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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Evangelion
9-4 73
82.51
 
VS
proj
Volt Blitz
60 4-9
60.52

Evangelion hand Volt Blitz fifth straight loss, 73-60

Evangelion earned a 73-60 victory to hand Volt Blitz their fifth consecutive loss. Evangelion took a 15-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Marvin Jones Jr. (3 Rec, 40 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Randall Cobb (3 Rec, 53 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Ryan Fitzpatrick (26 points) and Todd Gurley II (17) led the charge for Volt Blitz in the loss. Evangelion (9-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Volt Blitz will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 4-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Evangelion   Volt Blitz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McManus made all 3 of his FG attempts as the Broncos beat the Chargers 23-20. In doing so, he put up 15 points to more-than-double his 6.39-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any K in the league this season. Next week, McManus will play the Texans.
Brandon McManus

Top Player Comparison

Evangelion
Points
% of total points 73
1
Jared Goff
QB
24
16.4
32.9%
2
Brandon McManus
K
15
6.39
20.5%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
12
7.57
16.4%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
10
6.95
13.7%
Volt Blitz
Points
% of total points 60
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
26
13.56
43.3%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
17
10.34
28.3%
3
Dan Bailey
K
7
7.77
11.7%
4
Sony Michel
RB
4
8.33
6.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Volt Blitz, who trailed 34-30 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 53-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal for Evangelion, while Jared Goff had a 48-yard pass to contribute to a 73-47 lead for Evangelion.

Points By Position

  Evangelion   Volt Blitz

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starting players on Evangelion scored higher than their point projections.
Volt Blitz had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Evangelion had three starters score zero points, while Volt Blitz had three.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 13-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Evangelion managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 21.99-point projected margin of victory.
For Volt Blitz, Ryan Fitzpatrick (26 points) registered the fifth-best score in the league this week.

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