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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
GOAT BALL 💍
10-2 422.1
416.71
 
VS
proj
CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY
347 7-5
375.94

GOAT BALL 💍 top CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY, 422.1-347.0

GOAT BALL 💍 scored a hard-fought victory over CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY, emerging victorious with a 422.1-347.0 win. GOAT BALL 💍 nabbed an early 57.3-point lead on Thursday. CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Samaje Perine (32.8 points) and David Montgomery (25.8). Not to be deterred, GOAT BALL 💍 made a run later that afternoon, as Josh Jacobs (90.8 points) and Kaden Elliss (32) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the second time this season GOAT BALL 💍 have taken down CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY, after winning 307.7-293 in their last matchup. GOAT BALL 💍 (10-2) will look to rack up another win against Le Team, while CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY (7-5) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against South On Ya.

Matchup Timeline

  GOAT BALL 💍   CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Elliss made 14 tackles as the Saints lost to the 49ers 13-0. In doing so, he put up 32 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on GOAT BALL 💍 this week. Next week, Elliss will square off against the Buccaneers.
Kaden Elliss

Top Player Comparison

GOAT BALL 💍
Points
% of total points 422.1
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
90.8
27.48
21.5%
2
Kaden Elliss
LB
32
15.7
7.6%
3
Devin White
LB
31
22.62
7.3%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
30.5
25.63
7.2%
CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY
Points
% of total points 347
1
Samaje Perine
RB
32.8
24.69
9.5%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
29.6
17.5
8.5%
3
Fred Warner
LB
27.5
20.92
7.9%
4
David Montgomery
RB
25.8
26.01
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY became the proud owner of a 208.3-188.4 lead. For GOAT BALL 💍, Greg Zuerlein had a 57-yard field goal. Jacoby Brissett made the highlight reel for CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY with a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was GOAT BALL 💍 who grabbed the lead, 415.6-304.0. For GOAT BALL 💍, Josh Jacobs had an 86-yard touchdown run and a 30-yard touchdown run. Travis Kelce made the highlight reel for CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY with a 39-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  GOAT BALL 💍   CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY

Game Notes

GOAT BALL 💍 won despite the fact that only nine of their 21 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY had only seven of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
GOAT BALL 💍 scored more points than their projected total, while CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY fell shy of their projection.
GOAT BALL 💍 ranked 1st in the league in scoring this week, while CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY ranked 6th.
The loss concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY.
Not only did GOAT BALL 💍 get the W, but they also covered the 40.77-point predicted margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY
On the docket next week, seventh-place CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY (7-5) will look to get back in the win column against 17th-place South On Ya (4-8). CHICAGO BEAR COUNTRY might have to rearrange their lineup some with Budda Baker and Trey McBride out on bye in Week 13. South On Ya will be without Keaontay Ingram.
GOAT BALL 💍
GOAT BALL 💍 (10-2) will take on Le Team (5-7) in Week 13. Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 13, as Brian Burns, the Carolina Panthers defense, Antonio Hamilton, and Jeremy Chinn are out for Le Team and Isaiah Simmons, the Arizona Cardinals defense, and Ben Niemann will take a seat for GOAT BALL 💍. Over the last three weeks, GOAT BALL 💍 have put up 352.83 points per game, while Le Team have averaged 331.43 per contest.