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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Issapettingzoo
9-4 108.34
137.77
 
VS
proj
ABC Easy as RG3
101.82 5-8
128.78

Issapettingzoo find way to top ABC Easy as RG3 108.34-101.82

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Issapettingzoo did enough to take down ABC Easy as RG3. Predicted to win 137.77-128.78, Issapettingzoo earned a 108.34-101.82 victory over ABC Easy as RG3. Issapettingzoo nabbed an early 1.70-point lead on Thursday. ABC Easy as RG3 came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Ka'imi Fairbairn (21 points) and Tyler Boyd (15.7). Not to be deterred, Issapettingzoo made a run later that afternoon, as James White (18.8 points) and Tom Brady (16.94) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the second time this season Issapettingzoo have taken down ABC Easy as RG3, after winning 128.86-97.86 in their last matchup. Issapettingzoo (9-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. ABC Easy as RG3 will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Issapettingzoo   ABC Easy as RG3

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.83 points, the Patriots defense scored 46.4% more than that amount by scoring 10 points in a 24-10 win over the Vikings. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 278 yards, and intercepted 2 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Issapettingzoo this week. In Week 14, the Patriots will play the Dolphins.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Issapettingzoo
Points
% of total points 108.34
1
James White
RB
18.8
17.19
17.4%
2
Tom Brady
QB
16.94
23.51
15.6%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.2
20.73
14%
4
Josh Gordon
WR
14.8
13.1
13.7%
ABC Easy as RG3
Points
% of total points 101.82
1
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
21
9.38
20.6%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
15.7
13.31
15.4%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
15.2
13.39
14.9%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
13.5
15.85
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 53-yard field goal for ABC Easy as RG3 to contribute to a 93.82-15.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady linked up with Josh Gordon for a 24-yard touchdown pass for Issapettingzoo. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 42-yard pass to contribute to a 108.34-101.82 lead for Issapettingzoo.

Points By Position

  Issapettingzoo   ABC Easy as RG3

What If

Issapettingzoo would have beaten only three other teams besides ABC Easy as RG3 this week.
ABC Easy as RG3 would have lost to seven other teams besides Issapettingzoo this week.
Issapettingzoo would be 7-6 if they played ABC Easy as RG3 every week.
ABC Easy as RG3 would have defeated Issapettingzoo 162.92-135.42 had they played each other last week.
Issapettingzoo would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ABC Easy as RG3.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Issapettingzoo, ABC Easy as RG3 would be 7-4.
If Issapettingzoo had played every team in the league each week, they would be 78-65.
If they played every team every week, ABC Easy as RG3 would be 67-76.

Coach Talk

Issapettingzoo
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to solid performances by James White and Alvin Kamara, our crew certainly made that a point of emphasis this past week. We doubled ABC Easy as RG3 up at the running back position (34 points to 14.1). White had 118 yards from scrimmage while Kamara chipped in with 72 yards.
ABC Easy as RG3
Hey, at least there were no celebration penalties: The six offensive position starters on ABC Easy as RG3 (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to register a healthy 393 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters, unfortunately, could find his way to the end zone in Week 13.