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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Ron's Eagles
9-3 95.28
91.67
 
VS
proj
READING BLITZ
84.7 7-5
106.85

READING BLITZ fall short of projections, succumb to Ron's Eagles, 95.28-84.70

There's no easy way to say it, READING BLITZ underperformed, at least based on projections, as Ron's Eagles secured a 95.28-84.70 win. Ron's Eagles nabbed a 20.20-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Josh Jacobs (17.2 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (10). READING BLITZ came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Jaylen Waddle (19.7 points) and Jonathan Taylor (15.7). Unphased, Ron's Eagles rallied later that afternoon, as Aaron Rodgers (30.28 points) and Keenan Allen (8.5) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Ron's Eagles have knocked off READING BLITZ, after falling 140.38-83.14 in their last matchup. Ron's Eagles (9-3) will look to add to their success against Skip's Team, while READING BLITZ (7-5) will match up against Eponas in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Ron's Eagles   READING BLITZ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense allowed only 6 points, surrendered 190 yards, and intercepted a pass in a 31-6 win over the Saints. In doing so, they put up 10 points to scored 53.6% higher than their 6.51-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Ron's Eagles this week. The Bills will play the Patriots in Week 13.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Ron's Eagles
Points
% of total points 95.28
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
30.28
26.36
31.8%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
17.2
10.44
18.1%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
10
6.51
10.5%
4
Jason Sanders
K
10
7.73
10.5%
READING BLITZ
Points
% of total points 84.7
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
19.7
9.84
23.3%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
15.7
18.48
18.5%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
15.4
28.99
18.2%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
12.3
6.73
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 57-yard catch for READING BLITZ to contribute to a 56.60-56.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Aaron Rodgers had a 54-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for Ron's Eagles, contributing to a 95.28-69.30 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Ron's Eagles   READING BLITZ

Game Notes

Ron's Eagles won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
READING BLITZ had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Ron's Eagles won despite starting A.J. Brown, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Ron's Eagles recorded more points than their projected total, while READING BLITZ failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 10.58-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This loss snaps a seven-game winning streak for READING BLITZ.
Ron's Eagles moves to (1-2) in upset games this season, while READING BLITZ falls to (0-1).
For READING BLITZ, Jaylen Waddle scored 19.7 points, the best overall score for a wide receiver this week.

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