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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Willie's Team
7-6 122.95
156.87
 
VS
proj
H-Town Finest
104.7 3-10
105.95

Willie's Team hand H-Town Finest ninth straight loss, 122.95-104.70

Willie's Team came out on top with a 122.95-104.70 victory to hand H-Town Finest their ninth straight loss. Willie's Team never trailed in this one after taking a 20.60-point lead on Thursday behind Kenny Golladay (24.8 points) and the Chicago Bears defense (20). The Minnesota Vikings defense (25 points) and Matt Ryan (24.7) carried the flag for H-Town Finest in the loss. This marks the first time this season Willie's Team have knocked off H-Town Finest, after falling 142.8-126.65 in their last matchup. Willie's Team (7-6) will look to earn another win against PK's Pleasant Team, while H-Town Finest (3-10) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Team Strong.

Matchup Timeline

  Willie's Team   H-Town Finest

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.05 points, Golladay more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 24.8 points as the Lions lost to the Bears 24-20. He caught 4 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Willie's Team this week. Golladay will battle the Vikings next week.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

Willie's Team
Points
% of total points 122.95
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
24.8
8.05
20.2%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
20
30.61
16.3%
3
Roquan Smith
LB
20
9.84
16.3%
4
Jason Myers
K
13
9.04
10.6%
H-Town Finest
Points
% of total points 104.7
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
25
21.86
23.9%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
24.7
27.08
23.6%
3
Chris Carson
RB
16.9
10.78
16.1%
4
Jourdan Lewis
CB
14
1.8
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Thursday, after which Willie's Team boasted a 68.80-48.20 lead. For Willie's Team, Kenny Golladay had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Jared Cook made the highlight reel for H-Town Finest with a 40-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Willie's Team   H-Town Finest

Game Notes

Willie's Team won despite the fact that only five of their 12 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
H-Town Finest had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was H-Town Finest even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 18.25-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a streak of three straight losses for Willie's Team.
Willie's Team managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 50.92-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, the Minnesota Vikings defense recorded 25 points, the third-highest score for a DEF this week.

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