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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
VA Buccaneers
7-6 107
128.02
 
VS
proj
Bills Ball Busters
81 7-6
126.74

Offensively challenged VA Buccaneers come back to beat Bills Ball Busters, 107.0-81.0

With the eighth-ranked point total in the league for the week, VA Buccaneers were lucky to earn a victory against a team that had an even worse week, rallying to earn a 107.0-81.0 victory over Bills Ball Busters. VA Buccaneers trailed 81.0-72.5 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind Carson Wentz (306 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and the Washington Redskins defense (28 Pts Allowed, 436 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Andrew Luck (248 Pass Yds, 16 Rush Yds) and Alvin Kamara (36 Rush Yds, 36 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Bills Ball Busters in the loss. This marks the second time this season VA Buccaneers have beaten Bills Ball Busters, after winning 156-126.5 in their last matchup. VA Buccaneers (7-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Bills Ball Busters (7-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  VA Buccaneers   Bills Ball Busters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ebron overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 13.5 points against his 11.43-point projection. During a 6-0 loss to the Jaguars, he caught 10 passes for 81 yards . Ebron ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

VA Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 107
1
Carson Wentz
QB
33.5
28.6
31.3%
2
Lamar Miller
RB
14.5
15.62
13.6%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
13.5
11.43
12.6%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
13
16.84
12.1%
Bills Ball Busters
Points
% of total points 81
1
Andrew Luck
QB
19.5
29.3
24.1%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.5
20.58
20.4%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
13
12.37
16%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
12
11.06
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 52-yard touchdown catch for VA Buccaneers, who trailed 81.0-72.5 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  VA Buccaneers   Bills Ball Busters

StatSmack

Bills Ball Busters are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than VA Buccaneers (3 vs 2).
VA Buccaneers see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Bills Ball Busters (0).
VA Buccaneers are clutch masters, with more close wins than Bills Ball Busters (2 vs 1).
By position, VA Buccaneers have outscored Bills Ball Busters at RB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for VA Buccaneers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Bills Ball Busters (0).
There's not much good to say about Bills Ball Busters this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

VA Buccaneers
Well VA Buccaneers, the good news is that we won this matchup by 26 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through 12 weeks was 137. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Bills Ball Busters
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Bills Ball Busters. Going with Trey Burton in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up 107 points... let's consider this to be a learning experience and agree that it's not going to happen again.