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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Dirt Devils
6-7 105.86
132.71
 
VS
proj
Dallas Boyz
104.64 4-9
90.13

Dirt Devils come back to knock off Dallas Boyz for fourth straight win in 105.86-104.64 battle

Dirt Devils extended their win streak to four games with a come-from-behind win over Dallas Boyz, staging a comeback for a 105.86-104.64 victory. It was the fifth loss in a row for Dallas Boyz. Dirt Devils trailed 104.64-95.46 heading into Monday night, but the team rallied behind Dalvin Cook, who racked up 64 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 10.4 points. Tom Brady (31.34 points) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (26) were the leaders for Dallas Boyz in defeat. This marks the second time this season Dirt Devils have beaten Dallas Boyz, after winning 122.16-101.36 in their last matchup. Dirt Devils ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. Dallas Boyz will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 4-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirt Devils   Dallas Boyz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 64 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Adams scored 18.4 points this week. His scoring output was 49.5% more than his 12.31-point projection and was much higher than his 6.49-point season scoring average. Adams will face the Redskins next week.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

Dirt Devils
Points
% of total points 105.86
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
33.86
24.15
32%
2
Davante Adams
WR
18.4
12.31
17.4%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
10.4
17.89
9.8%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
10.2
23.18
9.6%
Dallas Boyz
Points
% of total points 104.64
1
Tom Brady
QB
31.34
23.58
30%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
26
18.35
24.8%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
21.8
7.75
20.8%
4
Darren Waller
TE
10
7.39
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenny Golladay had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Dallas Boyz, helping give Dallas Boyz a 25.30-16.50 lead.
Sunday Early
Josh Lambo had a 53-yard field goal for Dallas Boyz to contribute to a 62.50-61.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday night, but it was Dallas Boyz who emerged with the lead, 104.64-95.46. For Dirt Devils, Deshaun Watson had a 35-yard touchdown pass. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Dallas Boyz with a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Dirt Devils   Dallas Boyz

Game Notes

Dirt Devils won despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Dallas Boyz had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dallas Boyz can partially blame the loss on JuJu Smith-Schuster, who didn't score any points.
Dirt Devils put up fewer points than their season scoring average (119.08) while Dallas Boyz scored above theirs (101.16).
Dirt Devils won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Dallas Boyz exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 1.22-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Dirt Devils managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 42.58-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Dirt Devils moves to (2-0), while Dallas Boyz falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Tom Brady put up 31.34 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

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