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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Pats Nation
6-7 104.19
90.96
 
VS
proj
STL Busters!
71.96 9-4
110.03

Pats Nation brush off expectations, knock off STL Busters! in 104.19-71.96 rout

Pats Nation brought their A game, cruising to a 104.19-71.96 victory over STL Busters!, who fell short of projections. Pats Nation nabbed a 19.85-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Marvin Jones Jr. (18.6 points) and Calvin Ridley (11.8) and never let it go. Travis Kelce (20.6 points) and the New Orleans Saints defense (13.5) did their part for STL Busters! in defeat. This marks the first time this season Pats Nation have knocked off STL Busters!, after falling 140.64-65.79 in their last matchup. Pats Nation ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. STL Busters! (9-4) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Pats Nation   STL Busters!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown against the Bears, Jones Jr. registered 18.6 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 9.48-point projection and was much higher than his 7.61-point season scoring average. Jones Jr. ranks #80 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Pats Nation
Points
% of total points 104.19
1
Jared Goff
QB
26.14
23.14
25.1%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
18.6
9.48
17.9%
3
J.K. Dobbins
RB
13.1
9.41
12.6%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
11.8
12.02
11.3%
STL Busters!
Points
% of total points 71.96
1
Travis Kelce
TE
20.6
12.19
28.6%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
13.5
11.11
18.8%
3
Myles Gaskin
RB
12.1
12.41
16.8%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
9.2
11.45
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Marvin Jones Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Pats Nation to contribute to a 51.95-32.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 20-yard touchdown catch for STL Busters!, who trailed 91.09-61.36 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Pats Nation   STL Busters!

What If

Pats Nation would have beaten eight other teams besides STL Busters! this week.
STL Busters! would have lost to nine other teams besides Pats Nation this week.
If they played STL Busters! every week, Pats Nation would be 5-8 this season.
Had they played each other last week, STL Busters! would have defeated Pats Nation 104.44-77.5.
Pats Nation would be 7-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as STL Busters!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pats Nation, STL Busters! would be 7-4.
If Pats Nation had played every team in the league each week, they would be 75-68.
If they played every team every week, STL Busters! would be 93-50.

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