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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
A Few Good Men
4-9 80.33
94.47
 
VS
proj
Rookie Mistakes
80.04 8-5
103.43

A Few Good Men manage to beat Rookie Mistakes in 80.33-80.04 battle despite coming up short of projections

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but A Few Good Men did enough to beat Rookie Mistakes, narrowly earning an 80.33-80.04 victory. Rookie Mistakes had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. A Few Good Men led 80.33-65.74 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 14.3 points from the Pittsburgh Steelers defense and JuJu Smith-Schuster on Monday night for Rookie Mistakes. Harrison Butker (5-5 FG, 48 long, 1-1 XP) and Nick Chubb (80 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds) led the way for A Few Good Men in the win. This marks the first time this season A Few Good Men have taken down Rookie Mistakes, after falling 123.2-113.64 in their last matchup. A Few Good Men ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 4-9. Rookie Mistakes (8-5) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  A Few Good Men   Rookie Mistakes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 5 of his FG attempts against the Broncos, Butker registered 17 points this week. His scoring output was 67.7% more than his 10.14-point projection and was much higher than his 8-point season scoring average. Butker ranks #6 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Harrison Butker

Top Player Comparison

A Few Good Men
Points
% of total points 80.33
1
Harrison Butker
K
17
10.14
21.2%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
16.6
14.01
20.7%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
14.92
22.01
18.6%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
8.4
7.52
10.5%
Rookie Mistakes
Points
% of total points 80.04
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
20.44
26.06
25.5%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
17.2
6.94
21.5%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
12
9.06
15%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
11.5
14.98
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 64-yard pass for Rookie Mistakes, while Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 56.77-32.44 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Dallas Goedert had a 41-yard catch for Rookie Mistakes, who trailed 63.33-48.54 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Melvin Gordon III had a 65-yard run for Rookie Mistakes, who trailed 80.33-65.74 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  A Few Good Men   Rookie Mistakes

StatSmack

A Few Good Men are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Rookie Mistakes (1).
A Few Good Men have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Rookie Mistakes (1 vs 0).
By position, A Few Good Men have outscored Rookie Mistakes at RB and TE this season.
Don't worry Rookie Mistakes, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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