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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Bonecrushers
5-7 109.2
96.32
 
VS
proj
NBGD Straydogs
86 8-4
104.96

Bonecrushers brush off projections, knock off NBGD Straydogs in 109.2-86.0 rout

Bonecrushers exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 109.2-86.0 win over NBGD Straydogs, who fell short of projections. NBGD Straydogs jumped out to a 26.1-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 26.1 points from Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and T.J. Hockenson (5 Rec, 89 Rec Yds). But it was all Bonecrushers after that. They were led by Derrick Henry (36.5 points) and Tom Brady (27.7). This marks the first time this season Bonecrushers have beaten NBGD Straydogs, after falling 104.6-100.66 in their last matchup. Bonecrushers (5-7) will look to sustain their momentum against Panzer Division, while NBGD Straydogs (8-4) face off against Benetton Favorites in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Bonecrushers   NBGD Straydogs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry ran for 178 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Titans beat the Colts 45-26. In doing so, he put up 36.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Bonecrushers this week. Henry will face the Browns next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Bonecrushers
Points
% of total points 109.2
1
Derrick Henry
RB
36.5
14.21
33.4%
2
Tom Brady
QB
27.7
23.06
25.4%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
10.4
7.48
9.5%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
9.7
9.48
8.9%
NBGD Straydogs
Points
% of total points 86
1
Allen Robinson II
WR
19.4
10.03
22.6%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
17.2
8.6
20%
3
The New York Giants defense
DEF
12
11.52
14%
4
Tyler Bass
K
11
8.73
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 54-yard touchdown catch for NBGD Straydogs, while T.J. Hockenson had a 51-yard catch to contribute to a 26.1-0.0 lead for NBGD Straydogs.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for Bonecrushers, helping the team to a 96.3-66.6 lead.

Points By Position

  Bonecrushers   NBGD Straydogs

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Bonecrushers scored higher than their point projections.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points, NBGD Straydogs lost.
Bonecrushers put up more points than their season scoring average (94.79) while NBGD Straydogs fell short of theirs (104.77).
Bonecrushers recorded more points than their projected total, while NBGD Straydogs fell short of their projection.
The win concludes a two-game losing skid for Bonecrushers, while the loss caps a four-game winning streak for NBGD Straydogs.
Bonecrushers moves to (2-0) in blowout games this year, while NBGD Straydogs falls to (3-3).
On the losing side, Allen Robinson II recorded 19.4 points, the fourth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Bonecrushers
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches, right? Thanks to good production out of the backfield, our team certainly took that to heart this past week. We thoroughly dominated NBGD Straydogs at running back (39.6 points to 8.1). With 185 total yards and three TDs, Derrick Henry did most of the heavy lifting, while Melvin Gordon III chipped in with 31 yards.
NBGD Straydogs
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for NBGD Straydogs collectively logged four catches on just five targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to dial up some screen plays in Week 13!