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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Valley Vikings
8-5 261.25
309.64
 
VS
proj
No Mercy
228.12 6-7
251.06

Valley Vikings fall short of predictions, still manage to beat No Mercy, 261.25-228.12

Despite being unable to rise to the occasion, Valley Vikings came out on top with a 261.25-228.12 victory over No Mercy. Valley Vikings jumped out to a 100.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 56.15 points from James Robinson (78 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds) and Nick Chubb (80 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Lamar Jackson (38.25 points) and Anthony Walker (23.75) carried the flag for No Mercy in the loss. This marks the second time this season Valley Vikings have taken down No Mercy, after winning 281.95-267.5 in their last matchup. Valley Vikings (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while No Mercy (6-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Valley Vikings   No Mercy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 68 yards against the Football Team, Ebron registered 16.95 points this week. He scored 43.9% more than his 11.78-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Ebron ranks #9 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Bills next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Valley Vikings
Points
% of total points 261.25
1
James Robinson
RB
31.8
25.22
12.2%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30.9
45.4
11.8%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
24.35
21.7
9.3%
4
Blake Martinez
LB
20.75
15.66
7.9%
No Mercy
Points
% of total points 228.12
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
38.25
34.41
16.8%
2
Anthony Walker
LB
23.75
11.59
10.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
23.7
20.37
10.4%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.8
21.59
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Robert Tonyan had a 25-yard touchdown catch for No Mercy, who trailed 199.70-118.05 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Valley Vikings to contribute to a 230.60-128.92 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Valley Vikings   No Mercy

Game Notes

Only five of the 16 starting players on Valley Vikings scored higher than their point projections.
No Mercy had only seven of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
No Mercy could have used points from Eric Kendricks and Jeremy Chinn, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 33.13-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Valley Vikings managed to get the win, but did not cover the 58.58-point projected margin of victory.
For No Mercy, Lamar Jackson scored 38.25 points, the fourth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

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