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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Eponas
7-6 76.24
104
 
VS
proj
Skip's Team
74.5 5-8
99.93

Eponas come up short of projections, still manage to knock off Skip's Team in 76.24-74.50 battle

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Eponas did enough to take down Skip's Team, narrowly earning a 76.24-74.50 victory. Skip's Team made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. Eponas led 74.14-71.40 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 3.1 points from Alshon Jeffery on Monday night for Skip's Team. Odell Beckham Jr. (17.46 points) and Drew Brees (10.28) won the week for Eponas in the victory. This marks the second time this season Eponas have beaten Skip's Team, after winning 107.48-87.68 in their last matchup. Eponas (7-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Skip's Team will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Eponas   Skip's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bears in Week 13, Beckham Jr. scored 17.46 points to beat his 12.26-point projection. He passed for 49 yards , had 35 receiving yards and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Eponas this week. In Week 14, Beckham Jr. and the Giants will play the Redskins.
Odell Beckham Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Eponas
Points
% of total points 76.24
1
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
17.46
12.26
22.9%
2
Drew Brees
QB
10.28
25.27
13.5%
3
Matt Prater
K
10
9.05
13.1%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
9.5
13.22
12.5%
Skip's Team
Points
% of total points 74.5
1
Cam Newton
QB
23.3
27.66
31.3%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
14
4.59
18.8%
3
Robert Woods
WR
13.8
11.67
18.5%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
10.3
8.11
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 30-yard touchdown pass for Eponas, helping to stake the team to a 14.28-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 49-yard touchdown pass for Eponas, contributing to a 74.14-61.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Eponas   Skip's Team

Game Notes

Eponas got the victory even though only three of their nine starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
Skip's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Skip's Team could have used points from Adam Vinatieri and Trey Burton, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Eponas ranked 7th in the league in scoring this week, while Skip's Team ranked 8th.
The matchup's 1.74-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Eponas. They won, but did not cover the 4.07-point projected margin of victory.
Eponas moves to (2-0) in close games this season, while Skip's Team falls to (0-2).
For Skip's Team, Cam Newton scored 23.3 points, the third-highest score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Eponas
Earning the win is most important, Eponas, but we've also identified one spot where we should improve as a team... our starting QB was utterly outclassed this past week. Cam Newton went 28-of-41 for 300 yards and two touchdowns for Skip's Team, and all Drew Brees could produce was a 18-for-28 day, with 127 yards and one passing TD. Let's work overtime to get on the same page with our receivers this week!
Skip's Team
Our quarterback tossed four interceptions and only two touchdowns? We may should have a little debate here. Was Cam Newton actually that out-of-sync with his receivers, or were the Buccaneers just that good against the pass? What do you think, Skip's Team, do we continue to start him with confidence?