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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Garoppolos Islands
6-7 140.34
140.33
 
VS
proj
Ducks Fly Together
131.48 7-6
136.71

Garoppolos Islands come back to defeat Ducks Fly Together for third straight win, 140.34-131.48

Garoppolos Islands extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind win over Ducks Fly Together, staging a comeback to earn a 140.34-131.48 victory. After trailing 131.48-124.54 heading into Monday night, Garoppolos Islands made a comeback behind Adrian Peterson (98 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Derek Carr (285 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Todd Gurley II (132 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 33 Rec Yds) led the way for Ducks Fly Together in defeat. This marks the first time this season Garoppolos Islands have taken down Ducks Fly Together, after falling 128-127.38 in their last matchup. Garoppolos Islands ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. Ducks Fly Together (7-6) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Garoppolos Islands   Ducks Fly Together

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pettis overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 24.7 points against his 5.9-point projection. During a 43-16 loss to the Seahawks, he caught 5 passes for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns. Pettis will face the Broncos next week.
Dante Pettis

Top Player Comparison

Garoppolos Islands
Points
% of total points 140.34
1
Dante Pettis
WR
24.7
5.9
17.6%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
21.4
13.81
15.2%
3
James Conner
RB
19.4
15.09
13.8%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
17.32
23.9
12.3%
Ducks Fly Together
Points
% of total points 131.48
1
Derek Carr
QB
30.2
19.48
23%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
28.5
21.73
21.7%
3
Justin Tucker
K
17
11.15
12.9%
4
Spencer Ware
RB
11.2
12.04
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 30-yard touchdown pass for Ducks Fly Together to contribute to a 9.28-0.00 lead for Ducks Fly Together.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Ducks Fly Together owned a 131.48-83.74 lead. For Garoppolos Islands, Dante Pettis had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Derek Carr made the highlight reel for Ducks Fly Together with a 24-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Antonio Brown had a 28-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for Garoppolos Islands, who trailed 131.48-124.54 after the evening game.
Monday
Adrian Peterson had a 90-yard touchdown run for Garoppolos Islands on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Garoppolos Islands   Ducks Fly Together

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starting players on Garoppolos Islands scored more than their projected point totals.
Ducks Fly Together had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The two highest scorers for Ducks Fly Together (Derek Carr and Todd Gurley II) scored more points than Dante Pettis, the leading scorer for Garoppolos Islands.
Garoppolos Islands put up more points than their season scoring average (137.59) while Ducks Fly Together fell short of theirs (142.47).
Garoppolos Islands put up more points than their projected total, while Ducks Fly Together fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 8.86-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did Garoppolos Islands get the win, but they also easily covered the 3.62-point projected margin of victory.
Garoppolos Islands moves to (2-0) in comeback games this year, while Ducks Fly Together falls to (0-2).
In a losing effort, Derek Carr scored 30.2 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

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