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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Christmas Miracle
8-5 133
121.04
 
VS
proj
THE BOSS
125 9-4
133.48

Christmas Miracle top THE BOSS for fourth straight win, 133-125

Christmas Miracle extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over THE BOSS, emerging victorious with a 133-125 victory. Christmas Miracle jumped out to a 35-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 33 points from Mitchell Trubisky (267 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and James Robinson (78 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Aaron Rodgers (32 points) and Patrick Mahomes (23) were the leaders for THE BOSS in the loss. This marks the first time this season Christmas Miracle have beaten THE BOSS, after falling 112-101 in their last matchup. Christmas Miracle (8-5) will look to keep it rolling against LarryDavidShrimp, while THE BOSS (9-4) meet Carl's Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Christmas Miracle   THE BOSS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gesicki overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 14 points against his 5.91-point projection. During a 19-7 win over the Bengals, he caught 9 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. Gesicki ranks #6 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

Christmas Miracle
Points
% of total points 133
1
Kyler Murray
QB
24
26.46
18%
2
Harrison Butker
K
17
10.4
12.8%
3
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
17
22.51
12.8%
4
James Robinson
RB
16
13.53
12%
THE BOSS
Points
% of total points 125
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
32
28.1
25.6%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23
34.04
18.4%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
19
11.3
15.2%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
18
10.92
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch for THE BOSS, who trailed 63-28 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Christmas Miracle owned a 107-68 lead. For Christmas Miracle, Kyler Murray had a 59-yard touchdown pass. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for THE BOSS with a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Travis Kelce for a 20-yard touchdown pass for THE BOSS, who trailed 124-121 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Christmas Miracle   THE BOSS

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Christmas Miracle scored higher than their projected point totals.
THE BOSS had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Christmas Miracle put up more points than their season scoring average (119.85) while THE BOSS fell short of theirs (127.69).
Christmas Miracle scored more points than their projected total, while THE BOSS fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 8-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Aaron Rodgers scored 32 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Christmas Miracle
Christmas Miracle (8-5) are set to face LarryDavidShrimp (6-7) in Week 14. Through 13 weeks of action, Christmas Miracle have scored the fourth-most points in the league. LarryDavidShrimp (and their 121.77 points per game) are ranked second. Over the last three weeks, Christmas Miracle has scored 112.67 points per game, while LarryDavidShrimp has averaged 139.33 per contest.
THE BOSS
Looking ahead to Week 14, THE BOSS (9-4, first-place) will try to get back in the win column against Carl's Team (2-11, eighth-place). 13 weeks into the 2020 season, THE BOSS have posted the most points in the league while Carl's Team (and their 95.08 points per game) are ranked seventh.