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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Angry Gophers
7-6 111.4
80.26
 
VS
proj
Dyll's Nifty Team
96.7 9-4
117.79

Angry Gophers hand Dyll's Nifty Team third straight loss, 111.4-96.7

Angry Gophers earned a 111.4-96.7 victory to hand Dyll's Nifty Team their third consecutive loss. Dyll's Nifty Team leapt out to a 29.4-point lead on Thursday behind 36.2 points from Dak Prescott (355 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 25 Rush Yds) and Amari Cooper (8 Rec, 85 Rec Yds). But Angry Gophers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Carson Wentz, who passed for 310 yards and 3 touchdowns for 25.4 points, and Peyton Barber, who ran for 44 yards and 2 touchdowns (18.4 points). This marks the first time this season Angry Gophers have taken down Dyll's Nifty Team, after falling 114.3-72.8 in their last matchup. Angry Gophers (7-6) will look to sustain their winning ways against Aidan's Team, while Dyll's Nifty Team (9-4) will try to get back on track against Isaiah's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Angry Gophers   Dyll's Nifty Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 44 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Jaguars, Barber tallied 18.4 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 3.14-point projection and was much higher than his 10.23-point season scoring average. Barber will face the Colts next week.
Peyton Barber

Top Player Comparison

Angry Gophers
Points
% of total points 111.4
1
Carson Wentz
QB
25.4
19.83
22.8%
2
Peyton Barber
RB
18.4
3.14
16.5%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.2
17.77
15.4%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
15.9
4.86
14.3%
Dyll's Nifty Team
Points
% of total points 96.7
1
Dak Prescott
QB
23.7
20.97
24.5%
2
Courtland Sutton
WR
21.4
12.24
22.1%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
12.5
14.15
12.9%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
10.4
18.63
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Lambo had a 53-yard field goal for Dyll's Nifty Team, who trailed 106.4-75.3 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Courtland Sutton had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Dyll's Nifty Team, who trailed 106.4-96.7 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Angry Gophers   Dyll's Nifty Team

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Angry Gophers scored higher than their projected point totals.
Dyll's Nifty Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Angry Gophers won despite starting JuJu Smith-Schuster, who scored zero points.
Angry Gophers put up more points than their season scoring average (93.2) while Dyll's Nifty Team fell short of theirs (106.28).
Angry Gophers put up more points than their projected total, while Dyll's Nifty Team fell short of their projection.
In upset games this season, Angry Gophers moves to (2-1), while Dyll's Nifty Team falls to (1-1).
In a losing effort, Dak Prescott (23.7 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Angry Gophers
Listen, Angry Gophers, we do respect the confidence. It's a bold move to deploy a player with zero points (JuJu Smith-Schuster), while still earning a W! We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Dyll's Nifty Team
Let's use this last matchup as a chance to learn and start thinking about next week, Dyll's Nifty Team. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying and configure the best possible lineup in Week 14.