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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Captain Lucidity
8-5 116.4
106.28
 
VS
proj
Crusher
69.7 5-8
99.47

Captain Lucidity beat Crusher for third straight win in 116.4-69.7 rout

Captain Lucidity extended their win streak to three games with a convincing win over Crusher, cruising to a 116.4-69.7 victory. There was very little drama in this matchup, as Captain Lucidity earned an 80.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout performances from Derek Carr and Ryan Tannehill. Carr passed for 381 yards and 3 touchdowns for 32.74 points, while Tannehill passed for 389 yards and 3 touchdowns (28.56 points). Travis Kelce (19.6 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (19.2) carried the flag for Crusher in the loss. This marks the first time this season Captain Lucidity have gotten the best of Crusher, after falling 130.74-79.94 in their last matchup. Captain Lucidity (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Crusher will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Captain Lucidity   Crusher

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 32.74 points, Carr scored 80.9% more than his 18.1-point projection as the Raiders beat the Jets 31-28. He passed for 381 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season. Next week, Carr will go up against the Colts.
Derek Carr

Top Player Comparison

Captain Lucidity
Points
% of total points 116.4
1
Derek Carr
QB
32.74
18.1
28.1%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
28.56
19.81
24.5%
3
Jason Sanders
K
14
8.99
12%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
13.5
11.94
11.6%
Crusher
Points
% of total points 69.7
1
Travis Kelce
TE
19.6
12.19
28.1%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.2
19.87
27.5%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
10.8
11.87
15.5%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
6.7
12.61
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Captain Lucidity had a 100.9-20.5 lead. Ryan Tannehill had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Captain Lucidity, while Derek Carr had a 46-yard touchdown pass and a 38-yard touchdown pass. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Crusher with a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Crusher, who trailed 116.4-43.2 after Sunday night.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Crusher.

Points By Position

  Captain Lucidity   Crusher

StatSmack

Captain Lucidity are on fire, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Captain Lucidity are doing a better job of that, averaging 104.84 versus Crusher's 86.07.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Captain Lucidity (8-5) have a better record than Crusher (5-8).
Even the computers think Captain Lucidity have better players. Their projected average points is higher (104.93) than Crusher (81.35).
Captain Lucidity don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Crusher (4 vs 2).
Captain Lucidity are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Crusher (1 vs 2).
By position, Captain Lucidity have outscored Crusher at QB, WR, and K this season.
Captain Lucidity has a higher average scoring margin (3) than Crusher this season (-9).
The starters for Captain Lucidity had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Crusher (3).
Captain Lucidity are in the playoffs. Crusher are currently looking forward to next season.
There's not much good to say about Crusher this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Captain Lucidity
Hey, it's good to be confident, Captain Lucidity. It's a bold move to play a player with zero points (Clyde Edwards-Helaire), while still getting the win! All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it in the playoffs and we're finished.
Crusher
Unless Crusher wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many opportunities" won't cut it as an excuse this week. As a group, our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) combined to see a hearty 30 targets in Week 13. With only 17 total receptions, this group may have some chemistry issues.