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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Word
9-4 402.38
449.2
 
VS
proj
brandon's Team
356.85 5-8
377.49

Word defeat brandon's Team for third straight win, 402.38-356.85

Word extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over brandon's Team, earning a 402.38-356.85 victory. Word never trailed in this one after grabbing a 46.93-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind David Montgomery (57.8 points) and Michael Thomas (48). Cole Beasley (9 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and J.D. McKissic (10 Rec, 70 Rec Yds) carried the flag for brandon's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Word have knocked off brandon's Team, after falling 400.6-342.72 in their last matchup. Word (9-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. brandon's Team will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Word   brandon's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 10 tackles against the Saints, Jones scored 11 points this week. He scored 45.5% more than his 7.56-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Jones ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Deion Jones

Top Player Comparison

Word
Points
% of total points 402.38
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
60.29
59.88
15%
2
David Montgomery
RB
57.8
37.66
14.4%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
48
42.58
11.9%
4
Chris Carson
RB
45.13
41.54
11.2%
brandon's Team
Points
% of total points 356.85
1
Cole Beasley
WR
59
23.36
16.5%
2
J.D. McKissic
RB
50
26.3
14%
3
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
49.55
52.09
13.9%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
36.6
40.4
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Word who owned the lead, 368.78-223.75. Aaron Rodgers had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Word, while Chris Carson had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Robert Tonyan made the highlight reel for brandon's Team with a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Word   brandon's Team

What If

Word would have beaten five other teams besides brandon's Team this week.
brandon's Team would have lost to eight other teams besides Word this week.
If Word played brandon's Team every week this season, they'd be 12-1.
Had they played each other last week, Word would have defeated brandon's Team 442.4-406.72.
Word would be 9-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as brandon's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Word, brandon's Team would be 4-7.
If Word had played every team in the league each week, they would be 100-43.
If they played every team every week, brandon's Team would be 53-90.

Coach Talk

Word
Identifying mismatches is a big key to success in football. Our squad found one this past week and doubled up brandon's Team at the quarterback position (99.49 points to 49.55).
brandon's Team
Well, brandon's Team, this week's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Choosing to start Taylor Rapp and Daniel Jones in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied over 402 points... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time.