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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Fly Eagles Fly
8-5 319.31
390.72
 
VS
proj
Sub-Mariners
244.16 0-13
224.33

Offensively challenged Fly Eagles Fly knock off Sub-Mariners, 319.31-244.16

While they ranked only 10th in the league in points scored for the week, Fly Eagles Fly earned a 319.31-244.16 victory over Sub-Mariners. Fly Eagles Fly leapt out to a 114.01-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Mike Gesicki (47.67 points) and Sam Darnold (186 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and never looked back. Ryan Tannehill (389 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and the New England Patriots defense (0 Pts Allowed, 258 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for Sub-Mariners in the loss. This marks the second time this season Fly Eagles Fly have knocked off Sub-Mariners, after winning 378.39-261.32 in their last matchup. Fly Eagles Fly (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Sub-Mariners will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 0-13.

Matchup Timeline

  Fly Eagles Fly   Sub-Mariners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gesicki (9 Rec, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 47.67 points in a 19-7 win over the Bengals in Week 13. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 19.96-point projection and was much higher than his 17.73-point season scoring average. Gesicki ranks #6 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

Fly Eagles Fly
Points
% of total points 319.31
1
Mike Gesicki
TE
47.67
19.96
14.9%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
45.33
35.57
14.2%
3
Sam Darnold
QB
44.55
48.22
14%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
35
24.29
11%
Sub-Mariners
Points
% of total points 244.16
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
67.45
53.99
27.6%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
55.17
14.5
22.6%
3
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
25.29
25.7
10.4%
4
Tyler Higbee
TE
22
17.26
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Fly Eagles Fly emerged with a 234.79-120.78 lead. For Fly Eagles Fly, Henry Ruggs III had a 46-yard touchdown catch. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for Sub-Mariners with a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Fly Eagles Fly became the proud owner of a 257.15-225.74 lead. For Fly Eagles Fly, Carson Wentz had a 41-yard pass. Darrell Henderson Jr. made the highlight reel for Sub-Mariners with a 38-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Fly Eagles Fly   Sub-Mariners

Game Notes

Fly Eagles Fly emerged victorious even though only five of their 19 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Sub-Mariners had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Fly Eagles Fly had two starters score zero points, while Sub-Mariners had seven.
Ryan Tannehill and the New England Patriots defense both outscored Mike Gesicki, the leading scorer for Fly Eagles Fly.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Fly Eagles Fly got the victory despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Sub-Mariners outscored their projection.
Fly Eagles Fly ranked 10th in the league in points scored this week, while Sub-Mariners ranked 11th.
Fly Eagles Fly managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 166.39-point projected margin of victory.
For Sub-Mariners, Ryan Tannehill (67.45 points) registered the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Fly Eagles Fly
Listen Fly Eagles Fly, the good news is that we won this matchup by over 75 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through 12 weeks was 360.57. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Sub-Mariners
Hey, it's possible that Sub-Mariners might be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. With just 15 targets combined in Week 13, their five wide receivers apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.