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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Chill Pill
9-4 202.92
218.79
 
VS
proj
Unladen Swallows
151.46 2-11
200.76

Chill Pill hand Unladen Swallows fifth consecutive loss, 202.92-151.46

Chill Pill earned a 202.92-151.46 victory to hand Unladen Swallows their fifth consecutive loss. Unladen Swallows earned a 20.20-point lead on Thursday, but Chill Pill held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ben Roethlisberger (32.74 points) and Marcus Mariota (32.58). Case Keenum (151 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Alvin Kamara (36 Rush Yds, 36 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Unladen Swallows in the loss. This marks the second time this season Chill Pill have knocked off Unladen Swallows, after winning 265.62-197.9 in their last matchup. Chill Pill improve to 9-4 on the season, while Unladen Swallows fall to 2-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Chill Pill   Unladen Swallows

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 10 tackles against the Cowboys, Lattimore tallied 13.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.86-point projection and was much higher than his 5.7-point season scoring average. Lattimore ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Marshon Lattimore

Top Player Comparison

Chill Pill
Points
% of total points 202.92
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
32.74
32
16.1%
2
Marcus Mariota
QB
32.58
27.3
16.1%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
18.3
13.98
9%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
17.3
16.81
8.5%
Unladen Swallows
Points
% of total points 151.46
1
Case Keenum
QB
15.94
28.94
10.5%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.2
20.92
10%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
15
5.83
9.9%
4
Cameron Jordan
DE
15
7.87
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Case Keenum had a 30-yard touchdown pass for Unladen Swallows to contribute to a 91.64-84.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Marcus Mariota had a 55-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Chill Pill to contribute to a 143.88-132.46 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Chill Pill to contribute to a 176.62-132.46 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Chill Pill   Unladen Swallows

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two head-to-head wins against Unladen Swallows, Chill Pill averaged more points (234.27) than they usually score (214.26).
Unladen Swallows would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last five matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Unladen Swallows need some help then, averaging just 197.8 versus Chill Pill's 214.26.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Chill Pill (9-4) have a better record than Unladen Swallows (2-11).
You can't win if you don't play. Chill Pill has left fewer points on the bench this season (841.98) than Unladen Swallows (949.22).
Once Chill Pill put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Unladen Swallows (1 vs 0).
Chill Pill are clutch masters, with more close wins than Unladen Swallows (3 vs 0).
Chill Pill should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Unladen Swallows (7 vs 3).
Unladen Swallows have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Chill Pill (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Chill Pill have outscored Unladen Swallows at QB, WR, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Chill Pill don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Chill Pill had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Unladen Swallows (1).
Don't worry Unladen Swallows, 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

Chill Pill
This sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. Our squad found one this past week and literally doubled up Unladen Swallows at the quarterback position (65.32 points to 28.86).
Unladen Swallows
"Not seeing enough looks" shouldn't really be an excuse this week for Unladen Swallows. Our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) combined to receive a grand total of 23 targets in Week 13. With just 11 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.