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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
LambeauLeapers
7-6 79.5
101.54
 
VS
proj
What?!
63.75 4-9
91.09

LambeauLeapers find way to defeat What?! 79.50-63.75

Both teams fell short of expectations, but LambeauLeapers did enough to knock off What?!. Predicted to win by a score of 101.54-91.09, LambeauLeapers secured a 79.50-63.75 victory over What?!. What?! took a 4.50-point lead on Thursday, but LambeauLeapers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ben Roethlisberger, who passed for 281 yards and 2 touchdowns for 17 points, and Jared Cook, who caught 7 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown (16 points). Antonio Brown (21 points) and Odell Beckham Jr. (15) were the leaders for What?! in the loss. This marks the second time this season LambeauLeapers have taken down What?!, after winning 131.25-69.5 in their last matchup. LambeauLeapers improve to 7-6 on the season, while What?! fall to 4-9.

Matchup Timeline

  LambeauLeapers   What?!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown against the Chiefs, Cook put up 16 points this week. His scoring output nearly tripled his 5.54-point projection and was much higher than his 8.08-point season scoring average. Cook ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

LambeauLeapers
Points
% of total points 79.5
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
17
20.94
21.4%
2
Jared Cook
TE
16
5.54
20.1%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
10
8.03
12.6%
4
David Johnson
RB
8
13.48
10.1%
What?!
Points
% of total points 63.75
1
Antonio Brown
WR
21
13.73
32.9%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
15
11.17
23.5%
3
Jake Elliott
K
10
9.86
15.7%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
9
9.48
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 30-yard touchdown pass for What?! to contribute to a 4.50-0.00 lead for What?!.
Sunday Early
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 49-yard touchdown pass for What?!, who trailed 34.50-28.50 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Jared Cook had a 24-yard touchdown catch for LambeauLeapers, helping the team to a 62.50-32.75 lead.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday night, but it was LambeauLeapers who emerged with the lead, 79.50-53.75. For LambeauLeapers, Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass. Antonio Brown made the highlight reel for What?! with a 28-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch.

Points By Position

  LambeauLeapers   What?!

Game Notes

LambeauLeapers won even though only two of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
What?! had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
What?! could have used points from A.J. Green and Jerick McKinnon, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
LambeauLeapers ranked 6th in the league in points scored this week, while What?! ranked 8th.
The matchup's 15.75-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win puts an end to a two-game losing skid for LambeauLeapers.
Not only did LambeauLeapers win, but they also covered the 10.45-point predicted margin of victory.
For What?!, Antonio Brown recorded 21 points, the second-best score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

LambeauLeapers
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Thanks to a sound display by Ben Roethlisberger, we almost quadrupled What?! at the quarterback position this past week (17 points to 4.5). Roethlisberger went 29-for-45 for 281 yards, two TDs, and an INT in a 33-30 loss to the Chargers.
What?!
Talk about under-utilized: The starting backfield for What?! collectively registered just one measly target this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to draw up some screen plays in Week 14!