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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Nerd Herd
3-10 86.88
85.19
 
VS
proj
Harper's Bad Team
82.34 3-10
82.7

Nerd Herd overcome starter's goose egg, knock off Harper's Bad Team in 86.88-82.34 battle

Despite a 0-point performance from Kyle Rudolph, Nerd Herd were able to persevere and earn the win, narrowly earning an 86.88-82.34 victory over Harper's Bad Team. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Nerd Herd led 84.08-47.74 heading into Monday night. Harper's Bad Team closed the gap behind Ben Roethlisberger (305 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and J.D. McKissic (10 Rec, 70 Rec Yds). Taysom Hill (232 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 83 Rush Yds) and Justin Jefferson (9 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the stars for Nerd Herd in the win. This marks the first time this season Nerd Herd have taken down Harper's Bad Team, after falling 74.44-71.18 in their last matchup. Nerd Herd ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 3-10. Harper's Bad Team will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 3-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Nerd Herd   Harper's Bad Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Chiefs in Week 13, Gordon III scored 14.2 points to more-than-double his 6.94-point projection. He racked up 142 yards from scrimmage to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Nerd Herd this week. In Week 14, Gordon III and the Broncos will battle the Panthers.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 86.88
1
Taysom Hill
QB
23.58
18.62
27.1%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
18.3
11.26
21.1%
3
Harrison Butker
K
17
10.4
19.6%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
14.2
6.94
16.3%
Harper's Bad Team
Points
% of total points 82.34
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.2
19.87
23.3%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
12.44
8.21
15.1%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
11.8
9.61
14.3%
4
Dan Bailey
K
8
8.65
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch for Nerd Herd, while Taysom Hill had a 43-yard run to contribute to a 47.58-33.94 lead for Nerd Herd.
Sunday Night
Melvin Gordon III had a 65-yard run for Nerd Herd to contribute to an 84.08-47.74 lead for the team.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Harper's Bad Team.

Points By Position

  Nerd Herd   Harper's Bad Team

What If

Nerd Herd would have beaten only three other teams besides Harper's Bad Team this week.
Harper's Bad Team would have lost to eight other teams besides Nerd Herd this week.
If Nerd Herd played Harper's Bad Team every week this season, they'd be 5-8.
Harper's Bad Team would have been victorious over Nerd Herd 131.44-76.62 had they played each other last week.
Nerd Herd would be 3-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Harper's Bad Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nerd Herd, Harper's Bad Team would be 2-9.
If Nerd Herd had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-93.
If they played every team every week, Harper's Bad Team would be 42-101.

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