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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Pathetic _itches
9-4 151.61
178.3
 
VS
proj
SoCal Cowboys
124.63 9-4
159.49

Pathetic _itches come up short of projections, come back to defeat SoCal Cowboys, 151.61-124.63

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Pathetic _itches did enough to knock off SoCal Cowboys, coming back for a 151.61-124.63 victory. After trailing 124.63-108.06 heading into Sunday night, Pathetic _itches roared back behind Travis Kelce (33.8 points) and Sammy Watkins (9.75). Nick Chubb (80 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds) and Alvin Kamara (88 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did everything they could for SoCal Cowboys in the loss. Pathetic _itches (9-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while SoCal Cowboys (9-4) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Pathetic _itches   SoCal Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 14 points against his 8.17-point projection. In a 19-7 win over the Bengals, he made all 4 of his FG attempts. Sanders ranks #66 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Jason Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Pathetic _itches
Points
% of total points 151.61
1
Travis Kelce
TE
33.8
20.38
22.3%
2
Chris Carson
RB
32.25
22.03
21.3%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
21.18
54.95
14%
4
Damien Harris
RB
17.25
18.93
11.4%
SoCal Cowboys
Points
% of total points 124.63
1
Nick Chubb
RB
25.8
22.61
20.7%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
22.25
19.62
17.9%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
17.8
11
14.3%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
13.95
10.71
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which SoCal Cowboys boasted a 124.63-108.06 lead. For Pathetic _itches, Chris Carson had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Robert Tonyan had a 25-yard touchdown catch for SoCal Cowboys, while Carson Wentz had a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Pathetic _itches to contribute to a 151.61-124.63 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pathetic _itches   SoCal Cowboys

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Pathetic _itches scored fewer points in this one (151.61) than their season average of 167.69.
Pathetic _itches see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than SoCal Cowboys (0).
Pathetic _itches should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than SoCal Cowboys (7 vs 5).
By position, Pathetic _itches have outscored SoCal Cowboys at QB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Pathetic _itches has a higher average scoring margin (9) than SoCal Cowboys this season (7).
Hey SoCal Cowboys, 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

Pathetic _itches
You know Pathetic _itches, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring output has declined a bit recently, we'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 169.03 points through Week 12, our crew has shown it's more than capable of outperforming the 151.61 we needed for this past week's win!
SoCal Cowboys
Hey now, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for SoCal Cowboys collectively recorded three catches on only four measly targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to dial up a screen play or two in Week 14!