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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Nancy's Nana
5-8 76.12
98.01
 
VS
proj
Harper's Team
62.4 3-10
103.89

Back-and-forth battle ends with Nancy's Nana coming back to top Harper's Team, 76.12-62.40

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Nancy's Nana rallied for a 76.12-62.40 victory to hand Harper's Team their 10th straight loss. Nancy's Nana trailed 54.10-48.62 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind Golden Tate (16.5 points) and Jake Elliott (10). Cam Newton (19.3 points) and Peyton Barber (8.5) led the charge for Harper's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Nancy's Nana have taken down Harper's Team, after falling 118.2-93.04 in their last matchup. Nancy's Nana ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-8. Harper's Team will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 3-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Nancy's Nana   Harper's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Tate caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown as the Eagles beat the Redskins 28-13. In doing so, he put up 16.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Nancy's Nana this week. Next week, Tate will play the Cowboys.
Golden Tate

Top Player Comparison

Nancy's Nana
Points
% of total points 76.12
1
Golden Tate
WR
16.5
7.27
21.7%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.32
20.48
20.1%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
11.2
13.93
14.7%
4
Jake Elliott
K
10
9.86
13.1%
Harper's Team
Points
% of total points 62.4
1
Cam Newton
QB
19.3
23.69
30.9%
2
Peyton Barber
RB
8.5
9.54
13.6%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
8.3
9.8
13.3%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
7.9
8.46
12.7%

Points By Position

  Nancy's Nana   Harper's Team

StatSmack

Harper's Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost 10 in a row.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Nancy's Nana has left fewer points on the bench this season (289.92) than Harper's Team (413.04).
Nancy's Nana laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Harper's Team (0).
Nancy's Nana are clutch masters, with more close wins than Harper's Team (2 vs 0).
Nancy's Nana should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Harper's Team (6 vs 3).
Nancy's Nana have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Harper's Team (49 vs 40).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Harper's Team - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Nancy's Nana (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Nancy's Nana have outscored Harper's Team at RB and WR this season.
Don't worry Harper's Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Nancy's Nana
You know Nancy's Nana, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring output has slipped recently, we'll choose to take the optimistic route. Averaging 91.16 points through Week 12, our crew has shown it's more than capable of outperforming the 76.12 we needed to win this past week!
Harper's Team
At the end of the day, only one manager's ultimately gonna win this thing... you may as well consider this year to be a learning experience and begin strategizing for next season, right? Keep your chin up, Harper's Team!