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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Bigblue
5-8 88
74.52
 
VS
proj
The Watcher
43 7-5-1
74.5

Bigblue hand The Watcher third straight loss in 88-43 rout

Bigblue rolled to an 88-43 victory to hand The Watcher their third consecutive loss. It didn't take long to figure out who would lead the way in the matchup, as Bigblue leapt out to a 56-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 34 points from Kirk Cousins (305 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) and Jason Sanders (4-4 FG, 48 long, 1-1 XP). Diontae Johnson (8 Rec, 71 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Las Vegas Raiders defense (28 Pts Allowed, 376 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) led the way for The Watcher in defeat. This marks the first time this season Bigblue have beaten The Watcher, after falling 96-55 in their last matchup. Bigblue ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-8. The Watcher (7-5-1) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Bigblue   The Watcher

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Gesicki registered 10 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 3.91-point projection and was much higher than his 3.89-point season scoring average. Gesicki ranks #6 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

Bigblue
Points
% of total points 88
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
20
21.02
22.7%
2
Jason Sanders
K
14
8.99
15.9%
3
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
14
8.94
15.9%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
12
6.92
13.6%
The Watcher
Points
% of total points 43
1
Diontae Johnson
WR
9
5.93
20.9%
2
The Las Vegas Raiders defense
DEF
8
8.2
18.6%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
8
8.73
18.6%
4
Damien Harris
RB
4
7.02
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins hit Justin Jefferson on multiple big plays for Bigblue: a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass to contribute to a 74-18 lead for Bigblue.
Sunday Late
Wayne Gallman Jr. had a 60-yard run for Bigblue, contributing to an 88-28 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Bigblue   The Watcher

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're The Watcher. They've lost three in a row.
You can't win if you don't play. The Watcher has left more points on the bench this season (492) than Bigblue (467).
In dire times, at least Bigblue keep it close. They've been blown out less times than The Watcher (3 vs 5).
Bigblue should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than The Watcher (7 vs 4).
Bigblue have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than The Watcher (49 vs 38).
By position, Bigblue have outscored The Watcher at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Bigblue had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for The Watcher (0).
Hey The Watcher, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Bigblue
The key to success in football is exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a solid performance from Kirk Cousins, we royally dominated The Watcher at the quarterback position this past week (20 points to 4). Cousins went 28-for-43 for 305 yards, three TDs, and an INT in a three-point win over the Jaguars.
The Watcher
You can feel good knowing that your generosity this week did not go unnoticed. It takes a true winner to help someone like Bigblue succeed... and when the time comes, maybe they can return the favor by selecting a couple of defenses early in next year's draft (something like that). Keep pushing forward, The Watcher!