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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
MG4
6-7 128.64
124.87
 
VS
proj
justin's Cool Team
103.9 5-8
113.15

MG4 knock off justin's Cool Team in 128.64-103.90 rout

Despite similar records, MG4 held a substantial season point advantage over justin's Cool Team coming into this one (1,545-1,224), and they lived up to their reputation with a easy win, cruising to a 128.64-103.90 victory. The matchup was over before it really even started, as MG4 jumped out to a 49.44-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Phillip Lindsay and Christian McCaffrey. Lindsay ran for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns for 28.4 points, while McCaffrey racked up 161 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (26.6 points). Cam Newton (19.3 points) and Justin Tucker (17) led the way for justin's Cool Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season MG4 have knocked off justin's Cool Team, after winning 105.46-91.68 in their last matchup. MG4 improve to 6-7 on the season, while justin's Cool Team fall to 5-8.

Matchup Timeline

  MG4   justin's Cool Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 28.4 points, Lindsay nearly doubled his 15.01-point projection as the Broncos beat the Bengals 24-10. He ran for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on MG4 this week. Next week, Lindsay will square off against the 49ers.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

MG4
Points
% of total points 128.64
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
28.4
15.01
22.1%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26.6
21.9
20.7%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
16.1
18.9
12.5%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
11.7
12.55
9.1%
justin's Cool Team
Points
% of total points 103.9
1
Cam Newton
QB
19.3
23.68
18.6%
2
Justin Tucker
K
17
11.16
16.4%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
13.3
11.04
12.8%
4
Josh Gordon
WR
13.3
11.04
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Phillip Lindsay had a 65-yard touchdown run for MG4, while Christian McCaffrey had a 53-yard run to contribute to a 109.44-60.00 lead for MG4.
Sunday Late
Josh Gordon had a 24-yard touchdown catch for justin's Cool Team, who trailed 128.64-93.00 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  MG4   justin's Cool Team

Game Notes

MG4 had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
justin's Cool Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
MG4 scored more points than their projected total, while justin's Cool Team failed to reach their projection.
Not only did MG4 win, but they also easily covered the 11.71-point projected margin of victory.
MG4 moves to (2-5) in blowout games this season, while justin's Cool Team falls to (0-4).
A bright spot in the loss, Cam Newton recorded 19.3 points, the third-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

MG4
Good job assembling a starting crew that produced 128.64 points this past week. We consider that to be a job well done. Let's tip our cap to the GM of justin's Cool Team, take this victory in stride, and continue pushing forward to the Yahoo Public 1514083 league title.
justin's Cool Team
Hey, our crew was just resting up for Week 14, right? The six offensive skill starters on justin's Cool Team (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to record 356 yards and just two touchdowns in Week 13. The skill players on MG4 made it tough on us by logging 635 yards and four scores.