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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
The Commodores
7-6 118.77
89.66
 
VS
proj
Pugs
67.37 9-4
84.82

The Commodores smirk at predictions, earn win against Pugs in 118.77-67.37 rout

The Commodores beat expectations, cruising to a 118.77-67.37 victory over Pugs, who fell short of projections. Pugs jumped out to a 19.65-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Cameron Jordan, who made 6 tackles and recorded 4 sacks for 22.25 points, and Amari Cooper, who caught 8 passes for 85 yards (4.25 points). But it was all The Commodores after that. They were led by Jared Goff (424 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Alshon Jeffery (9 Rec, 137 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). The Commodores ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-6. Pugs (9-4) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  The Commodores   Pugs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 4.77 points, Penny more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 17.35 points as the Seahawks beat the Vikings 37-30. He racked up 107 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Commodores this week. In Week 14, Penny and the Seahawks will battle the Rams.
Rashaad Penny

Top Player Comparison

The Commodores
Points
% of total points 118.77
1
Jared Goff
QB
19.07
14.09
16.1%
2
Alshon Jeffery
WR
17.85
5.45
15%
3
Rashaad Penny
RB
17.35
4.77
14.6%
4
Shaquil Barrett
LB
15.25
8.87
12.8%
Pugs
Points
% of total points 67.37
1
Cameron Jordan
DE
22.25
6.66
33%
2
Brandon McManus
K
17
6.93
25.2%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
9.3
7.76
13.8%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
4.25
7.41
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Lambo had a 53-yard field goal for The Commodores, helping the team to a 73.05-36.27 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, The Commodores owned a 92.37-55.82 lead. For The Commodores, Jared Goff had a 48-yard pass. Brandon McManus made the highlight reel for Pugs with a 53-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Kenny Stills had a 35-yard touchdown catch for The Commodores, contributing to a 101.42-67.37 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Commodores   Pugs

StatSmack

The Commodores must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (118.77) than their season average (86.11).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Pugs has left more points on the bench this season (583.42) than The Commodores (350.29).
Pugs are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than The Commodores (4 vs 3).
The Commodores have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Pugs (1 vs 0).
The Commodores should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Pugs (8 vs 7).
By position, The Commodores have outscored Pugs at RB, K, and IDP this season.
The starters for The Commodores had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Pugs (2).
There's not much good to say about Pugs this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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