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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Phily
7-5 197.16
192.23
 
VS
proj
Eat the ball
193.93 4-8
171.33

Phily come back to beat Eat the ball for third straight win in 197.16-193.93 duel

Phily extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Eat the ball, staging an impressive comeback for a 197.16-193.93 win. Phily trailed 192.03-186.16 heading into Monday night, but the unit came back behind the Seattle Seahawks defense, who allowed 17 points, surrendered 371 yards, and intercepted a pass for 11 points. Leonard Fournette (100 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Miami Dolphins defense (10 Pts Allowed, 198 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did their part for Eat the ball in the loss. Phily improve to 7-5 on the season, while Eat the ball fall to 4-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Phily   Eat the ball

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 5 of his FG attempts against the Cowboys, Carlson scored 21 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.86-point projection and was much higher than his 7.83-point season scoring average. Carlson ranks #92 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
Daniel Carlson

Top Player Comparison

Phily
Points
% of total points 197.16
1
Dak Prescott
QB
30.75
29.64
15.6%
2
Dontrell Hilliard
RB
22.2
9.7
11.3%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
21
7.86
10.7%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
20.4
11.95
10.3%
Eat the ball
Points
% of total points 193.93
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
42.3
15.44
21.8%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
30
7.5
15.5%
3
Mac Jones
QB
29.3
24.43
15.1%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
20.7
12.65
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Thursday, but it was Phily who owned the lead, 75.61-17.10. Dak Prescott had a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard pass for Phily, while Daniel Carlson had a 56-yard field goal. Michael Gallup made the highlight reel for Eat the ball with a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Eat the ball who claimed the lead, 151.60-146.51. Dontrell Hilliard had a 68-yard touchdown run for Phily, while Tee Higgins had a 32-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Leonard Fournette had a 28-yard touchdown run for Eat the ball, while Mac Jones had a 41-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Eat the ball, while Odell Beckham Jr. had a 54-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 188.90-181.26 lead for Eat the ball.

Points By Position

  Phily   Eat the ball

What If

Phily would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Eat the ball would not have lost to any other team in the league besides Phily this week.
If they played Eat the ball every week, Phily would be 11-1 this season.
Eat the ball would have beaten Phily 136.65-89.09 had they played each other last week.
Phily would be 7-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Eat the ball.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Phily, Eat the ball would be 4-7.
If Phily had played every team in the league each week, they would be 106-74.
If they played every team every week, Eat the ball would be 82-98.

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