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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Hooked on a Thielen
4-9 115.4
131.97
 
VS
proj
The Diddles
95.72 5-8
144.26

Offensively challenged Hooked on a Thielen defeat The Diddles, 115.40-95.72

Hooked on a Thielen earned a 115.40-95.72 victory over The Diddles despite posting only the eighth-highest point total in the league for the week. The Diddles took a 2.80-point lead on Thursday, but Hooked on a Thielen held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Russell Wilson (32.8 points) and Keenan Allen (22.8). Lamar Jackson (15.5 points) and the Miami Dolphins defense (15) were the leaders for The Diddles in the loss. This marks the first time this season Hooked on a Thielen have gotten the best of The Diddles, after falling 147.58-120.76 in their last matchup. Hooked on a Thielen ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 4-9. The Diddles will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Hooked on a Thielen   The Diddles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 14 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown against the Steelers, Allen put up 22.8 points this week. His scoring output was 83.6% more than his 12.42-point projection and was much higher than his 10.51-point season scoring average. Allen ranks #43 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Hooked on a Thielen
Points
% of total points 115.4
1
Russell Wilson
QB
32.8
22.98
28.4%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
22.8
12.42
19.8%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
11
20.38
9.5%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
10.4
9.08
9%
The Diddles
Points
% of total points 95.72
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
15.5
20.82
16.2%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
15
15.28
15.7%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
11.5
11.48
12%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
10.04
23.52
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 52-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Hooked on a Thielen, helping the team to a 83.60-78.92 lead.

Points By Position

  Hooked on a Thielen   The Diddles

What If

Hooked on a Thielen would have beaten only one other team besides The Diddles this week.
The Diddles would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Hooked on a Thielen would be 6-7 if they played The Diddles every week.
The Diddles would have beaten Hooked on a Thielen 172.6-124.48 had they played each other last week.
Hooked on a Thielen would be 4-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Diddles.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hooked on a Thielen, The Diddles would be 5-6.
If Hooked on a Thielen had played every team in the league each week, they would be 38-79.
If they played every team every week, The Diddles would be 43-74.

Coach Talk

Hooked on a Thielen
Well Hooked on a Thielen, the good news is that we won this matchup by 19.68 points. Even better news is that we know we're stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through Week 12 stood at 126.65. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
The Diddles
Three WRs, three RBs, one TE, zero TDs: The seven starting offensive position players on The Diddles combined to record a healthy 496 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters was able to find paydirt in Week 13.