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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
BoomGoestheDynamite
6-7 106.18
90.61
 
VS
proj
sbmurks
60.78 7-6
84.53

BoomGoestheDynamite brush off predictions, earn win over sbmurks in 106.18-60.78 rout

BoomGoestheDynamite brought their A game, cruising to a 106.18-60.78 victory over sbmurks, who fell short of projections. BoomGoestheDynamite earned a 1.50-point lead on Thursday behind Amari Cooper (5.5 points) and never looked back. The Baltimore Ravens defense (14.8 points) and Lamar Miller (14.5) did everything they could for sbmurks in the loss. BoomGoestheDynamite ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. sbmurks will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 7-6.

Matchup Timeline

  BoomGoestheDynamite   sbmurks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Colts in Week 13, the Jaguars defense didn't allow any points, surrendered 265 yards, and forced 2 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 18.16 points to nearly triple their 6.08-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. The Jaguars will play the Titans in Week 14.
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense

Top Player Comparison

BoomGoestheDynamite
Points
% of total points 106.18
1
Tarik Cohen
RB
25.92
11.17
24.4%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
18.16
6.08
17.1%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.6
16.08
16.6%
4
Justin Tucker
K
17
11.15
16%
sbmurks
Points
% of total points 60.78
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
14.8
6.32
24.4%
2
Lamar Miller
RB
14.5
11.55
23.9%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
11.48
16.06
18.9%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
7.7
9.91
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tarik Cohen had a 46-yard catch for BoomGoestheDynamite, helping the team to a 100.48-52.48 lead.

Points By Position

  BoomGoestheDynamite   sbmurks

Game Notes

Half of the starters on BoomGoestheDynamite scored higher than their projected point totals.
sbmurks had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
sbmurks can partially blame the loss on Benjamin Watson, who didn't score any points.
BoomGoestheDynamite had five players score more points than the leading scorer for sbmurks.
BoomGoestheDynamite put up more points than their season scoring average (87.81) while sbmurks fell short of theirs (84.89).
BoomGoestheDynamite put up more points than their projected total, while sbmurks fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 45.4-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for sbmurks.
Not only did BoomGoestheDynamite win, but they also easily covered the 6.08-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, BoomGoestheDynamite moves to (4-3), while sbmurks falls to (3-2).
In a losing effort, the Baltimore Ravens defense (14.8 points) registered the fourth-best score for a DEF this week.

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