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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Hippies
6-7 157
135.35
 
VS
proj
DARC NARC
126.25 7-6
142.34

Dirty Hippies outperform predictions, defeat DARC NARC in 157.00-126.25 rout

Dirty Hippies rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 157.00-126.25 victory over DARC NARC, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in the matchup, as Dirty Hippies earned a 53.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 63.4 points from Matthew Stafford (402 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Justin Jefferson (9 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Aaron Rodgers (32.45 points) and Adam Thielen (21.5) did their part for DARC NARC in defeat. Dirty Hippies ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. DARC NARC (7-6) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Hippies   DARC NARC

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 24 points, surrendering 390 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the Jaguars, the Vikings defense recorded 13 points this week. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 6.77-point projection and was much higher than their 8-point season scoring average. The Vikings defense will face the Buccaneers next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 157
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
36.1
22.89
23%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
27.3
17.43
17.4%
3
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
25.6
14.18
16.3%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
13.9
9.7
8.9%
DARC NARC
Points
% of total points 126.25
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
32.45
28.46
25.7%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
21.5
18.55
17%
3
Robert Woods
WR
18.5
17.94
14.7%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
13.8
10.02
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Dirty Hippies had a 102.00-48.80 lead. Matthew Stafford had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Dirty Hippies, while Justin Jefferson had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch. Ka'imi Fairbairn made the highlight reel for DARC NARC with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, Dirty Hippies became the proud owner of a 145.20-99.35 lead. For Dirty Hippies, Robert Tonyan had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for DARC NARC with a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Brandon McManus had a 53-yard field goal for Dirty Hippies to contribute to a 151.20-99.35 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dirty Hippies   DARC NARC

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Dirty Hippies scored more points in this matchup (157) than their season average (137.77).
Dirty Hippies are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than DARC NARC (0 vs 1).
By position, Dirty Hippies have outscored DARC NARC at RB and DEF this season.
The starters for Dirty Hippies had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for DARC NARC (3).
There's not much good to say about DARC NARC this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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