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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Murphatron
5-8 177.6
158.67
 
VS
proj
Team Double Dips
142.88 6-7
164.97

Murphatron beat expectations, knock off Team Double Dips in 177.60-142.88 rout

Murphatron outperformed expectations, rolling to a 177.60-142.88 victory over Team Double Dips, who fell short of projections. Murphatron grabbed a 21.60-point lead on Thursday behind Ezekiel Elliott (25.6 points) and never gave it up. Keenan Allen (36.8 points) and Christian McCaffrey (31.1) carried the flag for Team Double Dips in the loss. This marks the second time this season Murphatron have knocked off Team Double Dips, after winning 196.7-182.55 in their last matchup. Murphatron (5-8) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Team Double Dips (6-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Murphatron   Team Double Dips

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Raiders in Week 13, Kelce scored 38.8 points to more-than-double his 16.48-point projection. He caught 12 passes for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Murphatron this week. Next week, Kelce will square off against the Ravens.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Murphatron
Points
% of total points 177.6
1
Cam Newton
QB
51.3
49.72
28.9%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
38.8
16.48
21.8%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.6
18.56
14.4%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
19
9.73
10.7%
Team Double Dips
Points
% of total points 142.88
1
Keenan Allen
WR
36.8
19.39
25.8%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
31.1
26.69
21.8%
3
Jared Goff
QB
28.08
51.06
19.7%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
16.3
13.98
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Christian McCaffrey had a 53-yard run for Team Double Dips, who trailed 129.50-98.08 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Murphatron   Team Double Dips

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Murphatron exceeded their projected point totals.
Team Double Dips had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Team Double Dips can partially blame the loss on Trey Burton, who didn't score any points.
Murphatron put up more points than their season scoring average (151.86) while Team Double Dips fell short of theirs (147.82).
Murphatron put up more points than their projected total, while Team Double Dips fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 34.72-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Murphatron moves to (2-3) in blowout games this season, while Team Double Dips falls to (2-4).
For Team Double Dips, Keenan Allen (36.8 points) posted the highest score for a WR this week.

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