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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
The Dream Team
11-2 114.82
139.5
 
VS
proj
The King
109.78 8-5
147.94

The Dream Team come back to hand The King third consecutive loss, 114.82-109.78

The Dream Team staged a comeback to earn a 114.82-109.78 victory to hand The King their third straight loss. Trailing 109.78-89.72 heading into Monday night, The Dream Team charged back behind Jake Elliott (2-2 FG, 46 long, 2-2 XP) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (13 Pts Allowed, 235 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Todd Gurley II (31.5 points) and Jared Cook (23) were the leaders for The King in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Dream Team have taken down The King, after winning 148.12-138.98 in their last matchup. The Dream Team (11-2) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while The King (8-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dream Team   The King

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Elliott overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 25.6 points against his 18.56-point projection. In a 13-10 win over the Saints, he racked up 136 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. Elliott ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

The Dream Team
Points
% of total points 114.82
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.6
18.56
22.3%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
17.32
24.07
15.1%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15.2
17.31
13.2%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
13.8
21.78
12%
The King
Points
% of total points 109.78
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
31.5
26.03
28.7%
2
Jared Cook
TE
23
9.56
21%
3
Drew Brees
QB
9.28
24.49
8.5%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
9
22
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 30-yard touchdown pass for The King for the team, who trailed 30.40-18.28 after the opening game of the week.
Sunday Late
Jared Cook had a 24-yard touchdown catch for The King, helping the team to a 109.78-89.72 lead.

Points By Position

  The Dream Team   The King

Game Notes

The Dream Team got the W despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
The King had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The King ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while The Dream Team ranked 7th.
The matchup's 5.04-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In comeback games this season, The Dream Team moves to (4-0), while The King falls to (0-3).
On the losing side, Todd Gurley II recorded 31.5 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

The Dream Team
You know The Dream Team, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring output has slipped recently, we'll choose to take the optimistic route. Averaging 139.92 points through Week 12, our crew has certainly proven that it's even stronger than the 114.82 we needed for this past week's win!
The King
Don't get too down on yourself, The King! Trust us on this one, we've been in this business for quite a long time now. Obstacles pop up, you suffer some defeats, the fans get a little whiny, and your local beat writers turn nit-picky with distasteful columns. All part of living that coach life. Just remember that in the world of fantasy football, winning is the easiest way to silence all the critics out there.