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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Karen
8-5 129
135.02
 
VS
proj
D Cleveland Steamer
122.22 7-6
123.45

Karen top D Cleveland Steamer for fifth straight win, 129.00-122.22

Karen extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over D Cleveland Steamer, earning a 129.00-122.22 victory. Karen never trailed in this one after grabbing a 15.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Mike Gesicki (23.8 points) and Daniel Carlson (8). DeAndre Hopkins (19.2 points) and Harrison Butker (17) did their part for D Cleveland Steamer in the loss. This marks the first time this season Karen have beaten D Cleveland Steamer, after falling 142.82-118.8 in their last matchup. Karen (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. D Cleveland Steamer will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 7-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Karen   D Cleveland Steamer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gesicki (9 Rec, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 23.8 points in a 19-7 win over the Bengals in Week 13. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.82-point projection and was much higher than his 9.78-point season scoring average. Gesicki ranks #6 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

Karen
Points
% of total points 129
1
Davante Adams
WR
36.1
24.53
28%
2
Mike Gesicki
TE
23.8
9.82
18.4%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
23.5
22.18
18.2%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
14.8
19.46
11.5%
D Cleveland Steamer
Points
% of total points 122.22
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19.2
18.6
15.7%
2
Harrison Butker
K
17
10.66
13.9%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
16.02
26.37
13.1%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
15.4
12.19
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Karen who took the lead, 112.80-72.82. Aaron Rodgers hit Davante Adams for a 42-yard pass for Karen. Rodgers also lit up the scoreboard with a 25-yard touchdown pass. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for D Cleveland Steamer with a 28-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Karen   D Cleveland Steamer

What If

Karen would have beaten seven other teams besides D Cleveland Steamer this week.
D Cleveland Steamer would have lost to just three other teams besides Karen this week.
Karen would be 10-3 if they played D Cleveland Steamer every week.
Had they played each other last week, Karen would have gotten the victory over D Cleveland Steamer 203.32-88.3.
Karen would be 8-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as D Cleveland Steamer.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Karen, D Cleveland Steamer would be 5-6.
If Karen had played every team in the league each week, they would be 96-47.
If they played every team every week, D Cleveland Steamer would be 69-74.

Coach Talk

Karen
You know Karen, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring's declined a bit lately, we'll choose to take the optimistic route. Averaging 138.38 points through Week 12, our crew has shown it's certainly capable of outperforming the 129 we needed for this past week's win!
D Cleveland Steamer
You can take solace in the fact that your generosity this week didn't go unnoticed, D Cleveland Steamer. It takes a true winner to help someone like Karen succeed. Who knows, maybe one day they can return the favor and do you a solid!