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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Smack down boyz
4-8 223.1
188.4
 
VS
proj
Raiders4Life
144.7 6-6
200.13

Smack down boyz smirk at expectations, defeat Raiders4Life in 223.1-144.7 rout

Smack down boyz stepped up and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 223.1-144.7 win over Raiders4Life, who fell short of projections. Raiders4Life pulled out to a 2.7-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Smack down boyz after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (462 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and Latavius Murray (124 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). Kyler Murray (170 Pass Yds, 31 Rush Yds) and Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Raiders4Life in the loss. This marks the first time this season Smack down boyz have taken down Raiders4Life, after falling 253.8-214 in their last matchup. Smack down boyz (4-8) will look to add to their success against larry's Team, while Raiders4Life (6-6) will face Outlaws in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Smack down boyz   Raiders4Life

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 25.1 points against his 7.2-point projection. During a 31-3 win over the Broncos, he ran for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns. Murray will face the Falcons next week.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Smack down boyz
Points
% of total points 223.1
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
85.5
64.63
38.3%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
25.1
7.2
11.3%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
12.9
10.13
5.8%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
12.2
15.21
5.5%
Raiders4Life
Points
% of total points 144.7
1
Kyler Murray
QB
29.6
57.05
20.5%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
21.2
11.61
14.7%
3
Davante Adams
WR
15.1
19.82
10.4%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
14.6
8.36
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 54-yard touchdown catch for Raiders4Life, contributing to a 21.2-18.5 lead for Raiders4Life.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Smack down boyz who claimed the lead, 196.7-128.1. Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass for Smack down boyz, while Latavius Murray had a 36-yard touchdown run. Rob Gronkowski made the highlight reel for Raiders4Life with a 48-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Smack down boyz   Raiders4Life

Game Notes

Smack down boyz had 10 of their 18 starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
Raiders4Life had only five of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Smack down boyz had two starters score zero points, while Raiders4Life had two.
Smack down boyz put up more points than their season scoring average (183.92) while Raiders4Life fell short of theirs (209.95).
Smack down boyz scored more points than their projected total, while Raiders4Life failed to reach their projection.
The defeat concludes a two-game winning streak for Raiders4Life.
In blowout games this season, Smack down boyz moves to (1-2), while Raiders4Life falls to (0-2).

Next Week Preview

Raiders4Life
Week 13 will feature an intriguing matchup between two of the league's top four teams, as fourth-place Raiders4Life (6-6) faces third-place Outlaws (8-4). Each side has players on bye next week, as Mike Evans, Robby Anderson, Lavonte David, Shaq Thompson, and Antonio Brown are off for Outlaws and Rob Gronkowski and DJ Moore will be out for Raiders4Life.
Smack down boyz
Smack down boyz (4-8) are set to face larry's Team (8-4) in Week 13. Smack down boyz might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Ryan Succop and Ndamukong Suh out on bye in Week 13. larry's Team won't have Antoine Winfield Jr.. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Smack down boyz have put up 217.4 points per game over the last three weeks, while larry's Team have averaged 217.05 per matchup over that same span.