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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Skip's Team
6-7 87.3
90.75
 
VS
proj
READING BLITZ
78.58 5-8
95.74

READING BLITZ fall to Skip's Team, 87.30-78.58

There's no sugarcoating it, READING BLITZ underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Skip's Team earned an 87.30-78.58 victory. READING BLITZ leapt out to a 23.80-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 23.7 points from Ezekiel Elliott (71 Rush Yds, 66 Rec Yds) and Marvin Jones Jr. (3 Rec, 40 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But Skip's Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Philip Rivers, who passed for 265 yards and 2 touchdowns for 21.6 points, and Derrick Henry, who racked up 166 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (20.6 points). This marks the first time this season Skip's Team have gotten the best of READING BLITZ, after falling 83.4-55.3 in their last matchup. Skip's Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. READING BLITZ will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Skip's Team   READING BLITZ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry racked up 166 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Titans beat the Colts 31-17. In doing so, he put up 20.6 points and scored 63.2% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Skip's Team this week. Henry will play the Raiders next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Skip's Team
Points
% of total points 87.3
1
Philip Rivers
QB
21.6
20.97
24.7%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
20.6
12.62
23.6%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
15.9
12.13
18.2%
4
Harrison Butker
K
10
9.32
11.5%
READING BLITZ
Points
% of total points 78.58
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.7
16.2
17.4%
2
Derek Carr
QB
13.58
20.67
17.3%
3
Jake Elliott
K
13
8.68
16.5%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
10
7.1
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jared Cook had a 40-yard catch for READING BLITZ, contributing to a 32.20-8.40 lead for READING BLITZ.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass for Skip's Team, while Harrison Butker had a 50-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 73.08-71.40 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Julian Edelman had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for Skip's Team to contribute to an 87.30-73.08 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Skip's Team   READING BLITZ

What If

Skip's Team would have beaten five other teams besides READING BLITZ this week.
READING BLITZ would have lost to four other teams besides Skip's Team this week.
If Skip's Team played READING BLITZ every week this season, they'd be 5-8.
Had they played each other last week, READING BLITZ would have topped Skip's Team 91.38-77.5.
Skip's Team would be 3-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as READING BLITZ.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Skip's Team, READING BLITZ would be 5-6.
If Skip's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-73.
If they played every team every week, READING BLITZ would be 53-64.

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