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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Venom's Team
3-10 116.06
102.59
 
VS
proj
Zawisza Rats
94.74 9-4
108.53

Venom's Team outperform projections, knock off Zawisza Rats in 116.06-94.74 rout

Venom's Team rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 116.06-94.74 victory over Zawisza Rats, who fell short of projections. Venom's Team grabbed an 8.40-point lead on Thursday behind Alvin Kamara and never gave it up. Tom Brady (326 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and Cooper Kupp (6 Rec, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Zawisza Rats in defeat. This marks the second time this season Venom's Team have taken down Zawisza Rats, after winning 114.5-98.6 in their last matchup. Venom's Team improve to 3-10 on the season, while Zawisza Rats fall to 9-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Venom's Team   Zawisza Rats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins, Jeffery scored 19.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.41-point projection and was much higher than his 6.09-point season scoring average. Jeffery will face the Giants next week.
Alshon Jeffery

Top Player Comparison

Venom's Team
Points
% of total points 116.06
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
33.86
23.45
29.2%
2
Alshon Jeffery
WR
19.7
8.41
17%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
13
8.23
11.2%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
10
9.2
8.6%
Zawisza Rats
Points
% of total points 94.74
1
Tom Brady
QB
30.34
23.09
32%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
12.5
12.09
13.2%
3
Mike Williams
WR
11.7
7.5
12.3%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
10.4
17.89
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Venom's Team became the proud owner of a 76.70-54.00 lead. For Venom's Team, Travis Kelce had a 47-yard catch. Mike Williams made the highlight reel for Zawisza Rats with a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday night, after which Venom's Team emerged with a 110.56-84.34 lead. For Venom's Team, Deshaun Watson had a 35-yard touchdown pass. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Zawisza Rats with a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Venom's Team   Zawisza Rats

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Venom's Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Zawisza Rats had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Venom's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (96.13) while Zawisza Rats fell short of theirs (107.86).
Venom's Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Zawisza Rats fell short of their projection.
This win concludes a streak of eight straight losses for Venom's Team.
In blowout games this season, Venom's Team moves to (2-5), while Zawisza Rats falls to (4-1).
On the losing side, Tom Brady scored 30.34 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

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