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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Old Leather Balls
9-3 156.32
141.23
 
VS
proj
BuckeyeBall
131.24 5-7
135.61

Back-and-forth battle ends with Old Leather Balls coming back to defeat BuckeyeBall in 156.32-131.24 romp

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Old Leather Balls cruised to a 156.32-131.24 win to hand BuckeyeBall their third straight loss. BuckeyeBall got out to an early 0.60-point lead on Thursday. Old Leather Balls came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by stellar showings from Mike White (32.8 points) and Derrick Henry (11.7). Not to be deterred, BuckeyeBall rallied later that afternoon to take a 12.74-point lead behind Kyler Murray (30.24 points) and Kenneth Walker III (15.9). But Old Leather Balls came back again later that night, as Jalen Hurts (36.82 points) and Javon Hargrave (1) put them back in the lead once and for all. Old Leather Balls (9-3) will look to notch another win against Iggles, while BuckeyeBall (5-7) will try to develop some positive momentum against Team Chubb.

Matchup Timeline

  Old Leather Balls   BuckeyeBall

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 315 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Bears, White registered 32.8 points this week. He nearly doubled his 16.54-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. White will face the Vikings next week.
Mike White

Top Player Comparison

Old Leather Balls
Points
% of total points 156.32
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.82
27.24
23.6%
2
Mike White
QB
32.8
16.54
21%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
12.1
7.27
7.7%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
11.7
16.75
7.5%
BuckeyeBall
Points
% of total points 131.24
1
Kyler Murray
QB
30.24
24.55
23%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
15.9
13.86
12.1%
3
Treylon Burks
WR
13
6.91
9.9%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
12.7
13.26
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Old Leather Balls boasted a 90.20-57.50 lead. For Old Leather Balls, Mike White had a 54-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass. Greg Zuerlein had a 57-yard field goal for BuckeyeBall, while Latavius Murray had a 52-yard run.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 33-yard touchdown pass for BuckeyeBall, helping the team to a 131.24-118.50 lead.
Sunday Night
Jalen Hurts had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard run for Old Leather Balls, helping the team to a 156.32-131.24 lead.

Points By Position

  Old Leather Balls   BuckeyeBall

What If

Old Leather Balls would have beaten 13 other teams besides BuckeyeBall this week.
BuckeyeBall would have lost to six other teams besides Old Leather Balls this week.
If Old Leather Balls played BuckeyeBall every week this season, they'd be 7-5.
Old Leather Balls would have beaten BuckeyeBall 130.46-116.06 had they played each other last week.
Old Leather Balls would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BuckeyeBall.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Old Leather Balls, BuckeyeBall would be 7-4.
If Old Leather Balls had played every team in the league each week, they would be 113-67.
If they played every team every week, BuckeyeBall would be 106-74.

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