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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
VikingDog!!!
9-4 249.82
242.9
 
VS
proj
Thunder Bolts
155.66 3-10
201.03

VikingDog!!! beat Thunder Bolts for fourth straight win in 249.82-155.66 rout

VikingDog!!! extended their win streak to four games with a dominant win over Thunder Bolts, cruising to a 249.82-155.66 victory. It was the fourth consecutive loss for Thunder Bolts. The matchup was decided almost as soon as it started, as VikingDog!!! took a 126.57-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Kirk Cousins and Jonathan Taylor. Cousins passed for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards for 36.4 points, while Taylor racked up 135 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (23.45 points). Lamar Jackson (36.68 points) and Mitchell Trubisky (24.78) did their part for Thunder Bolts in defeat. This marks the second time this season VikingDog!!! have beaten Thunder Bolts, after winning 231-225.64 in their last matchup. VikingDog!!! (9-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Thunder Bolts will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-10.

Matchup Timeline

  VikingDog!!!   Thunder Bolts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Texans in Week 13, Taylor scored 23.45 points to more-than-double his 11.59-point projection. He racked up 135 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on VikingDog!!! this week. Taylor will battle the Raiders in Week 14.
Jonathan Taylor

Top Player Comparison

VikingDog!!!
Points
% of total points 249.82
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
36.4
34.88
14.6%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
34.32
46.64
13.7%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
23.45
11.59
9.4%
4
Budda Baker
S
17.5
12.95
7%
Thunder Bolts
Points
% of total points 155.66
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
36.68
34.78
23.6%
2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
24.78
30.5
15.9%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
17.5
21.2
11.2%
4
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
15.2
10.39
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for VikingDog!!!, while Jonathan Taylor had a 39-yard touchdown catch, helping VikingDog!!! to a 160.05-33.48 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was VikingDog!!! who took the lead, 194.10-67.33. For VikingDog!!!, Dallas Goedert had a 41-yard catch. Darrell Henderson Jr. made the highlight reel for Thunder Bolts with a 38-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass for VikingDog!!! to contribute to a 228.42-79.43 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  VikingDog!!!   Thunder Bolts

Game Notes

11 of the 15 starters on VikingDog!!! scored higher than their projected point totals.
Thunder Bolts had only five of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Thunder Bolts can partially blame the loss on A.J. Green, who didn't score any points.
VikingDog!!! put up more points than their season scoring average (237.16) while Thunder Bolts fell short of theirs (189.76).
VikingDog!!! put up more points than their projected total, while Thunder Bolts failed to reach their projection.
Not only did VikingDog!!! win, but they also easily covered the 41.87-point projected margin of victory.
VikingDog!!! moves to (1-0) in blowout games this year, while Thunder Bolts falls to (1-3).

Coach Talk

VikingDog!!!
Deploying a lineup that produced almost 250 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done. We should take this win in stride, tip our hat to the GM of Thunder Bolts, and continue the march towards a fantasy title.
Thunder Bolts
Welp, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 24 times in Week 13. Chemistry could be the primary issue, as that group managed just 13 catches.