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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Knight Walkaz
9-3 126.88
114.92
 
VS
proj
Reigning Champ
70.86 6-6
122.12

Knight Walkaz defeat Reigning Champ in 126.88-70.86 romp

Knight Walkaz brought their A game, cruising to a 126.88-70.86 win over Reigning Champ, who fell short of projections. Reigning Champ nabbed a 2.92-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Knight Walkaz after that. They were led by Eli Mitchell (133 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 35 Rec Yds) and Nick Folk (5-6 FG, 52 long, 3-3 XP). Austin Ekeler (31 Rush Yds, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ezekiel Elliott (25 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 24 Rec Yds) led the charge for Reigning Champ in the loss. This marks the first time this season Knight Walkaz have knocked off Reigning Champ, after falling 145.65-103.57 in their last matchup. Knight Walkaz (9-3) will look to keep it rolling against PRODIGY, while Reigning Champ (6-6) will meet All The Way UP! in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Knight Walkaz   Reigning Champ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 40 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Freiermuth registered 9 points this week. He scored 71.8% more than his 5.24-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Freiermuth will face the Ravens next week.
Pat Freiermuth

Top Player Comparison

Knight Walkaz
Points
% of total points 126.88
1
Eli Mitchell
RB
21.87
7.63
17.2%
2
Nick Folk
K
21
9.83
16.6%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
19.47
14.47
15.3%
4
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
13.25
13.24
10.4%
Reigning Champ
Points
% of total points 70.86
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
12.97
12.21
18.3%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
10.37
11.36
14.6%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
9
7
12.7%
4
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
8.6
12.81
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Knight Walkaz became the proud owner of a 56.95-40.38 lead. For Knight Walkaz, Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal. Brandin Cooks had a 40-yard touchdown catch for Reigning Champ, while Tua Tagovailoa had a 57-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 79-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard touchdown pass for Knight Walkaz, helping the team to a 114.49-70.86 lead.
Monday
Tyler Lockett had a 55-yard catch for Knight Walkaz on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Knight Walkaz   Reigning Champ

What If

Knight Walkaz would have beaten five other teams besides Reigning Champ this week.
Reigning Champ would have lost to six other teams besides Knight Walkaz this week.
Knight Walkaz would be 7-5 if they played Reigning Champ every week.
Had they played each other last week, Reigning Champ would have been victorious over Knight Walkaz 156.13-92.88.
Knight Walkaz would be 4-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Reigning Champ.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Knight Walkaz, Reigning Champ would be 9-1.
If Knight Walkaz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 60-48.
If they played every team every week, Reigning Champ would be 63-45.

Next Week Preview

Reigning Champ
Coming up next week, Reigning Champ (6-6) will look to get back on track against All The Way UP! (4-8). After 12 weeks of action, Reigning Champ are ranked fourth in points scored, while All The Way UP! have tallied the fifth-highest point total in Heavy Hitters 2014 league. Over the last three weeks, Reigning Champ has scored 110.9 points per game, while All The Way UP! has averaged 94.93 per contest.
Knight Walkaz
Knight Walkaz (9-3) take on PRODIGY (8-4) in a Week 13 duel that'll feature teams separated by just a game in the standings. Knight Walkaz may have to shuffle the deck some with Baker Mayfield, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, the Tennessee Titans defense, Chuba Hubbard, A.J. Brown, and D'Ernest Johnson out on bye in Week 13. PRODIGY will be without Ryan Tannehill. Over the last three weeks, Knight Walkaz have scored 107.48 points per game, while PRODIGY have averaged 135.36 per contest.