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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
New York Jets
9-3 224.46
245.14
 
VS
proj
Philadelphia Eagles
168.96 8-4
206.43

Philadelphia Eagles come up short of projections, succumb to New York Jets, 224.46-168.96

Philadelphia Eagles failed to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point total, as New York Jets came out on top with a 224.46-168.96 win. New York Jets never trailed in this one after taking a 19.86-point lead on Thursday behind Kirk Cousins (28.86 points) and Stefon Diggs (21.7). Adam Thielen (21.1 points) and Tua Tagovailoa (17.96) were the top scorers for Philadelphia Eagles in the loss. New York Jets (9-3) will look to notch another W against Chicago Bears, while Philadelphia Eagles (8-4) take on Seattle Seahawks in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Jets   Philadelphia Eagles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Wilson (8 Tackles) scored 9.5 points against the Chargers in Week 12. His scoring output nearly doubled his 5.06-point projection and was much higher than his 5.5-point season scoring average. Wilson ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Marco Wilson

Top Player Comparison

New York Jets
Points
% of total points 224.46
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
28.86
21.93
12.9%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
25
18.62
11.1%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
24.4
16.72
10.9%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
21.7
22.7
9.7%
Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 168.96
1
Adam Thielen
WR
21.1
11.94
12.5%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
17.96
23.54
10.6%
3
Mykal Walker
LB
14
8.9
8.3%
4
Justin Tucker
K
12
9.06
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, New York Jets boasted a 138.46-117.06 lead. For New York Jets, Tee Higgins had a 27-yard touchdown catch. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Philadelphia Eagles with a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 33-yard touchdown catch for New York Jets, contributing to a 211.46-153.46 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  New York Jets   Philadelphia Eagles

Game Notes

New York Jets won even though only nine of their 23 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Philadelphia Eagles had only six of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as New York Jets had two starters score zero points, while Philadelphia Eagles had one.
New York Jets had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Philadelphia Eagles.
New York Jets put up more points than their season scoring average (213.03) while Philadelphia Eagles fell short of theirs (190).
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The win concludes a streak of two straight defeats for New York Jets.
Not only did New York Jets get the win, but they also covered the 38.71-point forecasted margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Philadelphia Eagles
Looking ahead to Week 13, Philadelphia Eagles (8-4) will take on Seattle Seahawks (3-9). Philadelphia Eagles may have to rearrange the deck some with Chuba Hubbard, Keaontay Ingram, and Zach Ertz out on bye in Week 13. Seattle Seahawks will be without Zaven Collins.
New York Jets
New York Jets (9-3) are set to battle Chicago Bears (5-7) in Week 13. Each side has a couple of bye weeks to contend with in Week 13, as DeAndre Hopkins and Marco Wilson are off for New York Jets and DJ Moore and Colt McCoy for Chicago Bears. Over the last three weeks, New York Jets have put up 190.5 points per game, while Chicago Bears have averaged 162.25 per contest.