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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Joe burrow
5-7 117.5
110.62
 
VS
proj
Florence Troopers
87.7 6-6
123.31

Florence Troopers fall short of projections, lose to Joe burrow in 117.5-87.7 rout

Florence Troopers failed to rise to the occasion, as Joe burrow cruised to a 117.5-87.7 win. Florence Troopers pulled out to a 15.5-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Joe burrow after that. They were led by Latavius Murray, who ran for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.1 points, and Jarvis Landry, who caught 8 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown (24.3 points). Duke Johnson (37 Rush Yds, 43 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Green Bay Packers defense (25 Pts Allowed, 351 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for Florence Troopers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Joe burrow have taken down Florence Troopers, after falling 144.5-96.9 in their last matchup. Joe burrow (5-7) will look to notch another W against Texas Wildcats, while Florence Troopers (6-6) will try to get back in the win column against ┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐.

Matchup Timeline

  Joe burrow   Florence Troopers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Broncos in Week 12, Murray ran for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 25.1 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. In Week 13, Murray and the Saints will square off against the Falcons.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Joe burrow
Points
% of total points 117.5
1
Latavius Murray
RB
25.1
7.21
21.4%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
24.3
10.36
20.7%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
22.5
14
19.1%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
14.4
23.33
12.3%
Florence Troopers
Points
% of total points 87.7
1
Duke Johnson
RB
15.5
13.2
17.7%
2
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
15
8.34
17.1%
3
Evan Engram
TE
13.9
8.58
15.8%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
13.5
13.35
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Duke Johnson had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Florence Troopers, contributing to a 15.5-0.0 lead for Florence Troopers.
Sunday Early
Evan Engram had a 53-yard catch and a 44-yard catch for Florence Troopers to contribute to a 61.8-46.8 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Latavius Murray had a 36-yard touchdown run for Joe burrow to contribute to a 103.1-68.9 lead for the team.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 52-yard pass for Joe burrow on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Joe burrow   Florence Troopers

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starting players on Joe burrow exceeded their scoring projections.
Florence Troopers had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Joe burrow won despite starting Jonnu Smith, who scored zero points.
Joe burrow had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Florence Troopers.
Joe burrow put up more points than their season scoring average (98.36) while Florence Troopers fell short of theirs (108.28).
Joe burrow put up more points than their projected total, while Florence Troopers fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 29.8-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This loss ends a streak of two straight wins for Florence Troopers.
Joe burrow moves to (3-4) in blowout games this year, while Florence Troopers falls to (3-4).

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