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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Nerd Herd
6-7 74.88
94.5
 
VS
proj
Unstoppable
60.64 6-7
100.67

Nerd Herd knock off Unstoppable for fourth straight win, 74.88-60.64

Nerd Herd extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Unstoppable, securing a 74.88-60.64 victory. Unstoppable nabbed a 3.92-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Nerd Herd held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Antonio Brown, who caught 10 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown for 21.4 points, and Harrison Butker, who made both of his FG attempts (12 points). Carson Wentz (306 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Saquon Barkley (125 Rush Yds, 21 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Unstoppable in the loss. This marks the first time this season Nerd Herd have taken down Unstoppable, after falling 93.24-73.06 in their last matchup. Nerd Herd ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. Unstoppable (6-7) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Nerd Herd   Unstoppable

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 21.4 points against his 13.74-point projection. During a 33-30 loss to the Chargers, he caught 10 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown. Brown ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 74.88
1
Antonio Brown
WR
21.4
13.74
28.6%
2
Harrison Butker
K
12
11.51
16%
3
Corey Davis
WR
11.4
8.28
15.2%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
9.1
13.74
12.2%
Unstoppable
Points
% of total points 60.64
1
Carson Wentz
QB
20.84
19.93
34.4%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
14.6
16.08
24.1%
3
LeSean McCoy
RB
6.4
9.44
10.6%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
6
11.14
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a 50-yard field goal for Nerd Herd to contribute to a 53.48-39.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Antonio Brown had a 28-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for Nerd Herd, contributing to a 74.88-39.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Nerd Herd   Unstoppable

What If

Nerd Herd would have beaten only three other teams besides Unstoppable this week.
Unstoppable would have lost to nine other teams besides Nerd Herd this week.
If Nerd Herd played Unstoppable every week this season, they'd be 7-6.
Had they played each other last week, Nerd Herd would have defeated Unstoppable 93.68-83.74.
Nerd Herd would be 4-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Unstoppable.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nerd Herd, Unstoppable would be 6-5.
If Nerd Herd had played every team in the league each week, they would be 51-92.
If they played every team every week, Unstoppable would be 57-86.

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