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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
NJ Kets
7-6 68
69.55
 
VS
proj
Pizzmaster98
21 8-5
70.53

Pizzmaster98 come up short of projections, lose to NJ Kets in 68-21 rout

There's no way around it, Pizzmaster98 underperformed, at least according to projections, as NJ Kets rolled to a 68-21 victory. This matchup was over almost as soon as it started, as NJ Kets grabbed a 29-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from the Minnesota Vikings defense (13 points) and Deshaun Watson (9). Russell Wilson (9 points) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (4) did everything they could for Pizzmaster98 in the loss. NJ Kets (7-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Pizzmaster98 (8-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  NJ Kets   Pizzmaster98

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas (9 Rec, 98 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 10 points against the Steelers in Week 13. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 3.04-point projection and was much higher than his 3.2-point season scoring average. Thomas ranks #8 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Logan Thomas

Top Player Comparison

NJ Kets
Points
% of total points 68
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
13
6.77
19.1%
2
Chris Carson
RB
11
7.2
16.2%
3
Logan Thomas
TE
10
3.04
14.7%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
9
5.93
13.2%
Pizzmaster98
Points
% of total points 21
1
Russell Wilson
QB
9
22.41
42.9%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
4
7.84
19%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
3
3.74
14.3%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
2
7.64
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 64-yard pass for NJ Kets, helping the team to a 30-1 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which NJ Kets had a 45-10 lead. For NJ Kets, Chris Carson had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Pizzmaster98 with a 28-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  NJ Kets   Pizzmaster98

Game Notes

NJ Kets won even though only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Each of the nine starters for Pizzmaster98 scored below their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as NJ Kets had one starter score zero points, while Pizzmaster98 had two.
NJ Kets had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Pizzmaster98.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 47-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
NJ Kets moves to (5-3) in blowout games this season, while Pizzmaster98 falls to (1-3).

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