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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
The Dragons
9-3 77.48
93.39
 
VS
proj
Blade Executioner
40.5 5-7
89.74

The Dragons knock off Blade Executioner for third straight win in 77.48-40.50 rout

The Dragons extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over Blade Executioner, cruising to a 77.48-40.50 win. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as The Dragons took a 41.73-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Josh Allen and Ezekiel Elliott. Allen passed for 260 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 43 yards for 26.48 points, while Elliott racked up 49 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (8.45 points). Tae Crowder (10.5 points) and Odell Beckham Jr. (10.05) were the leaders for Blade Executioner in defeat. The Dragons (9-3) will look to add to their success against Red Raiders, while Blade Executioner (5-7) will meet The Ga(y)iders in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dragons   Blade Executioner

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 3 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown against the Packers, Jefferson Jr. tallied 10.65 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 4.48-point projection and was much higher than his 3.91-point season scoring average. Jefferson Jr. will face the Jaguars next week.
Van Jefferson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

The Dragons
Points
% of total points 77.48
1
Josh Allen
QB
26.48
18.9
34.2%
2
Van Jefferson Jr.
WR
10.65
4.48
13.7%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
8.45
9.19
10.9%
4
Matt Gay
K
8
8.9
10.3%
Blade Executioner
Points
% of total points 40.5
1
Tae Crowder
LB
10.5
7.39
25.9%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
10.05
4.81
24.8%
3
Logan Wilson
LB
6
9.01
14.8%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
4.15
19.19
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for The Dragons, helping to give the team a 42.18-0.45 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which The Dragons owned a 74.68-32.15 lead. For The Dragons, Van Jefferson Jr. had a 79-yard touchdown catch. Odell Beckham Jr. made the highlight reel for Blade Executioner with a 54-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Dragons   Blade Executioner

Game Notes

Only two of the 12 starting players on The Dragons scored higher than their point projections.
Blade Executioner had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Dragons won despite starting Dallas Goedert, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 36.98-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did The Dragons get the win, but they also easily covered the 3.65-point forecasted margin of victory.
The Dragons moves to (7-2) in blowout games this season, while Blade Executioner falls to (3-6).
A bright spot in the defeat, Tae Crowder recorded 10.5 points, the third-best score for a LB this week.

Next Week Preview

Blade Executioner
Coming up in Week 13, Blade Executioner (5-7) are set to square off against The Ga(y)iders (6-6). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 13, as Myles Garrett, Chase McLaughlin, Aaron Jones, and Rashard Higgins are off for The Ga(y)iders and Jeremy Chinn and Jeremy McNichols will sit for Blade Executioner.
The Dragons
Two teams that are both on identical three-game win streaks, The Dragons (9-3) take on Red Raiders (7-5) in Week 13. The Dragons might need to shuffle the deck a bit with D'Ernest Johnson out on bye in Week 13. Red Raiders will be without DJ Moore, Anthony Walker Jr., Jarvis Landry, Adrian Amos, Sam Darnold, and Robert Tonyan. Over the last three weeks, The Dragons have put up 79.11 points per game, while Red Raiders have averaged 92.02 per contest.