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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
the ball breakers
10-3 128.7
115.18
 
VS
proj
TeachMeHowToDougie
61.78 5-8
95.94

the ball breakers hand TeachMeHowToDougie fifth consecutive loss in 128.70-61.78 rout

the ball breakers rolled to a 128.70-61.78 victory to hand TeachMeHowToDougie their fifth straight loss. the ball breakers got out to a 7.82-point lead on Thursday behind Kenny Golladay (21.8 points) and Michael Thomas (4.8) and never let go of it. Matt Ryan (312 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds) and the Carolina Panthers defense (29 Pts Allowed, 362 Yds Allowed) were the leaders for TeachMeHowToDougie in defeat. This marks the second time this season the ball breakers have gotten the best of TeachMeHowToDougie, after winning 95.7-88.43 in their last matchup. the ball breakers (10-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. TeachMeHowToDougie will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-8.

Matchup Timeline

  the ball breakers   TeachMeHowToDougie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Bears in Week 13, Golladay caught 4 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 21.8 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on the ball breakers this week. In Week 14, Golladay and the Lions will square off against the Vikings.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

the ball breakers
Points
% of total points 128.7
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
23
13.35
17.9%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
21.8
7.75
16.9%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
21.3
29.09
16.6%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
20.6
12.62
16%
TeachMeHowToDougie
Points
% of total points 61.78
1
Matt Ryan
QB
18.78
21.83
30.4%
2
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
14.5
16.26
23.5%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
10
8.89
16.2%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
6.6
5.6
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenny Golladay had a 75-yard touchdown catch for the ball breakers, helping to stake the team to a 26.60-18.78 lead.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 47-yard pass for the ball breakers, while Harrison Butker had a 50-yard field goal to contribute to a 117.70-60.78 lead for the ball breakers.

Points By Position

  the ball breakers   TeachMeHowToDougie

StatSmack

TeachMeHowToDougie would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last five matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. TeachMeHowToDougie need some help then, averaging just 94.93 versus the ball breakers's 113.06.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" the ball breakers (10-3) have a better record than TeachMeHowToDougie (5-8).
Even the machines think the ball breakers have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (112.43) than TeachMeHowToDougie (101.49).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. the ball breakers has left fewer points on the bench this season (541.59) than TeachMeHowToDougie (590.28).
Once the ball breakers put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than TeachMeHowToDougie (6 vs 3).
the ball breakers are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than TeachMeHowToDougie (1).
the ball breakers are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than TeachMeHowToDougie (0 vs 1).
the ball breakers have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than TeachMeHowToDougie (57 vs 40).
TeachMeHowToDougie have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than the ball breakers (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, the ball breakers have outscored TeachMeHowToDougie at QB, RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
the ball breakers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 17 points, highest in the league.
The starters for the ball breakers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for TeachMeHowToDougie (0).
the ball breakers are in the playoffs. TeachMeHowToDougie are currently looking forward to next season.
There's not much good to say about TeachMeHowToDougie this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

the ball breakers
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? With great performances by Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley, our squad definitely made that a point of emphasis this past week. We tripled TeachMeHowToDougie up at the running back spot (32.1 points to 9.3). Henry had 166 total yards and a TD, while Barkley chipped in with 115 yards.
TeachMeHowToDougie
"Not getting many opportunities" won't be a reasonable excuse this week for TeachMeHowToDougie. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 21 times in Week 13. Chemistry could be the primary problem, as that group tallied only 11 catches.