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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Network Grid
4-8 138.6
163.5
 
VS
proj
Julio Think You Are
110.28 3-9
154.39

The Network Grid defeat Julio Think You Are for third straight win, 138.60-110.28

The Network Grid extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Julio Think You Are, securing a 138.60-110.28 win. The Network Grid never trailed in this one after grabbing a 24.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Houston Texans defense. Josh Allen (30.48 points) and the Miami Dolphins defense (20) carried the flag for Julio Think You Are in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Network Grid have beaten Julio Think You Are, after falling 193.58-171.5 in their last matchup. The Network Grid (4-8) will look to notch another W against The Rough Draft, while Julio Think You Are (3-9) face off against Captain Panic in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Network Grid   Julio Think You Are

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 41-25 win over the Lions, the Texans defense scored 24 points to nearly double their 12.11-point projection. They allowed 25 points, surrendered 388 yards, and forced 3 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Network Grid this week. The Texans will square off against the Colts next week.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

The Network Grid
Points
% of total points 138.6
1
James Robinson
RB
38.9
25.4
28.1%
2
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
24
12.11
17.3%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
20.9
42.55
15.1%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
17.7
15.72
12.8%
Julio Think You Are
Points
% of total points 110.28
1
Josh Allen
QB
30.48
39.68
27.6%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
20
16.22
18.1%
3
Curtis Samuel
WR
13.2
13.23
12%
4
Giovani Bernard
RB
10.9
20.02
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 44-yard pass for Julio Think You Are, while Dan Bailey had a 53-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 118.90-101.08 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for The Network Grid, helping the team to a 136.60-110.28 lead.

Points By Position

  The Network Grid   Julio Think You Are

What If

The Network Grid would have beaten only one other team besides Julio Think You Are this week.
Julio Think You Are would have lost to nine other teams besides The Network Grid this week.
If The Network Grid played Julio Think You Are every week this season, they'd be 5-7.
Had they played each other last week, The Network Grid would have gotten the win over Julio Think You Are 143.96-134.92.
The Network Grid would be 2-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Julio Think You Are.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Network Grid, Julio Think You Are would be 3-7.
If The Network Grid had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-92.
If they played every team every week, Julio Think You Are would be 54-78.

Coach Talk

The Network Grid
Creating mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. We really took that to heart by tripling Julio Think You Are at running back this past week (56.1 points to 17.8).
Julio Think You Are
Registering only a couple of receptions on four targets this past week, it appears that the starting RBs for Julio Think You Are should smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to dump it off more often.