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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Sierra Nevada Giants
10-3 147.9
153.4
 
VS
proj
Throwball Champ
93.25 4-9
101.09

Sierra Nevada Giants top Throwball Champ for fourth straight win in 147.90-93.25 rout

Sierra Nevada Giants extended their win streak to four games with a convincing win over Throwball Champ, rolling to a 147.90-93.25 victory. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as Sierra Nevada Giants nabbed a 57.62-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Philip Rivers and James Robinson. Rivers passed for 285 yards and 2 touchdowns for 47.2 points, while Robinson racked up 108 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (31.8 points). Mitchell Trubisky (267 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Tony Pollard (22 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Throwball Champ in the loss. Sierra Nevada Giants (10-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Throwball Champ will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 4-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Sierra Nevada Giants   Throwball Champ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Colts defense (20 Pts Allowed, 398 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 17 points in a 26-20 win over the Texans in Week 13. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.41-point projection and was higher than their 12.15-point season scoring average. The Colts defense ranks #96 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Sierra Nevada Giants
Points
% of total points 147.9
1
Philip Rivers
QB
47.2
43.84
31.9%
2
James Robinson
RB
31.8
26.73
21.5%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
17
8.41
11.5%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
15.3
15.05
10.3%
Throwball Champ
Points
% of total points 93.25
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
40.78
42.23
43.7%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
16.2
7.6
17.4%
3
Tyler Bass
K
10
7.77
10.7%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
9.6
13.17
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Sierra Nevada Giants, while Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal to contribute to a 108.00-50.38 lead for Sierra Nevada Giants.

Points By Position

  Sierra Nevada Giants   Throwball Champ

What If

Sierra Nevada Giants would have beaten 14 other teams besides Throwball Champ this week.
Throwball Champ would have lost to 17 other teams besides Sierra Nevada Giants this week.
If Sierra Nevada Giants played Throwball Champ every week this season, they'd be 11-2.
Last week, Sierra Nevada Giants would have beaten Throwball Champ 141.3-102.08.
Sierra Nevada Giants would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Throwball Champ.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sierra Nevada Giants, Throwball Champ would be 3-9.
If Sierra Nevada Giants had played every team in the league each week, they would be 148-99.
If they played every team every week, Throwball Champ would be 47-200.

Coach Talk

Sierra Nevada Giants
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by doubling up Throwball Champ at running back this past week (39.9 points to 18.5).
Throwball Champ
Talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for Throwball Champ collectively recorded only three targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 14!