Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Week 13

Weekly
Grade
King of the North 👑
8-5 113.64
139.15
 
VS
proj
Bad JuJu
96.84 4-8-1
134.17

King of the North 👑 find way to beat Bad JuJu 113.64-96.84 despite coming up short of projections

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but King of the North 👑 did enough to get the best of Bad JuJu. Predicted to win by a score of 139.15-134.17, King of the North 👑 came out on top with a 113.64-96.84 victory over Bad JuJu. King of the North 👑 never trailed in this one after nabbing a 4.00-point lead on Thursday behind Wil Lutz. Ben Roethlisberger (281 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Aaron Jones (36 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 16 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Bad JuJu in the loss. This marks the first time this season King of the North 👑 have knocked off Bad JuJu, after falling 158.38-102.08 in their last matchup. King of the North 👑 (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Bad JuJu will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 4-8-1.

Matchup Timeline

  King of the North 👑   Bad JuJu

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown scored 31.4 points in a 33-30 loss to the Chargers to beat his 20.64-point projection. He caught 10 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on King of the North 👑 this week. In Week 14, Brown and the Steelers will square off against the Raiders.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

King of the North 👑
Points
% of total points 113.64
1
Antonio Brown
WR
31.4
20.64
27.6%
2
Robert Woods
WR
18.8
17.79
16.5%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
16.2
15.06
14.3%
4
Case Keenum
QB
12.94
21.14
11.4%
Bad JuJu
Points
% of total points 96.84
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
21.24
24.28
21.9%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
15.2
17.31
15.7%
3
Aldrick Rosas
K
15
7.86
15.5%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
10.9
18.34
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was King of the North 👑 who claimed the lead, 76.24-41.30. For King of the North 👑, Case Keenum had a 30-yard touchdown pass. Aldrick Rosas made the highlight reel for Bad JuJu with a 57-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday night, but after the scoring was completed, King of the North 👑 boasted a 113.64-90.74 lead. For King of the North 👑, Antonio Brown had a 28-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch. Ben Roethlisberger made the highlight reel for Bad JuJu with a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass.

Points By Position

  King of the North 👑   Bad JuJu

Game Notes

King of the North 👑 won despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Bad JuJu had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
Not only did King of the North 👑 earn the W, but they also easily covered the 4.98-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Ben Roethlisberger recorded 21.24 points, the third-best score for a QB this week.

More from Yahoo Sports

King of the North 👑
We'll see you in the playoffs, King of the North 👑! Yahoo's team of experts will help you prepare like nobody else can. The latest edition of Busts comes out on Thursday.
Bad JuJu
As the postseason gets closer, Yahoo's experts have all the advice you need. Take a look at the latest installment of Booms and Busts on Sunday.