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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Maxdeflation
8-5 170.6
183.36
 
VS
proj
Marry Our Cousins!
123.58 11-2
175.41

Back-and-forth battle ends with Maxdeflation beating Marry Our Cousins! in 170.60-123.58 rout

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Maxdeflation extended their win streak to four games with a easy win over Marry Our Cousins!, rolling to a 170.60-123.58 victory. Marry Our Cousins! took an early 4.00-point lead on Thursday. Maxdeflation came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by outstanding efforts from Christian McCaffrey (30.1 points) and Lamar Jackson (21.5). Not to be deterred, Marry Our Cousins! pulled it together later that afternoon to take a 0.08-point lead behind Julian Edelman (8 points) and Matt Breida (7.7). But Maxdeflation came back again later that night, as Keenan Allen (32.8 points) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the first time this season Maxdeflation have beaten Marry Our Cousins!, after falling 159.94-156.72 in their last matchup. Maxdeflation (8-5) have now won four straight and will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Marry Our Cousins! (11-2) will attempt to bounce back with a postseason run of their own.

Matchup Timeline

  Maxdeflation   Marry Our Cousins!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 33-30 win over the Steelers, Allen scored 32.8 points to nearly double his 17.29-point projection. He caught 14 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Maxdeflation this week. Next week, Allen will face the Bengals.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Maxdeflation
Points
% of total points 170.6
1
Keenan Allen
WR
32.8
17.29
19.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
30.1
24.82
17.6%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.5
24.57
12.6%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.6
22.03
11.5%
Marry Our Cousins!
Points
% of total points 123.58
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
38.5
28.74
31.2%
2
Robert Woods
WR
18.8
16.09
15.2%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
15.88
24.59
12.8%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
12.2
16.32
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Christian McCaffrey had a 53-yard run for Maxdeflation, contributing to a 107.70-98.28 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Maxdeflation   Marry Our Cousins!

What If

Maxdeflation would have beaten nine other teams besides Marry Our Cousins! this week.
Marry Our Cousins! would have lost to six other teams besides Maxdeflation this week.
If they played Marry Our Cousins! every week, Maxdeflation would be 4-9 this season.
Maxdeflation would have been victorious over Marry Our Cousins! 213.02-150.02 had they played each other last week.
Maxdeflation would be 8-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Marry Our Cousins!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Maxdeflation, Marry Our Cousins! would be 11-0.
If Maxdeflation had played every team in the league each week, they would be 104-39.
If they played every team every week, Marry Our Cousins! would be 120-23.

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