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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
kennedy's Team
9-4 117.32
122.52
 
VS
proj
Steve's Team
105.3 5-8
104

kennedy's Team hand Steve's Team third straight loss, 117.32-105.30

kennedy's Team earned a 117.32-105.30 victory to hand Steve's Team their third consecutive loss. Steve's Team grabbed a 2.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but kennedy's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dalvin Cook, who racked up 179 yards from scrimmage for 20.9 points, and Chris Carson, who racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (18.5 points). Josh Allen (30.1 points) and Alvin Kamara (16.7) were the leaders for Steve's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season kennedy's Team have gotten the best of Steve's Team, after falling 116.02-114.52 in their last matchup. kennedy's Team (9-4) will look to keep it rolling against C And K's Crazy Team, while Steve's Team (5-8) attempt to generate some positive momentum against byebye ne pats.

Matchup Timeline

  kennedy's Team   Steve's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 17.5 points against his 15.26-point projection. During a 27-24 win over the Jaguars, he caught 8 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown. Thielen ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

kennedy's Team
Points
% of total points 117.32
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
20.9
20.78
17.8%
2
Chris Carson
RB
18.5
14.24
15.8%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
17.5
15.26
14.9%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
17.42
22.02
14.8%
Steve's Team
Points
% of total points 105.3
1
Josh Allen
QB
30.1
20
28.6%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.7
12.56
15.9%
3
Jason Sanders
K
14
8.99
13.3%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
11.3
12.19
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Chris Carson had a 28-yard touchdown catch for kennedy's Team, while Kyler Murray had a 59-yard touchdown pass, helping kennedy's Team to a 106.32-75.20 lead.
Monday
Josh Allen had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for Steve's Team.

Points By Position

  kennedy's Team   Steve's Team

StatSmack

Steve's Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. kennedy's Team (9-4) have a better record than Steve's Team (5-8).
kennedy's Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Steve's Team (0).
kennedy's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Steve's Team (8 vs 5).
Steve's Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than kennedy's Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, kennedy's Team have outscored Steve's Team at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
kennedy's Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 13 points, second-highest in the league.
Time to rest the starters for kennedy's Team. They've clinched a playoff spot while Steve's Team are currently on the outside looking in.
Don't worry Steve's Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

kennedy's Team
Putting together a lineup that earned over 117 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we needed to do. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Steve's Team, take this W in stride, and continue the march towards the Yahoo Public 95288 league title.
Steve's Team
Fortunately, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science, Steve's Team. Choosing to start Jimmy Graham in a tough fantasy matchup... let's use this as an opportunity to get better and agree that it won't happen again.