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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Magic Skol Bus
7-6 199.45
177.68
 
VS
proj
The Tannehillbillies
183.15 7-6
189.3

Magic Skol Bus outperform predictions, earn win against The Tannehillbillies, 199.45-183.15

Magic Skol Bus showed up, coming out on top with a 199.45-183.15 victory over The Tannehillbillies, who fell short of projections. Magic Skol Bus took an early 3.70-point lead on Thursday. The Tannehillbillies came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Patrick Mahomes (58.85 points) and Travis Kelce (39.8). Unphased, Magic Skol Bus pulled it together later that night, as Philip Rivers (48.65 points) and Keenan Allen (39.8) put them back in the lead once and for all. Magic Skol Bus (7-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while The Tannehillbillies (7-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Magic Skol Bus   The Tannehillbillies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Giants defense (27 Pts Allowed, 376 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 53.2 points against the Bears in Week 13. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 26.29-point projection and was higher than their 37.03-point season scoring average. The Giants defense will face the Redskins next week.
The New York Giants defense

Top Player Comparison

Magic Skol Bus
Points
% of total points 199.45
1
The New York Giants defense
DEF
53.2
26.29
26.7%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
48.65
41.54
24.4%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
39.8
21.45
20%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
16.5
19.7
8.3%
The Tannehillbillies
Points
% of total points 183.15
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
58.85
50.23
32.1%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
39.8
17.49
21.7%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
18
17.51
9.8%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
17.3
14.87
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Josh Gordon had a 24-yard touchdown catch for The Tannehillbillies, contributing to a 163.55-98.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Philip Rivers had a 46-yard touchdown pass for Magic Skol Bus to contribute to a 186.75-183.15 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Magic Skol Bus   The Tannehillbillies

Game Notes

Magic Skol Bus won even though only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Tannehillbillies lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their points projection.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Magic Skol Bus put up more points than their projected total, while The Tannehillbillies fell short of their projection.
The matchup featured the week's two highest-scoring teams.
This win concludes a streak of three consecutive losses for Magic Skol Bus.
A bright spot in the loss, Patrick Mahomes recorded 58.85 points, the top overall score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Magic Skol Bus
Now that's what we call a bounce-back... The GM of Magic Skol Bus shrugged off their three-game winless streak by putting up a staggering 199.45 points this past week!
The Tannehillbillies
With three catches on only four measly targets this past week, the starting running backs for The Tannehillbillies should work to smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to check down more often.