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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
TheRapists
8-5 88.94
114.02
 
VS
proj
Slack Jawed Yokels
88.76 8-5
119.27

TheRapists fall short of projections, come back to top Slack Jawed Yokels in 88.94-88.76 battle

Both teams fell short of projections, but TheRapists did enough to get the best of Slack Jawed Yokels. Predicted to come up short by a score of 119.27-114.02, TheRapists staged an impressive comeback for an 88.94-88.76 victory over Slack Jawed Yokels. Despite trailing 88.76-55.44 heading into Monday night, TheRapists roared back behind Russell Wilson, who passed for 240 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards for 20.5 points, and Jason Myers, who made all 3 of his FG attempts (13 points). Julian Edelman (15.9 points) and Drew Brees (13.26) were the leading scorers for Slack Jawed Yokels in defeat. This marks the second time this season TheRapists have knocked off Slack Jawed Yokels, after winning 116.9-94.34 in their last matchup. TheRapists (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Slack Jawed Yokels (8-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  TheRapists   Slack Jawed Yokels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Myers (3-3 FG, 36 long, 4-4 XP) scored 13 points in a 37-30 win over the Vikings in Week 13. His scoring output was 49.1% more than his 8.72-point projection and was much higher than his 8.5-point season scoring average. Myers will face the Rams next week.
Jason Myers

Top Player Comparison

TheRapists
Points
% of total points 88.94
1
Russell Wilson
QB
20.5
25.61
23%
2
Jason Myers
K
13
8.72
14.6%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
12.64
11.91
14.2%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
11
11.4
12.4%
Slack Jawed Yokels
Points
% of total points 88.76
1
Julian Edelman
WR
15.9
12.13
17.9%
2
Drew Brees
QB
13.26
24.98
14.9%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
11.9
9.05
13.4%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
10.5
13.76
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees linked up with Jared Cook for a 40-yard pass for Slack Jawed Yokels, contributing to a 21.76-0.00 lead for Slack Jawed Yokels.
Sunday Late
Travis Kelce had a 47-yard catch for TheRapists, who trailed 72.86-42.80 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Julian Edelman had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for Slack Jawed Yokels, contributing to an 88.76-55.44 lead for the team.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 60-yard touchdown pass for TheRapists on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  TheRapists   Slack Jawed Yokels

What If

TheRapists would have beaten four other teams besides Slack Jawed Yokels this week.
Slack Jawed Yokels would have lost to four other teams besides TheRapists this week.
If they played Slack Jawed Yokels every week, TheRapists would be 8-5 this season.
TheRapists would have beaten Slack Jawed Yokels 118.95-116.54 had they played each other last week.
TheRapists would be 8-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Slack Jawed Yokels.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TheRapists, Slack Jawed Yokels would be 7-4.
If TheRapists had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-44.
If they played every team every week, Slack Jawed Yokels would be 68-49.

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