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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
War Dawgz
6-7 92.94
122.07
 
VS
proj
The BOSS #21
83.3 3-10
113.4

Offensively challenged War Dawgz top The BOSS #21, 92.94-83.30

War Dawgz secured a 92.94-83.30 victory over The BOSS #21 in spite of posting only the ninth-highest point total in the league for the week. War Dawgz grabbed an early 12.08-point lead on Thursday. The BOSS #21 bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Christian McCaffrey (26.6 points) and the Denver Broncos defense (18.5). Not to be deterred, War Dawgz pulled it together later that night, as Austin Ekeler (6.8 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (4) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the first time this season War Dawgz have gotten the best of The BOSS #21, after falling 103.68-97.72 in their last matchup. War Dawgz ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. The BOSS #21 will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 3-10.

Matchup Timeline

  War Dawgz   The BOSS #21

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce caught 12 passes for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Chiefs beat the Raiders 40-33. In doing so, he put up 32.8 points to more-than-double his 13.55-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. Kelce will face the Ravens next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

War Dawgz
Points
% of total points 92.94
1
Travis Kelce
TE
32.8
13.55
35.3%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
16.96
15.59
18.2%
3
Drew Brees
QB
8.28
20.83
8.9%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
8.2
14.14
8.8%
The BOSS #21
Points
% of total points 83.3
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26.6
21.9
31.9%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
18.5
12.11
22.2%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
11
17.9
13.2%
4
David Johnson
RB
7.7
14.5
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 30-yard touchdown pass for War Dawgz, contributing to a 12.08-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was The BOSS #21 who claimed the lead, 83.30-37.24. For War Dawgz, Odell Beckham Jr. had a 49-yard touchdown pass. Christian McCaffrey made the highlight reel for The BOSS #21 with a 53-yard run.

Points By Position

  War Dawgz   The BOSS #21

StatSmack

The BOSS #21 are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. War Dawgz are doing a better job of that, averaging 123.11 versus The BOSS #21's 98.36.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. War Dawgz (6-7) have a better record than The BOSS #21 (3-10).
Even the machines think War Dawgz have better players. Their projected average points is higher (121.62) than The BOSS #21 (107.31).
Once War Dawgz put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The BOSS #21 (3 vs 0).
War Dawgz should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than The BOSS #21 (7 vs 5).
War Dawgz have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than The BOSS #21 (56 vs 39).
By position, War Dawgz have outscored The BOSS #21 at QB, WR, and TE this season.
War Dawgz has a higher average scoring margin (1) than The BOSS #21 this season (-19).
The starters for War Dawgz had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The BOSS #21 (1).
Don't worry The BOSS #21, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

War Dawgz
Hey War Dawgz, the good news is that we took this matchup by 9.64 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through 12 weeks was 125.62. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
The BOSS #21
There's a possibility that The BOSS #21 may be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only 15 total targets this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.