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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Bitterness
9-4 180.4
212.57
 
VS
proj
Dirty 54
156.2 9-4
214.7

Bitterness overtake Dirty 54 for top spot, 180.4-156.2

Bitterness overtook Dirty 54 in the standings, ascending into first place in Motor City Football with a come-from-behind win, coming back for a 180.4-156.2 victory. Trailing 156.2-149.5 heading into Monday night, Bitterness came storming back behind Chris Carson, who ran for 102 yards and a touchdown for 17.9 points, and Jason Myers, who made all 3 of his FG attempts (13 points). Josh Allen (231 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 43 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Lamar Jackson (105 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 101 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leaders for Dirty 54 in defeat. This marks the second time this season Bitterness have knocked off Dirty 54, after winning 212.3-205.25 in their last matchup. Bitterness (9-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Dirty 54 (9-4) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Bitterness   Dirty 54

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense scored 24 points in a 34-7 win over the Cardinals to more-than-double their 10.51-point projection. They allowed only 7 points, surrendered 198 yards, and intercepted a pass to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Bitterness this week. The Rams will battle the Seahawks next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Bitterness
Points
% of total points 180.4
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
24
10.51
13.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.5
17.76
10.3%
3
Chris Carson
RB
17.9
13.61
9.9%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
17.7
18.89
9.8%
Dirty 54
Points
% of total points 156.2
1
Josh Allen
QB
26.85
24.84
17.2%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
25.35
30.57
16.2%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
21.5
13.74
13.8%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.7
19.25
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Dirty 54, helping Dirty 54 to a 57.4-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Dirty 54, while Josh Lambo had a 53-yard field goal, helping Dirty 54 to a 147.2-40.3 lead.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Bitterness, who trailed 147.2-127.8 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Bitterness   Dirty 54

Game Notes

Only five of the 14 starters on Bitterness exceeded their scoring projections.
Dirty 54 had only four of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Dirty 54 could have used points from Tyler Lockett and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, as both put up goose eggs.
Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson both outscored the Los Angeles Rams defense, the leading scorer for Bitterness.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Bitterness ranked 7th in the league in scoring this week, while Dirty 54 ranked 10th.
The matchup's 24.2-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This defeat ends a streak of eight consecutive wins for Dirty 54.
Bitterness moves to (3-0) in comeback games this season, while Dirty 54 falls to (0-3).

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