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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Squirrel Brawlers
11-2 223.02
245.6
 
VS
proj
Zeke Squad
148.02 4-9
192.15

Zeke Squad fall short of expectations, succumb to Squirrel Brawlers in 223.02-148.02 rout

There's no easy way to say it, Zeke Squad underperformed, at least according to projections, as Squirrel Brawlers rolled to a 223.02-148.02 victory. Squirrel Brawlers pulled out to an early 1.68-point lead on Thursday. Zeke Squad came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Chris Godwin (25.1 points) and Jeff Driskel (22.24). Not to be deterred, Squirrel Brawlers pulled it together later that afternoon, as Tom Brady (28.94 points) and Bradley McDougald (8.5) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Squirrel Brawlers have gotten the best of Zeke Squad, after winning 205.26-115.98 in their last matchup. Squirrel Brawlers improve to 11-2 on the season, while Zeke Squad fall to 4-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Squirrel Brawlers   Zeke Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen (14 Rec, 148 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 38.8 points in a 33-30 win over the Steelers in Week 13. His scoring output nearly doubled his 20.1-point projection and was much higher than his 17.7-point season scoring average. Allen ranks #43 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Squirrel Brawlers
Points
% of total points 223.02
1
Keenan Allen
WR
38.8
20.1
17.4%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
34.1
25.72
15.3%
3
Tom Brady
QB
28.94
30.09
13%
4
James Conner
RB
22.4
19.88
10%
Zeke Squad
Points
% of total points 148.02
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.6
18.75
17.3%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
25.1
12.61
17%
3
Jeff Driskel
QB
22.24
24.24
15%
4
Jared Goff
QB
16.58
31.91
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 30-yard touchdown pass for Squirrel Brawlers to contribute to a 27.28-25.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Zeke Squad emerged with a 121.32-104.88 lead. For Squirrel Brawlers, Christian McCaffrey had a 53-yard run. Chris Godwin had a 48-yard catch for Zeke Squad, while Jeff Driskel had a 30-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Squirrel Brawlers, helping the team to a 147.92-136.42 lead.

Points By Position

  Squirrel Brawlers   Zeke Squad

What If

Squirrel Brawlers would have beaten eight other teams besides Zeke Squad this week.
Zeke Squad would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Zeke Squad every week, Squirrel Brawlers would be 12-1 this season.
Squirrel Brawlers would have gotten the victory over Zeke Squad 265.26-117.7 had they played each other last week.
Squirrel Brawlers would be 10-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Zeke Squad.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Squirrel Brawlers, Zeke Squad would be 2-9.
If Squirrel Brawlers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 114-29.
If they played every team every week, Zeke Squad would be 23-120.

Coach Talk

Squirrel Brawlers
Well Squirrel Brawlers, the good news is that we took this matchup by a whopping 75 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this, as our scoring average through 12 weeks was 242.24. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Zeke Squad
There's a lot we can take away from the 2018 campaign and apply to next year, Zeke Squad... it's never too early to start strategizing and thinking about how to get better!