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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Utah Utes
6-7 157.8
195.69
 
VS
proj
Golden Eagles
142.95 4-9
197.49

Offensively challenged Utah Utes top Golden Eagles, 157.80-142.95

Utah Utes emerged victorious with a 157.80-142.95 victory over Golden Eagles despite posting only the 10th-highest point total in the league for the week. Utah Utes earned a 38.65-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 55.7 points from Chris Godwin (5 Rec, 101 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Peyton Barber (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Golden Eagles came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Chris Carson (30.7 points) and Harrison Butker (12). Unphased, Utah Utes made a run later that night, as Austin Ekeler (24.5 points) and Vance McDonald (9.6) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the second time this season Utah Utes have beaten Golden Eagles, after winning 188.1-158.2 in their last matchup. Utah Utes ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. Golden Eagles will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 4-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Utah Utes   Golden Eagles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 17.69 points, Godwin scored 76.4% more than that amount by scoring 31.2 points as the Buccaneers beat the Panthers 24-17. He caught 5 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Utah Utes this week. Godwin will square off against the Saints in Week 14.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

Utah Utes
Points
% of total points 157.8
1
Chris Godwin
WR
31.2
17.69
19.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
24.5
34.68
15.5%
3
Peyton Barber
RB
24.5
26.64
15.5%
4
D.J. Moore
WR
16.9
19.55
10.7%
Golden Eagles
Points
% of total points 142.95
1
Chris Carson
RB
30.7
27.8
21.5%
2
Gus Edwards
RB
29.2
30.23
20.4%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
24.8
28.82
17.3%
4
Jared Goff
QB
13.15
29.93
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Chris Godwin had a 48-yard catch for Utah Utes to contribute to a 106.70-68.05 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a 50-yard field goal for Golden Eagles, contributing to a 115.75-106.70 lead for the team.
Monday
Adrian Peterson had a 90-yard touchdown run for Golden Eagles.

Points By Position

  Utah Utes   Golden Eagles

Game Notes

Utah Utes got the win even though only three of their 10 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Golden Eagles had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Golden Eagles ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Utah Utes ranked 10th.
The matchup's 14.85-point margin was the closest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Utah Utes
You know, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Golden Eagles at the wide receiver position (55.9 points to 25.7).
Golden Eagles
"Not seeing many chances" won't fly as an excuse this week for Golden Eagles. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 18 times in Week 13. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they pulled down only 10 catches.