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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
98 DarkPink Balloons
4-8 96.24
108.79
 
VS
proj
The mystery machine
90.92 4-8
87.76

98 DarkPink Balloons hand The mystery machine fifth consecutive loss, 96.24-90.92

98 DarkPink Balloons earned a 96.24-90.92 win to hand The mystery machine their fifth straight loss. 98 DarkPink Balloons never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Taysom Hill (78 Pass Yds, 44 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Marquise Brown (4 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Deshaun Watson (318 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 24 Rush Yds) and Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading scorers for The mystery machine in the loss. 98 DarkPink Balloons (4-8) will look to add to their success against The White Knucklers, while The mystery machine (4-8) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against andre's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  98 DarkPink Balloons   The mystery machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas passed for 28 yards and had 20 receiving yards and a touchdown as the Football Team beat the Cowboys 41-16. In doing so, he put up 11.42 points to scored 55.8% higher than his 7.33-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on 98 DarkPink Balloons this week. Next week, Thomas will play the Steelers.
Logan Thomas

Top Player Comparison

98 DarkPink Balloons
Points
% of total points 96.24
1
Taysom Hill
QB
17.52
18.76
18.2%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
16.5
8.13
17.1%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.7
12.11
14.2%
4
Logan Thomas
TE
11.42
7.33
11.9%
The mystery machine
Points
% of total points 90.92
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
33.12
22.88
36.4%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
20.2
11.36
22.2%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
13.7
12.93
15.1%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
13.6
8.3
15%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for The mystery machine, while Amari Cooper had a 54-yard touchdown catch, helping to stake The mystery machine to a 54.32-13.82 lead.
Sunday Early
Dan Bailey had a 53-yard field goal for 98 DarkPink Balloons, who trailed 57.32-48.52 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for The mystery machine, while Rob Gronkowski had a 48-yard catch, helping The mystery machine to a 90.92-66.04 lead.

Points By Position

  98 DarkPink Balloons   The mystery machine

Game Notes

Just four of the 10 starters on 98 DarkPink Balloons exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The mystery machine had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The mystery machine could have used points from Jonnu Smith and La'Mical Perine, as both put up goose eggs.
Deshaun Watson and Amari Cooper both outscored Taysom Hill, the leading scorer for 98 DarkPink Balloons.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
98 DarkPink Balloons won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while The mystery machine exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 5.32-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a streak of three consecutive defeats for 98 DarkPink Balloons.
98 DarkPink Balloons managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 21.03-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Deshaun Watson (33.12 points) recorded the best overall score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

The mystery machine
Looking ahead to Week 13, 15th-place The mystery machine (4-8) will take on ninth-place andre's Team (7-5). Each side has two players with byes next week, as Chris Godwin and Rob Gronkowski are off for The mystery machine and Tom Brady and Cameron Brate for andre's Team.
98 DarkPink Balloons
98 DarkPink Balloons (4-8) are set to square off against The White Knucklers (0-12) in Week 13. 98 DarkPink Balloons might need to shuffle the deck some with DJ Moore out on bye next week. The White Knucklers won't have Teddy Bridgewater or LeSean McCoy. Over the last three weeks, 98 DarkPink Balloons have scored 93.13 points per game, while The White Knucklers have averaged only 67.52 per contest.