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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Vultures
5-7 191
142.79
 
VS
proj
WarEagle
127.45 6-6
153.03

Vultures brush off predictions, earn win against WarEagle in 191.00-127.45 rout

Vultures showed up, rolling to a 191.00-127.45 win over WarEagle, who fell short of projections. WarEagle jumped out to a 49.45-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Deshaun Watson, who passed for 318 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 24 yards for 44.3 points, and T.J. Hockenson, who caught 5 passes for 89 yards (13.9 points). But it was all Vultures after that. They were led by Kirk Cousins (307 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 19 Rush Yds) and Jarvis Landry (8 Rec, 143 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Vultures (5-7) will look to build on their success against Doughboys, while WarEagle (6-6) will attempt to right the ship against Negligent Discharges.

Matchup Timeline

  Vultures   WarEagle

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Robinson overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 26.9 points against his 16.3-point projection. In a 27-25 loss to the Browns, he racked up 159 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Robinson ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
James Robinson

Top Player Comparison

Vultures
Points
% of total points 191
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
35.25
22.87
18.5%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
28.3
12.96
14.8%
3
James Robinson
RB
26.9
16.3
14.1%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
17.7
9.33
9.3%
WarEagle
Points
% of total points 127.45
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
44.3
29.87
34.8%
2
Dallas Goedert
TE
20.5
11.4
16.1%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
13.9
12.45
10.9%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
10.8
14.19
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout moments on Thursday, but it was WarEagle who claimed the lead, 74.00-24.55. For Vultures, Duke Johnson had a 33-yard touchdown catch. Deshaun Watson had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for WarEagle, while T.J. Hockenson had a 51-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for Vultures, contributing to a 173.30-101.65 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Robert Tonyan had a 39-yard touchdown catch for Vultures, contributing to a 191.00-101.65 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Vultures   WarEagle

StatSmack

Vultures must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (191) than their season average (137.53).
Once Vultures put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than WarEagle (4 vs 2).
Vultures laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than WarEagle (0).
Vultures should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than WarEagle (5 vs 4).
By position, Vultures have outscored WarEagle at RB and DEF this season.
Hey WarEagle, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Vultures
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up WarEagle at the wide receiver position (67.35 points to 31.35).
WarEagle
With only three receptions this past week, the starting running backs for WarEagle should remind their quarterbacks to start checking down more frequently (and dial up a screen play or two).