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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
TheFitzMagicTragic?
8-5 154.85
170.28
 
VS
proj
Check My Ballz
147 6-7
158.43

TheFitzMagicTragic? knock off Check My Ballz, 154.85-147.00

TheFitzMagicTragic? scored a hard-fought win over Check My Ballz, securing a 154.85-147.00 victory. TheFitzMagicTragic? never trailed in this one after grabbing a 6.15-point lead on Thursday behind David Montgomery (22.7 points) and Matt Prater (8). James White (42.7 points) and Patrick Mahomes (33.75) carried the flag for Check My Ballz in the loss. TheFitzMagicTragic? (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Check My Ballz (6-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  TheFitzMagicTragic?   Check My Ballz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 87 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Lions, Montgomery scored 22.7 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 12.07-point projection and was much higher than his 12.71-point season scoring average. Montgomery ranks #81 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

TheFitzMagicTragic?
Points
% of total points 154.85
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
53.35
39.6
34.5%
2
Davante Adams
WR
26.4
20.25
17%
3
David Montgomery
RB
22.7
12.07
14.7%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
19.5
19.02
12.6%
Check My Ballz
Points
% of total points 147
1
James White
RB
42.7
13.22
29%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33.75
49.13
23%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
21.2
31.95
14.4%
4
Kyle Rudolph
TE
17
6.62
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for TheFitzMagicTragic?, helping the team to a 120.35-53.55 lead.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 47-yard pass for Check My Ballz, who trailed 154.85-87.30 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  TheFitzMagicTragic?   Check My Ballz

Game Notes

TheFitzMagicTragic? had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Check My Ballz had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
TheFitzMagicTragic? put up more points than their season scoring average (147.25) while Check My Ballz fell short of theirs (158.18).
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 7.85-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
TheFitzMagicTragic? managed to get the win, but did not cover the 11.85-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, James White (42.7 points) registered the best overall score for a RB this week.

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