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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Luckness Monsters
9-4 143.65
145.83
 
VS
proj
Luck Gang
135.75 8-5
145.34

Luckness Monsters defeat Luck Gang for fifth straight win, 143.65-135.75

Luckness Monsters extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over Luck Gang, emerging victorious with a 143.65-135.75 victory. Luckness Monsters earned a 40.15-point lead on Thursday behind 36.15 points from Ezekiel Elliott (76 Rush Yds, 60 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Drew Brees (127 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). Luck Gang bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Tarik Cohen (36.65 points) and Christian McCaffrey (31.1). Unphased, Luckness Monsters got it going later that night, as Keenan Allen (36.8 points) and James Conner (22.4) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the first time this season Luckness Monsters have taken down Luck Gang, after falling 148.85-147.85 in their last matchup. Luckness Monsters (9-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Luck Gang (8-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Luckness Monsters   Luck Gang

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen (14 Rec, 148 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 36.8 points in a 33-30 win over the Steelers in Week 13. His scoring output nearly doubled his 19.39-point projection and was much higher than his 16.93-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

Luckness Monsters
Points
% of total points 143.65
1
Keenan Allen
WR
36.8
19.39
25.6%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.6
18.56
17.8%
3
James Conner
RB
22.4
19.88
15.6%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
16.2
15.06
11.3%
Luck Gang
Points
% of total points 135.75
1
Tarik Cohen
RB
36.65
14.46
27%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
31.1
25.56
22.9%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
15.2
13.39
11.2%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
13.8
21.78
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 30-yard touchdown pass for Luckness Monsters to contribute to a 40.15-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tarik Cohen had a 46-yard catch for Luck Gang, while Christian McCaffrey had a 53-yard run to contribute to a 121.95-78.35 lead for Luck Gang.

Points By Position

  Luckness Monsters   Luck Gang

StatSmack

Luckness Monsters are looking unstoppable, with victories in five straight weeks.
Luckness Monsters are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Luck Gang (1).
Luckness Monsters should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Luck Gang (7 vs 6).
By position, Luckness Monsters have outscored Luck Gang at QB, WR, and K this season.
There's not much good to say about Luck Gang this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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