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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Chark Week
5-7 109.2
102.25
 
VS
proj
Russell Wilson's War
79.9 7-5
111.95

Russell Wilson's War come up short of projections, succumb to Chark Week, 109.2-79.9

There's no sugarcoating it, Russell Wilson's War underperformed, at least according to projections, as Chark Week secured a 109.2-79.9 win. Russell Wilson's War took a 3.7-point lead on Thursday, but Chark Week held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by A.J. Brown (23.8 points) and Carson Wentz (22.8). Austin Ekeler (44 Rush Yds, 85 Rec Yds) and Russell Wilson (230 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 12 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Russell Wilson's War in the loss. Chark Week (5-7) will look to maintain their winning ways against Parrotheads, while Russell Wilson's War (7-5) meet North Dallas TONGO in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Chark Week   Russell Wilson's War

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the 49ers in Week 12, the Rams defense allowed 23 points, surrendered 345 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 15 points to scored 78.4% higher than their 8.41-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Chark Week this week. Next week, the Rams will face the Cardinals.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Chark Week
Points
% of total points 109.2
1
A.J. Brown
WR
23.8
12.76
21.8%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
22.8
19.76
20.9%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
15
8.41
13.7%
4
James White
RB
14.2
10.76
13%
Russell Wilson's War
Points
% of total points 79.9
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.4
14.58
23%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
16.4
27.33
20.5%
3
Tyler Bass
K
11
8.73
13.8%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
8
16.14
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 69-yard touchdown catch for Chark Week, who trailed 61.7-45.9 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 58-yard field goal for Chark Week to contribute to an 82.5-63.5 lead for the team.
Monday
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Monday night. For Chark Week, Carson Wentz had a 33-yard touchdown pass. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Russell Wilson's War with a 52-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Chark Week   Russell Wilson's War

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Chark Week scored more points in this matchup (109.2) than their season average (100.83).
Chark Week are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Russell Wilson's War (1).
By position, Chark Week have outscored Russell Wilson's War at TE and DEF this season.
The starters for Chark Week had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Russell Wilson's War (1).
There's not much good to say about Russell Wilson's War this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Chark Week
Hey, the key to football is recognizing the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Russell Wilson's War at the wide receiver position (31.7 points to 15.4).
Russell Wilson's War
You can feel good knowing that your generosity this week did not go unnoticed, Russell Wilson's War. It takes a real kindred spirit to help someone like Chark Week succeed. Who knows, maybe they'll return the favor by choosing a couple of defenses early in next year's draft... something along those lines!