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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Unladen Swallows
9-4 185.28
227.24
 
VS
proj
Morning Woodhead
165.32 8-5
207.91

Unladen Swallows knock off Morning Woodhead for third straight win, 185.28-165.32

Unladen Swallows extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Morning Woodhead, earning a 185.28-165.32 victory. Unladen Swallows jumped out to a 69.76-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Drew Brees (19.26 points) and Cameron Jordan (18.5). Morning Woodhead came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by DeVante Parker (46.9 points) and Lamar Jackson (30.3). Not to be deterred, Unladen Swallows got it going later that afternoon, as Austin Ekeler (16.7 points) and Taylor Rapp (16.1) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Unladen Swallows have knocked off Morning Woodhead, after winning 210.02-181.66 in their last matchup. Unladen Swallows improve to 9-4 on the season, while Morning Woodhead fall to 8-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Unladen Swallows   Morning Woodhead

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 2 tackles and intercepting a pass against the Cardinals, Rapp scored 16.1 points this week. He more-than-tripled his 5.29-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Rapp ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Taylor Rapp

Top Player Comparison

Unladen Swallows
Points
% of total points 185.28
1
Jameis Winston
QB
23.22
29.27
12.5%
2
Drew Brees
QB
19.26
33.08
10.4%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
18.6
18.67
10%
4
Cameron Jordan
DE
18.5
6.18
10%
Morning Woodhead
Points
% of total points 165.32
1
DeVante Parker
WR
46.9
14.79
28.4%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
30.3
34.23
18.3%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
23.32
27.06
14.1%
4
Le'Veon Bell
RB
10.7
18.08
6.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 40-yard pass for Unladen Swallows, helping to give the team a 74.46-4.70 lead.
Sunday Early
DeVante Parker had a 43-yard touchdown catch and a 42-yard catch for Morning Woodhead, while Lamar Jackson had a 20-yard touchdown pass, helping Morning Woodhead to a 159.52-148.48 lead.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Unladen Swallows to contribute to a 185.28-163.52 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Unladen Swallows   Morning Woodhead

StatSmack

They're not even trying that hard. Unladen Swallows have a winning record vs Morning Woodhead this season despite averaging fewer points against them (197.65) than their season average (218.02).
Unladen Swallows are on a roll, with victories in three straight weeks.
Even the computers think Unladen Swallows have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (213.43) than Morning Woodhead (200.65).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Morning Woodhead has left more points on the bench this season (1,196.2) than Unladen Swallows (1,088.9).
Unladen Swallows don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Morning Woodhead (3 vs 0).
Unladen Swallows play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Morning Woodhead (1).
Unladen Swallows are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Morning Woodhead (0 vs 1).
By position, Unladen Swallows have outscored Morning Woodhead at RB, WR, TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
Unladen Swallows don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 32 points, highest in the league.
Don't worry Morning Woodhead, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Unladen Swallows
You know Unladen Swallows, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring output has slipped recently, we'll choose to take the optimistic route. Averaging 220.75 points through Week 12, our crew has definitely proven that it's even stronger than the 185.28 we needed to win this past week!
Morning Woodhead
Well, we certainly can't whine about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) collectively saw a grand total of 19 targets in Week 13. With just 11 total catches, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.