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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Brewmasters
5-8 123.75
150.69
 
VS
proj
Steel Reign
111.15 5-8
136.71

Brewmasters fall short of predictions, find way to beat Steel Reign, 123.75-111.15

Both teams fell short of their projected point totals, but Brewmasters did enough to take down Steel Reign, coming out on top with a 123.75-111.15 victory. Brewmasters grabbed an early 16.00-point lead on Thursday. Steel Reign bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Aaron Rodgers (19.65 points) and Saquon Barkley (17.6). Unphased, Brewmasters pulled it together later that night, as Keenan Allen (36.8 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (24.05) put them back ahead for good. Brewmasters ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-8. Steel Reign will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Brewmasters   Steel Reign

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 13 points, surrendering 308 yards, and forcing 2 fumbles against the Cowboys, the Saints defense put up 15 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 6.61-point projection and was much higher than their 9-point season scoring average. The Saints defense will face the Buccaneers next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Brewmasters
Points
% of total points 123.75
1
Keenan Allen
WR
36.8
19.39
29.7%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
24.05
27.48
19.4%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
15
6.61
12.1%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
12.4
12.83
10%
Steel Reign
Points
% of total points 111.15
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
19.65
26.69
17.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.6
21.71
15.8%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
17.3
16.69
15.6%
4
Giovani Bernard
RB
10.6
7.36
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Brewmasters, helping the team to a 123.75-93.85 lead.

Points By Position

  Brewmasters   Steel Reign

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Brewmasters scored fewer points in this one (123.75) than their season average of 137.43.
Brewmasters have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Steel Reign (1 vs 0).
By position, Brewmasters have outscored Steel Reign at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
The starters for Brewmasters had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Steel Reign (0).
There's not much good to say about Steel Reign this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Brewmasters
Well Brewmasters, the good news is that we won this matchup by 12.6 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're better than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through 12 weeks was 138.57. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Steel Reign
When it's all said and done, only one team is actually gonna win this thing... you might as well take this year's lessons to heart and start strategizing for next season, right? Keep your chin up, Steel Reign!