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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Ga(y)iders
7-5 57.3
104.48
 
VS
proj
Anteater
45.98 5-7
69.22

Offensively challenged Ga(y)iders defeat Anteater, 57.30-45.98

Ga(y)iders earned a 57.30-45.98 win over Anteater in spite of ranking only 13th in the league in points scored for the week. Ga(y)iders took a 27.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 17.45 points from Joey Slye (2-4 FG, 40 long, 3-3 XP) and Austin Ekeler (44 Rush Yds, 85 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Carson Wentz (215 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 42 Rush Yds) and Chris Boswell (2-2 FG, 27 long, 1-2 XP) were the leaders for Anteater in the loss. Ga(y)iders (7-5) will look to keep it rolling against Red Raiders, while Anteater (5-7) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Jon Gruden.

Matchup Timeline

  Ga(y)iders   Anteater

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 12.75 points, Watt scored 39.3% more than his 9.15-point projection as the Steelers beat the Ravens 19-14. He made 7 tackles and recorded 2 sacks to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ga(y)iders this week. Next week, Watt will square off against the Football Team.
T.J. Watt

Top Player Comparison

Ga(y)iders
Points
% of total points 57.3
1
T.J. Watt
LB
12.75
9.15
22.3%
2
Joey Slye
K
11
9.79
19.2%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
10.43
19.58
18.2%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
6.45
7.66
11.3%
Anteater
Points
% of total points 45.98
1
Carson Wentz
QB
15.68
13.3
34.1%
2
Chris Boswell
K
7
8.54
15.2%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
4.85
6.53
10.5%
4
Robert Woods
WR
4.4
6.02
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for Anteater, who trailed 34.12-22.30 after the late games.
Monday
Both teams had players with standout plays on Monday night. For Ga(y)iders, Russell Wilson had a 52-yard pass. Carson Wentz made the highlight reel for Anteater with a 33-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Ga(y)iders   Anteater

Game Notes

Ga(y)iders won despite the fact that only two of their 12 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Anteater had only one of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Anteater even trying this week? They started three 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.
Ga(y)iders ranked 13th in the league in scoring this week, while Anteater ranked 15th.
The matchup's 11.32-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The loss ends a streak of two consecutive wins for Anteater.
Ga(y)iders managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 35.26-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Carson Wentz put up 15.68 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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