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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
The Elite
8-5 327
309.58
 
VS
proj
Swamp Thing
306 7-6
283.65

Despite top scorer Rodgers, Swamp Thing fall to The Elite, 327-306

Aaron Rodgers accumulated 87 points for Swamp Thing, the best total in the matchup and fourth-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat The Elite, who earned a 327-306 win. The Elite nabbed an early 16-point lead on Thursday. Swamp Thing bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Aaron Rodgers (87 points) and LeGarrette Blount (28). Unphased, The Elite pulled it together later that afternoon, as Tyler Lockett (42 points) and Doug Martin (33) put them back ahead for good. This marks the first time this season The Elite have knocked off Swamp Thing, after falling 349-312 in their last matchup. The Elite (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Swamp Thing (7-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  The Elite   Swamp Thing

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Panthers in Week 13, Godwin scored 32 points to beat his 17.36-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Elite this week. Next week, Godwin will go up against the Saints.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

The Elite
Points
% of total points 327
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
85
83.07
26%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
56
48.06
17.1%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
42
34.97
12.8%
4
Doug Martin
RB
33
32.33
10.1%
Swamp Thing
Points
% of total points 306
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
87
75.4
28.4%
2
Josh Adams
RB
37
34.47
12.1%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
35
33.73
11.4%
4
LeGarrette Blount
RB
28
30.15
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Chris Godwin had a 48-yard catch for The Elite, who trailed 212-141 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 52-yard touchdown catch for The Elite, contributing to a 242-234 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for The Elite to contribute to a 327-234 lead for the team.
Monday
Adrian Peterson had a 90-yard touchdown run for Swamp Thing.

Points By Position

  The Elite   Swamp Thing

Game Notes

The Elite had seven of their 10 starters exceed their projected point totals.
Swamp Thing lost despite eight of their 10 starters scoring more than their points projection.
The Elite put up more points than their season scoring average (299.54) while Swamp Thing fell short of theirs (308.69).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Swamp Thing ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while The Elite put up the 2nd-best score.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with The Elite. They won, but did not cover the 25.93-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Aaron Rodgers recorded 87 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

The Elite
Mission accomplished, The Elite. Nice job deploying a starting crew that won by 21 points this past week. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Swamp Thing, take this victory in stride, and continue our march towards the world football league championship.
Swamp Thing
Well, we certainly can't whine about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a healthy 46 times in Week 13. With just 28 total receptions, that group may have some chemistry issues.