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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Forest Lawn Colonels
9-3 149.74
142.34
 
VS
proj
ManEaters
112.34 6-6
130.01

Forest Lawn Colonels jump into top spot in 149.74-112.34 runaway

Forest Lawn Colonels jumped into first place in MangoBites Football League with a dominant victory over ManEaters, cruising to a 149.74-112.34 win. Forest Lawn Colonels pulled out to an early 16.84-point lead on Thursday. ManEaters came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Tee Higgins (21.9 points) and Myles Garrett (7.5). Not to be deterred, Forest Lawn Colonels pulled it together later that night, as Miles Sanders (30.5 points) and Christian Watson (20) put them back ahead for good. This marks the first time this season Forest Lawn Colonels have knocked off ManEaters, after falling 114.86-113.84 in their last matchup. Forest Lawn Colonels (9-3) have now won four games in a row and will look to notch another win against Ballers. ManEaters (6-6) will try to develop some positive momentum against Moetown.

Matchup Timeline

  Forest Lawn Colonels   ManEaters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns as the Eagles beat the Packers 40-33. In doing so, he put up 30.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Forest Lawn Colonels this week. Next week, Sanders will face the Titans.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Forest Lawn Colonels
Points
% of total points 149.74
1
Miles Sanders
RB
30.5
12.43
20.4%
2
Christian Watson
WR
20
9.06
13.4%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
19.84
24.09
13.2%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
19.5
16.27
13%
ManEaters
Points
% of total points 112.34
1
Kyler Murray
QB
30.24
24.23
26.9%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
21.9
13.94
19.5%
3
Foster Moreau
TE
10.8
7
9.6%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
9
8.37
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tee Higgins had a 27-yard touchdown catch for ManEaters, contributing to a 39.00-31.84 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which ManEaters emerged with a 105.34-75.94 lead. For Forest Lawn Colonels, Travis Kelce had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for ManEaters with a 33-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Christian Watson had a 63-yard touchdown catch for Forest Lawn Colonels, contributing to a 126.44-112.34 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Forest Lawn Colonels   ManEaters

Game Notes

Just five of the 12 starting players on Forest Lawn Colonels scored more than their projected point totals.
ManEaters had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Forest Lawn Colonels put up more points than their season scoring average (134.2) while ManEaters fell short of theirs (127.01).
Forest Lawn Colonels recorded more points than their projected total, while ManEaters failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 37.4-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a two-game unbeaten streak for ManEaters.
Not only did Forest Lawn Colonels earn the win, but they also easily covered the 12.33-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Forest Lawn Colonels moves to (5-2), while ManEaters falls to (1-3).
For ManEaters, Kyler Murray (30.24 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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