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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Kevin and the Zits
10-3 111.52
132.66
 
VS
proj
Smiley Face!
103.36 7-6
124.47

Kevin and the Zits find way to defeat Smiley Face! 111.52-103.36

Both teams underachieved compared to projections, but Kevin and the Zits did enough to take down Smiley Face!, securing a 111.52-103.36 victory. Kevin and the Zits never trailed in this one after earning a 5.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Myles Gaskin (14.1 points) and A.J. Brown (10.7). Aaron Jones (23.8 points) and Stefon Diggs (19.2) were the leading scorers for Smiley Face! in the loss. This marks the first time this season Kevin and the Zits have taken down Smiley Face!, after falling 176.76-142.94 in their last matchup. Kevin and the Zits (10-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Smiley Face! (7-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Kevin and the Zits   Smiley Face!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 21.1 points against his 14.42-point projection. In a 23-17 loss to the Football Team, he caught 8 passes for 71 yards and a touchdown. Johnson ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Diontae Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Kevin and the Zits
Points
% of total points 111.52
1
Kyler Murray
QB
22.42
24.4
20.1%
2
Diontae Johnson
WR
21.1
14.42
18.9%
3
Myles Gaskin
RB
14.1
16.14
12.6%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
13.8
11.01
12.4%
Smiley Face!
Points
% of total points 103.36
1
Aaron Jones
RB
23.8
16.51
23%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.2
17.37
18.6%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
16.3
11.38
15.8%
4
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
14
8.94
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 40-yard catch for Kevin and the Zits, helping the team to a 27.80-22.20 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Kevin and the Zits who owned the lead, 85.42-54.36. Kyler Murray had a 59-yard touchdown pass for Kevin and the Zits, while Dallas Goedert had a 41-yard catch. Aaron Jones made the highlight reel for Smiley Face! with a 77-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Kevin and the Zits   Smiley Face!

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Kevin and the Zits scored more than their projected point totals.
Smiley Face! had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Smiley Face! ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Kevin and the Zits ranked 8th.
The matchup's 8.16-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 8.19, and Kevin and the Zits covered by 8.16.
Despite the loss, Aaron Jones put up 23.8 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Kevin and the Zits
Hey, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a solid outing by Kyler Murray, we thoroughly outplayed Smiley Face! at the quarterback position this past week (22.42 points to 4.36). Murray went 21-for-39 for 173 yards, three TDs, and an INT in a 38-28 loss to the Rams.
Smiley Face!
Wait, our starting QB threw two interceptions and no touchdowns? We may have quite a dilemma on our hands here. Was Justin Herbert actually that shaky in the pocket, or were the Patriots just that stout defending the pass? What do you think, Smiley Face!, do we continue to start him with confidence?