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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
501Elites
10-2 119.02
102.91
 
VS
proj
505 Long Dogs
112.47 8-4
112.79

501Elites earn win over 505 Long Dogs, 119.02-112.47

501Elites rose to the occasion and beat expectations, securing a 119.02-112.47 win over 505 Long Dogs, who fell short of projections. 501Elites earned an early 21.84-point lead on Thursday. 505 Long Dogs came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Joe Mixon (28.3 points) and Jaylen Waddle (19.98). Unphased, 501Elites pulled it together later that afternoon, as Deebo Samuel (19.8 points) and Austin Ekeler (15.9) put them back on top once and for all. 501Elites (10-2) will look to add to their success against No bad juju, while 505 Long Dogs (8-4) will try to get back on track against Bangbus.

Matchup Timeline

  501Elites   505 Long Dogs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Jets in Week 12, Taylor passed for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 30 yards. In doing so, he put up 14.07 points and scored 83.2% of his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on 501Elites this week. Taylor will square off against the Colts in Week 13.
Tyrod Taylor

Top Player Comparison

501Elites
Points
% of total points 119.02
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
19.8
12.38
16.6%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
15.9
15.28
13.4%
3
Dawson Knox
TE
15.2
6.2
12.8%
4
Tyrod Taylor
QB
14.07
16.92
11.8%
505 Long Dogs
Points
% of total points 112.47
1
Joe Mixon
RB
28.3
13.66
25.2%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
19.98
9.92
17.8%
3
Van Jefferson Jr.
WR
15.3
7.27
13.6%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
9.5
7.54
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dawson Knox had a 24-yard touchdown catch for 501Elites, while Darnell Mooney had a 52-yard catch, contributing to a 38.74-16.90 lead for 501Elites.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, 505 Long Dogs emerged with a 92.07-77.52 lead. For 501Elites, Tyrod Taylor had a 40-yard touchdown pass. Jaylen Waddle made the highlight reel for 505 Long Dogs with a 57-yard catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which 501Elites became the proud owner of a 119.02-107.37 lead. For 501Elites, Deebo Samuel had a 49-yard run. Van Jefferson Jr. made the highlight reel for 505 Long Dogs with a 79-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  501Elites   505 Long Dogs

Game Notes

501Elites had six of their 10 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
505 Long Dogs lost despite five of their 10 starters exceeding their points projection.
Joe Mixon and Jaylen Waddle both outscored Deebo Samuel, the leading scorer for 501Elites.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
501Elites put up more points than their projected total, while 505 Long Dogs fell shy of their projection.
501Elites ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while 505 Long Dogs put up the 4th-best score.
The matchup's 6.55-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Joe Mixon recorded 28.3 points, the second-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

501Elites
Deploying a lineup that earned more than 119 points this past week... we took care of business and did what had to be done. Let's take this victory in stride, tip our cap to the GM of 505 Long Dogs, and continue the march towards the Play or Die Fantasy League championship.
505 Long Dogs
Listen, 505 Long Dogs, I've been in this business long enough to know that sometimes seven extra points will just magically appear out of the blue... and then in some cases, like this week, they won't! In the grand scheme of things, the most important thing here is that you tried.