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 10.25 points, Mathieu scored 32.1% more than his 7.76-point projection as the Chiefs beat the Buccaneers 27-24. He made 5 tackles and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Jon Gruden this week. Mathieu will battle the Broncos in Week 13.
Tyrann Mathieu

Top Player Comparison

Jon Gruden
Points
% of total points 78.78
1
David Montgomery
RB
18.15
6.93
23%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
13.33
15.76
16.9%
3
Za'Darius Smith
LB
10.25
7.32
13%
4
Tyrann Mathieu
S
10.25
7.76
13%
Fat Samurai
Points
% of total points 54.7
1
Harrison Butker
K
9
10.45
16.5%
2
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
8.5
8.02
15.5%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
7.85
5.95
14.4%
4
Demario Davis
LB
7.75
8.42
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
David Montgomery had a 57-yard run for Jon Gruden, helping the team to a 76.48-40.35 lead.

Points By Position

  Jon Gruden   Fat Samurai

Game Notes

Just three of the 12 starters on Jon Gruden scored higher than their projected point totals.
Fat Samurai had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Jon Gruden had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Fat Samurai.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Not only did Jon Gruden win, but they also covered the 2.43-point forecasted margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Jon Gruden moves to (1-1), while Fat Samurai falls to (0-2).

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