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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Humongous Melonheads
8-5 136.2
145.57
 
VS
proj
FLASH GORDON
126.76 3-10
121

Humongous Melonheads beat FLASH GORDON for third straight win, 136.20-126.76

Humongous Melonheads extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over FLASH GORDON, earning a 136.20-126.76 victory. Humongous Melonheads leapt out to a 54.20-point lead on Thursday behind 44 points from Kenny Golladay (4 Rec, 158 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jason Witten (6 Rec, 42 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Deshaun Watson (234 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Miles Sanders (83 Rush Yds, 22 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for FLASH GORDON in the loss. This marks the second time this season Humongous Melonheads have taken down FLASH GORDON, after winning 109.9-105.66 in their last matchup. Humongous Melonheads (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. FLASH GORDON will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Humongous Melonheads   FLASH GORDON

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Golladay overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 25.8 points against his 11.04-point projection. During a 24-20 loss to the Bears, he caught 4 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown. Golladay ranks #38 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

Humongous Melonheads
Points
% of total points 136.2
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
25.8
11.04
18.9%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
24.3
27.79
17.8%
3
Jason Witten
TE
18.2
8.76
13.4%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
16.5
16.72
12.1%
FLASH GORDON
Points
% of total points 126.76
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
34.86
23.45
27.5%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
21.5
13.73
17%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.7
19.35
16.3%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
11.5
12.3
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenny Golladay had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Humongous Melonheads, contributing to an 80.90-26.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Humongous Melonheads, contributing to a 105.20-60.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a 50-yard field goal for Humongous Melonheads, contributing to a 136.20-60.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Deshaun Watson had a 35-yard touchdown pass for FLASH GORDON, who trailed 136.20-106.06 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Humongous Melonheads   FLASH GORDON

StatSmack

A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Humongous Melonheads have won three straight weeks, while FLASH GORDON have dropped their last six.
We heard scoring helps you win. Humongous Melonheads are doing a better job of that, averaging 128.58 versus FLASH GORDON's 121.74.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Humongous Melonheads (8-5) have a better record than FLASH GORDON (3-10).
Even the computers think Humongous Melonheads have better players. They have a higher projected points average (136.04) than FLASH GORDON (128.1).
FLASH GORDON are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Humongous Melonheads (6 vs 2).
Humongous Melonheads laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than FLASH GORDON (0).
Humongous Melonheads are clutch masters, with more close wins than FLASH GORDON (2 vs 0).
Humongous Melonheads should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than FLASH GORDON (5 vs 4).
By position, Humongous Melonheads have outscored FLASH GORDON at RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Humongous Melonheads has a higher average scoring margin (3) than FLASH GORDON this season (-25).
The starters for Humongous Melonheads had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for FLASH GORDON (1).
Humongous Melonheads are in the playoffs. FLASH GORDON are currently looking forward to next season.
Hey FLASH GORDON, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Humongous Melonheads
Good work deploying a lineup that produced over 136 points this past week. We took care of business and did what we had to do. Let's take this win in stride, tip our cap to the GM of FLASH GORDON, and continue marching forward to the ORANGE PEANUT..FOR ME? league championship.
FLASH GORDON
The problem in Week 13 is pretty easy to diagnose, FLASH GORDON. Choosing to start T.Y. Hilton in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?