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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
SpongeBills
6-6 147.16
150.79
 
VS
proj
Fireflys
145.74 5-7
143.82

Unable to overcome negative points, Fireflys fall to SpongeBills in 147.16-145.74 battle

Hampered by negative points from the Indianapolis Colts defense, Fireflys were unable to overcome SpongeBills, which came from behind to earn a 147.16-145.74 victory. SpongeBills trailed 114.64-122.56 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind Dallas Goedert (20.5 points) and Jalen Reagor (4.1). Jarvis Landry (28.3 points) and Marquise Brown (27.5) did their part for Fireflys in defeat. This marks the first time this season SpongeBills have beaten Fireflys, after falling 152.72-149.78 in their last matchup. SpongeBills (6-6) will look to keep it rolling against Mad Flanders, while Fireflys (5-7) will face Gridiron in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  SpongeBills   Fireflys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 20.5 points against his 11.4-point projection. During a 23-17 loss to the Seahawks, he caught 7 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown. Goedert will face the Packers next week.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

SpongeBills
Points
% of total points 147.16
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.9
17.25
16.2%
2
Dallas Goedert
TE
20.5
11.4
13.9%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
19.9
15.29
13.5%
4
Wayne Gallman Jr.
RB
18.1
13.48
12.3%
Fireflys
Points
% of total points 145.74
1
Jarvis Landry
WR
28.3
13.27
19.4%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
27.5
11.11
18.9%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
26.6
17.48
18.3%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
25.64
26.02
17.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jason Sanders had a 54-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal for SpongeBills, contributing to a 107.56-65.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers found Robert Tonyan for a 39-yard touchdown pass for Fireflys, who trailed 122.56-114.64 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  SpongeBills   Fireflys

Game Notes

Seven of the 10 starters on SpongeBills scored higher than their projected point totals.
Fireflys had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The four highest scorers for Fireflys scored more points than Austin Ekeler, the leading scorer for SpongeBills.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
SpongeBills emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Fireflys outscored their projection.
The matchup's 1.42-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a two-match losing slide for SpongeBills, while the loss breaks a two-game winning streak for Fireflys.
SpongeBills managed to get the win, but did not cover the 6.97-point projected margin of victory.
SpongeBills moves to (2-2) in close games this season, while Fireflys falls to (1-1).

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