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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Gamblers
9-3 148.28
120.3
 
VS
proj
Comeback Szn
74.24 2-10
115.25

Gamblers jump into 1st place in 148.28-74.24 rout

Gamblers ascended into first place in Yahoo Public 835233 with a convincing victory over Comeback Szn, rolling to a 148.28-74.24 win. Comeback Szn nabbed a 3.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Gamblers after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (462 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and James Robinson (128 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds). Justin Herbert (316 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and the Houston Texans defense (25 Pts Allowed, 388 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did their part for Comeback Szn in defeat. This marks the second time this season Gamblers have beaten Comeback Szn, after winning 136.9-110.32 in their last matchup. Gamblers improve to 9-3 on the season, while Comeback Szn fall to 2-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Gamblers   Comeback Szn

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Robinson scored 24.4 points in a 27-25 loss to the Browns to beat his 14.72-point projection. He racked up 159 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Gamblers this week. Robinson will battle the Vikings in Week 13.
James Robinson

Top Player Comparison

Gamblers
Points
% of total points 148.28
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.28
25.72
21.1%
2
James Robinson
RB
24.4
14.72
16.5%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
22.8
11.01
15.4%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
21
8.96
14.2%
Comeback Szn
Points
% of total points 74.24
1
Justin Herbert
QB
17.44
22.18
23.5%
2
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
16
5.67
21.6%
3
Chris Carson
RB
12.9
13.32
17.4%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
8
16.14
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Gamblers emerged with a 104.70-52.74 lead. For Gamblers, Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for Comeback Szn with a 55-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass for Gamblers, helping the team to a 148.28-58.74 lead.

Points By Position

  Gamblers   Comeback Szn

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Gamblers exceeded their projected point totals.
Comeback Szn had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Comeback Szn can partially blame the loss on Jonnu Smith, who didn't score any points.
Gamblers had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Comeback Szn.
Gamblers put up more points than their season scoring average (124.49) while Comeback Szn fell short of theirs (100.54).
Gamblers recorded more points than their projected total, while Comeback Szn fell short of their projection.
This showdown featured the top and bottom-scoring teams in the league this week.
The matchup's 74.04-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Gamblers earn the W, but they also easily covered the 5.04-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Gamblers moves to (8-2), while Comeback Szn falls to (1-5).
A bright spot in the defeat, Justin Herbert put up 17.44 points, the second-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Gamblers
Whoa, Gamblers, you put the rest of the league on notice with this dominant effort. Not only did you win by more than 74 points, you also jumped up from third place to first in the league standings!
Comeback Szn
With only five catches this past week, the starting RBs for Comeback Szn clearly should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.