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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Runs Like a Gurley
6-7 178.92
144.11
 
VS
proj
Thunder
126.5 3-10
154.67

Runs Like a Gurley outperform projections, knock off Thunder in 178.92-126.50 rout

Runs Like a Gurley showed up, cruising to a 178.92-126.50 victory over Thunder, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in this matchup, as Runs Like a Gurley leapt out to a 48.72-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Aaron Rodgers (36.12 points) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (16). Darren Waller (7 Rec, 100 Rec Yds) and Patrick Mahomes (175 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 25 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the charge for Thunder in defeat. This marks the second time this season Runs Like a Gurley have gotten the best of Thunder, after winning 156.5-121.6 in their last matchup. Runs Like a Gurley ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. Thunder will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 3-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Runs Like a Gurley   Thunder

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

White overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 37.7 points against his 12.3-point projection. During a 28-22 loss to the Texans, he racked up 177 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes. White ranks #74 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
James White

Top Player Comparison

Runs Like a Gurley
Points
% of total points 178.92
1
James White
RB
37.7
12.3
21.1%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
36.12
25.1
20.2%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
26.9
20.52
15%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
18.5
14.86
10.3%
Thunder
Points
% of total points 126.5
1
Darren Waller
TE
22
11.79
17.4%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
21.5
31.15
17%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
18.8
17.83
14.9%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
17.5
11.21
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Runs Like a Gurley, while Josh Lambo had a 53-yard field goal, helping Runs Like a Gurley to an 84.22-35.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 47-yard pass for Thunder, while Keenan Allen had a 36-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 114.32-107.50 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Julian Edelman had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for Runs Like a Gurley to contribute to a 178.92-107.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Runs Like a Gurley   Thunder

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 10) of the starters on Runs Like a Gurley exceeded their projected point totals.
Thunder had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
James White, Aaron Rodgers, and Julian Edelman all scored more points than Darren Waller, the leading scorer for Thunder.
Runs Like a Gurley put up more points than their season scoring average (141.3) while Thunder fell short of theirs (147.22).
Runs Like a Gurley put up more points than their projected total, while Thunder fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 52.42-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win snaps a three-game winless streak for Runs Like a Gurley.
In blowout games this year, Runs Like a Gurley moves to (2-4), while Thunder falls to (2-7).
On the losing side, Darren Waller scored 22 points, the top overall score for a tight end this week.

Coach Talk

Runs Like a Gurley
Now that's what we call a bounce-back! The GM of Runs Like a Gurley shrugged off their three-game losing skid by putting up a whopping 178.92 points this past week.
Thunder
Hey, our crew was just resting up for Week 14, right? The seven offensive position starters (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) on Thunder collectively put up 390 yards and just two touchdowns in Week 13. Our opposition's skill players made it tough on us by logging 588 yards and four scores.