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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
SPARTICUS
7-6 158.5
133.94
 
VS
proj
d.s. saints
106.5 9-4
135.51

SPARTICUS outperform expectations, earn win against d.s. saints in 158.5-106.5 rout

SPARTICUS outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 158.5-106.5 victory over d.s. saints, who fell short of projections. d.s. saints grabbed a 9.2-point lead on Thursday, but it was all SPARTICUS after that. They were led by Philip Rivers, who passed for 299 yards and 2 touchdowns for 45.9 points, and Phillip Lindsay, who ran for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns (27.9 points). Cam Newton (41.3 points) and Odell Beckham Jr. (20.4) did their part for d.s. saints in the loss. This marks the second time this season SPARTICUS have beaten d.s. saints, after falling 152.8-125.7 in their last matchup. SPARTICUS improve to 7-6 on the season, while d.s. saints fall to 9-4.

Matchup Timeline

  SPARTICUS   d.s. saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Texans defense overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 18 points against their 6.73-point projection. During a 29-13 win over the Browns, they allowed only 13 points, surrendered 428 yards, and forced 4 turnovers. The Texans defense ranks #91 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

SPARTICUS
Points
% of total points 158.5
1
Philip Rivers
QB
45.9
44.77
29%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
27.9
13.33
17.6%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22.1
18.56
13.9%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
18
6.73
11.4%
d.s. saints
Points
% of total points 106.5
1
Cam Newton
QB
41.3
44.06
38.8%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
20.4
12.52
19.2%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
9.5
13.53
8.9%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
9.2
15.32
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, SPARTICUS had a 110.0-92.6 lead. Phillip Lindsay had a 65-yard touchdown run for SPARTICUS, while Christian McCaffrey had a 53-yard run. Odell Beckham Jr. made the highlight reel for d.s. saints with a 49-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Philip Rivers had a 46-yard touchdown pass for SPARTICUS to contribute to a 158.5-106.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  SPARTICUS   d.s. saints

Game Notes

SPARTICUS had seven of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
d.s. saints had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
SPARTICUS put up more points than their season scoring average (124.52) while d.s. saints fell short of theirs (136.87).
SPARTICUS scored more points than their projected total, while d.s. saints failed to reach their projection.
This defeat concludes a three-match unbeaten streak for d.s. saints.
In blowout games this year, SPARTICUS moves to (3-5), while d.s. saints falls to (7-2).
In a losing effort, Cam Newton scored 41.3 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

SPARTICUS
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by great performances by Phillip Lindsay and Christian McCaffrey, our team definitely took that to heart this past week. We royally dominated d.s. saints at running back (50 points to 18.7). Lindsay had 159 total yards and two TDs, while McCaffrey logged 161 yards.
d.s. saints
Unless d.s. saints wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many looks" won't cut it as an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) collectively saw a grand total of 36 targets in Week 13. Those players should try to get some extra practice reps in with their QBs, considering they pulled down just 19 balls.