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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Texas Wildcats
5-8 139.44
100.48
 
VS
proj
Joe burrow
83.66 5-8
88.2

Texas Wildcats earn win against Joe burrow in 139.44-83.66 rout

Texas Wildcats stepped up, cruising to a 139.44-83.66 victory over Joe burrow, who fell short of projections. Texas Wildcats took a 22.46-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Corey Davis (29.7 points) and David Montgomery (25.1) and never gave it back. Justin Jefferson (9 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Alvin Kamara (88 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for Joe burrow in defeat. This marks the second time this season Texas Wildcats have gotten the best of Joe burrow, after winning 124.52-74.78 in their last matchup. Texas Wildcats (5-8) will look to sustain their winning ways against ┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐, while Joe burrow (5-8) will match up against Who Cares in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Texas Wildcats   Joe burrow

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8 points, Gesicki more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 19.3 points as the Dolphins beat the Bengals 19-7. He caught 9 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Gesicki will battle the Chiefs next week.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

Texas Wildcats
Points
% of total points 139.44
1
Corey Davis
WR
29.7
11.8
21.3%
2
David Montgomery
RB
25.1
12.2
18%
3
Jared Goff
QB
24.14
19.51
17.3%
4
Mike Gesicki
TE
19.3
8
13.8%
Joe burrow
Points
% of total points 83.66
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
22.8
14.35
27.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.7
12.56
20%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
16.44
10.7
19.7%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
16.02
25.64
19.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Texas Wildcats who grabbed the lead, 90.10-67.64. For Texas Wildcats, Corey Davis had a 43-yard catch. Justin Jefferson made the highlight reel for Joe burrow with a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Joe burrow, who trailed 124.24-83.66 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Texas Wildcats   Joe burrow

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Texas Wildcats scored higher than their projected point totals.
Joe burrow had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Joe burrow could have used points from Jonnu Smith and Leonard Fournette, as both put up goose eggs.
Texas Wildcats had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Joe burrow.
Texas Wildcats put up more points than their season scoring average (102.14) while Joe burrow fell short of theirs (97.23).
Texas Wildcats put up more points than their projected total, while Joe burrow fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 55.78-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Texas Wildcats earn the W, but they also easily covered the 12.29-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Texas Wildcats moves to (4-4), while Joe burrow falls to (3-5).
A bright spot in the defeat, Justin Jefferson scored 22.8 points, the third-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Texas Wildcats
Well done, Texas Wildcats. Nice work assembling a lineup that tallied over 139 points in Week 13. We should keep this momentum going as we roll into a tricky challenge in Week 14.
Joe burrow
Producing four receptions on only five targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Joe burrow should smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to check down more frequently.