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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Zeke's Cowboys
6-6 136.52
117.03
 
VS
proj
dewy1's Team
113.04 7-5
125.64

Zeke's Cowboys knock off dewy1's Team in 136.52-113.04 rout

Zeke's Cowboys outperformed expectations, rolling to a 136.52-113.04 win over dewy1's Team, who fell short of projections. Zeke's Cowboys grabbed an early 20.20-point lead on Thursday. dewy1's Team came back to take the lead on Sunday night, powered by Aaron Rodgers (25.64 points) and Aaron Jones (9.5). Not to be deterred, Zeke's Cowboys pulled it together at the last minute on Monday night, as DK Metcalf (22.7 points) put them back on top for good. This marks the first time this season Zeke's Cowboys have gotten the best of dewy1's Team, after falling 156.82-115.98 in their last matchup. Zeke's Cowboys (6-6) will look to earn another W against Lightning Bolts, while dewy1's Team (7-5) meet Beefs are Poultry in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Zeke's Cowboys   dewy1's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Colts in Week 12, Henry ran for 178 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 37.5 points to more-than-double his 15.02-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Zeke's Cowboys this week. Henry will battle the Browns next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Zeke's Cowboys
Points
% of total points 136.52
1
Derrick Henry
RB
37.5
15.02
27.5%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
22.7
16.58
16.6%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
20.2
11.35
14.8%
4
Wayne Gallman Jr.
RB
16.6
12.07
12.2%
dewy1's Team
Points
% of total points 113.04
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
25.64
21.58
22.7%
2
James Robinson
RB
24.4
14.72
21.6%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
15
8.41
13.3%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
14
15.03
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 54-yard touchdown catch for Zeke's Cowboys, contributing to a 20.20-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 39-yard touchdown pass for dewy1's Team, helping the team to a 113.04-105.62 lead.
Monday
DK Metcalf had a 52-yard catch for Zeke's Cowboys on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Zeke's Cowboys   dewy1's Team

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Zeke's Cowboys scored higher than their projected point totals.
dewy1's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Zeke's Cowboys put up more points than their season scoring average (115.88) while dewy1's Team fell short of theirs (125.81).
Zeke's Cowboys scored more points than their projected total, while dewy1's Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 23.48-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The loss puts an end to a two-match winning streak for dewy1's Team.
Zeke's Cowboys moves to (4-3) in blowout games this season, while dewy1's Team falls to (6-2).
In a losing effort, Aaron Rodgers scored 25.64 points, the third-best score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

dewy1's Team
In Week 13, third-place dewy1's Team (7-5) will try to bounce back against second-place Beefs are Poultry (10-2). dewy1's Team may need to shuffle the deck some with Tom Brady out on bye next week. Beefs are Poultry will be without Mike Evans.
Zeke's Cowboys
Zeke's Cowboys (6-6) are set to square off against Lightning Bolts (4-8) in Week 13. 12 weeks into the season, Zeke's Cowboys have put up the fourth-most points in the league while Lightning Bolts (and their 97.37 points per game) are ranked ninth. Over the last three weeks, Zeke's Cowboys have scored 116.41 points per game, while Lightning Bolts have averaged just 80.37 per contest.