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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Earth-99 StL Rams
5-8 94.04
106.74
 
VS
proj
WannaBes
80.4 8-5
101.55

Earth-99 StL Rams come up short of projections, come back to knock off WannaBes, 94.04-80.40

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but Earth-99 StL Rams did enough to take down WannaBes, coming from behind to earn a 94.04-80.40 victory. Earth-99 StL Rams trailed 80.40-76.00 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind Kirk Cousins (276 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Patrick Mahomes (175 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 25 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Todd Gurley II (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 20 Rec Yds) carried the flag for WannaBes in the loss. This marks the second time this season Earth-99 StL Rams have gotten the best of WannaBes, after winning 107.32-89.6 in their last matchup. Earth-99 StL Rams (5-8) will look to keep it rolling against Owen Sixteen, while WannaBes (8-5) meet Sunnydale Scoobies in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Earth-99 StL Rams   WannaBes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Cardinals in Week 13, Woods caught 13 passes for 172 yards . In doing so, he put up 18.2 points to more-than-double his 8.57-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Earth-99 StL Rams this week. Next week, Woods will battle the Seahawks.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Earth-99 StL Rams
Points
% of total points 94.04
1
Robert Woods
WR
18.2
8.57
19.4%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.04
19.81
19.2%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
13
9.09
13.8%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
11
9.04
11.7%
WannaBes
Points
% of total points 80.4
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
19.5
24.64
24.3%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
17.5
11.8
21.8%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
11
8.36
13.7%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
9.1
9.52
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mark Andrews had a 20-yard touchdown catch for WannaBes, helping the team to a 43.40-35.80 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, after which WannaBes became the proud owner of an 80.40-76.00 lead. For Earth-99 StL Rams, Robert Woods had a 48-yard catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for WannaBes with a 47-yard pass.
Monday
Kirk Cousins had a 58-yard touchdown pass for Earth-99 StL Rams during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Earth-99 StL Rams   WannaBes

What If

Earth-99 StL Rams would have beaten three other teams besides WannaBes this week.
WannaBes would have lost to seven other teams besides Earth-99 StL Rams this week.
If Earth-99 StL Rams played WannaBes every week this season, they'd be 4-9.
WannaBes would have gotten the victory over Earth-99 StL Rams 115.44-44.8 had they played each other last week.
Earth-99 StL Rams would be 4-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WannaBes.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Earth-99 StL Rams, WannaBes would be 7-4.
If Earth-99 StL Rams had played every team in the league each week, they would be 35-82.
If they played every team every week, WannaBes would be 63-54.

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