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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Slammers
6-7 97.52
94.52
 
VS
proj
SnitchesGetStitches
80.74 4-9
88.18

Slammers overcome starter's goose egg, top SnitchesGetStitches, 97.52-80.74

Both teams were frustrated by starters who put up goose eggs, but Slammers were able to persevere and earn the win, emerging victorious with a 97.52-80.74 victory over SnitchesGetStitches. Slammers leapt out to a 22.16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 47.9 points from David Montgomery (72 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 39 Rec Yds) and Justin Jefferson (9 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Jarvis Landry (16.44 points) and Cam Akers (15.9) carried the flag for SnitchesGetStitches in the loss. Slammers ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. SnitchesGetStitches will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 4-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Slammers   SnitchesGetStitches

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against the Jaguars, Jefferson tallied 22.8 points this week. His scoring output was 58.9% more than his 14.35-point projection and was much higher than his 13.74-point season scoring average. Jefferson ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Slammers
Points
% of total points 97.52
1
David Montgomery
RB
25.1
12.2
25.7%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
22.8
14.35
23.4%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
17.42
22.01
17.9%
4
Jordan Reed
TE
10.7
7.28
11%
SnitchesGetStitches
Points
% of total points 80.74
1
Jarvis Landry
WR
16.44
10.7
20.4%
2
Cam Akers
RB
15.9
6.78
19.7%
3
Mike Glennon
QB
14.1
14.48
17.5%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
12.4
11.01
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Slammers had a 55.10-32.94 lead. For Slammers, Justin Jefferson had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch. Mike Glennon made the highlight reel for SnitchesGetStitches with a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 59-yard touchdown pass for Slammers, contributing to an 86.82-48.84 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Slammers   SnitchesGetStitches

StatSmack

Slammers must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (97.52) than their season average (91.92).
Slammers see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than SnitchesGetStitches (0).
Slammers are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than SnitchesGetStitches (0 vs 2).
Slammers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than SnitchesGetStitches (5 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of SnitchesGetStitches - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Slammers (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Slammers have outscored SnitchesGetStitches at QB and RB this season.
The starters for Slammers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for SnitchesGetStitches (2).
Hey SnitchesGetStitches, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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