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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Finding Francis
10-3 141.12
148.38
 
VS
proj
Kittle Me This
139.8 6-7
131.19

Finding Francis defeat Kittle Me This in 141.12-139.80 battle

Finding Francis scored a close win over Kittle Me This, squeaking by for a 141.12-139.80 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Finding Francis led 116.12-79.20 heading into Monday night. Kittle Me This came roaring back behind Ben Roethlisberger, who passed for 305 yards and 2 touchdowns for 23.2 points, and Diontae Johnson, who caught 8 passes for 71 yards and a touchdown (21.1 points). Justin Jefferson (27.3 points) and Kyler Murray (24.42) won the week for Finding Francis in the victory. This marks the second time this season Finding Francis have taken down Kittle Me This, after winning 154.5-141.76 in their last matchup. Finding Francis (10-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Kittle Me This (6-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Finding Francis   Kittle Me This

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson (9 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 27.3 points in a 27-24 win over the Jaguars in Week 13. His scoring output was 55.2% more than his 17.59-point projection and was much higher than his 16.08-point season scoring average. Jefferson ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Finding Francis
Points
% of total points 141.12
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
27.3
17.59
19.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
24.42
25.4
17.3%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
17.7
14.08
12.5%
4
Julio Jones
WR
15.4
16.1
10.9%
Kittle Me This
Points
% of total points 139.8
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
23.2
24.23
16.6%
2
Jamison Crowder
WR
21.7
13.29
15.5%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
21.1
14.49
15.1%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
16.3
11.44
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch for Finding Francis, while A.J. Brown had a 40-yard catch, contributing to an 80.10-45.90 lead for Finding Francis.
Sunday Late
There were several players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Finding Francis emerged with a 116.12-75.20 lead. Kyler Murray had a 59-yard touchdown pass for Finding Francis, while Dallas Goedert had a 41-yard catch. Meanwhile, Darrell Henderson Jr. had a 38-yard touchdown run for Kittle Me This, while Robert Tonyan had a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Kittle Me This.

Points By Position

  Finding Francis   Kittle Me This

StatSmack

They don't even seem to consider you a threat. Finding Francis have a winning record vs Kittle Me This this season despite scoring less against them on average (147.81) than their season average (162.18).
We heard scoring helps you win. Kittle Me This need some help then, averaging just 127.1 versus Finding Francis's 162.18.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Finding Francis (10-3) have a better record than Kittle Me This (6-7).
Even the machines think Finding Francis have better players. Their projected average points is higher (152.3) than Kittle Me This (133.97).
Finding Francis don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Kittle Me This (5 vs 0).
Finding Francis have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Kittle Me This (1 vs 0).
Finding Francis should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Kittle Me This (8 vs 6).
Finding Francis have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Kittle Me This (67 vs 54).
By position, Finding Francis have outscored Kittle Me This at QB, RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Finding Francis don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 24 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Finding Francis had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Kittle Me This (3).
There's not much good to say about Kittle Me This this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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