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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
VinSanity
8-5 126.82
127.32
 
VS
proj
TerryMcRibin
63.86 7-6
114.28

TerryMcRibin fall short of expectations, succumb to VinSanity in 126.82-63.86 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, TerryMcRibin dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as VinSanity cruised to a 126.82-63.86 victory. The matchup was decided before it really even started, as VinSanity leapt out to a 37.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout performances from the Minnesota Vikings defense and Calvin Ridley. the Vikings defense allowed 24 points, surrendered 390 yards, and forced 4 turnovers for 17 points, while Ridley caught 5 passes for 108 yards (13.3 points). Chris Carson (65 Rush Yds, 45 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Las Vegas Raiders defense (28 Pts Allowed, 376 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for TerryMcRibin in defeat. This marks the second time this season VinSanity have gotten the best of TerryMcRibin, after winning 173.42-142.16 in their last matchup. VinSanity (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while TerryMcRibin (7-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  VinSanity   TerryMcRibin

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense (24 Pts Allowed, 390 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 17 points against the Jaguars in Week 13. Their scoring output was 55% more than their 10.97-point projection and was much higher than their 7.83-point season scoring average. The Vikings defense will face the Buccaneers next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

VinSanity
Points
% of total points 126.82
1
Davante Adams
WR
29.1
19.98
22.9%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
22.3
14.78
17.6%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
17
10.97
13.4%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
15.52
29.17
12.2%
TerryMcRibin
Points
% of total points 63.86
1
Chris Carson
RB
18.5
14.25
29%
2
The Las Vegas Raiders defense
DEF
11
13.47
17.2%
3
Tyler Bass
K
10
7.63
15.7%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
8.7
15.5
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 40-yard catch for TerryMcRibin, who trailed 59.90-22.40 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which VinSanity had a 126.82-51.46 lead. Davante Adams had a 42-yard catch for VinSanity, while Aaron Jones had a 77-yard touchdown run. Chris Carson made the highlight reel for TerryMcRibin with a 28-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  VinSanity   TerryMcRibin

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against TerryMcRibin, VinSanity averaged more points (150.12) than they usually score (122.57).
We heard scoring helps you win. TerryMcRibin need some help then, averaging just 115.71 versus VinSanity's 122.57.
VinSanity don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than TerryMcRibin (4 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of TerryMcRibin - they’ve made more transactions (3) than VinSanity (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, VinSanity have outscored TerryMcRibin at QB and WR this season.
VinSanity has a higher average scoring margin (3) than TerryMcRibin this season (-4).
The starters for VinSanity had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for TerryMcRibin (2).
There's not much good to say about TerryMcRibin this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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