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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Penny Trading
7-6 229.69
228.27
 
VS
proj
Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team
213.86 4-9
194.48

Penny Trading hand Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team fourth straight loss, 229.69-213.86

Penny Trading secured a 229.69-213.86 victory to hand Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team their fourth straight loss. Penny Trading took a 70.62-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from Dak Prescott (238 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Tony Pollard (21.4) and never looked back. George Kittle (9 Rec, 181 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Kyler Murray (123 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 59 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) carried the flag for Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Penny Trading have gotten the best of Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team, after winning 241.25-209.94 in their last matchup. Penny Trading (7-6) will look to earn another W against Go Puns!, while Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team (4-9) will attempt to get back on track against ChupapiMuyanyo 😎.

Matchup Timeline

  Penny Trading   Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 37.6 points against his 20.24-point projection. In a 29-27 loss to the Lions, he caught 11 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown. Jefferson ranks #21 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Penny Trading
Points
% of total points 229.69
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
37.6
20.24
16.4%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
28.9
23.39
12.6%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
26.22
38.35
11.4%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
21.8
14.22
9.5%
Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 213.86
1
George Kittle
TE
45.6
14.5
21.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
36.32
34.31
17%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
31.84
29.31
14.9%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
24
15.49
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for Penny Trading, while Tony Pollard had a 58-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 70.62-0.00 lead for Penny Trading.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Penny Trading had a 158.14-104.92 lead. Justin Jefferson had a 48-yard catch for Penny Trading, while Rob Gronkowski had a 27-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Kyler Murray had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team, while Mike Williams had a 47-yard catch and a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Penny Trading became the proud owner of a 218.74-209.86 lead. For Penny Trading, Cooper Kupp had a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 43-yard catch. George Kittle had a 48-yard touchdown catch and a 24-yard touchdown catch for Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Penny Trading   Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team, Penny Trading averaged more points (235.47) than they usually score (213.96).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Penny Trading are doing a better job of that, averaging 213.96 versus Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team's 196.3.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Penny Trading (7-6) have a better record than Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team (4-9).
Penny Trading see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team (0).
Penny Trading don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team (0 vs 2).
Penny Trading should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team (7 vs 1).
Penny Trading have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team (68 vs 56).
By position, Penny Trading have outscored Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team at RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Penny Trading came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team (1).
There's not much good to say about Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Penny Trading
Penny Trading (7-6) will square off against Go Puns! (6-6-1) in Week 14. 13 weeks into the 2021 campaign, Penny Trading have put up the third-most points in the league while Go Puns! (and their 196.59 points per game) are ranked eighth. Over the past two weeks, Penny Trading has put up 212.72 points per game, while Go Puns! has averaged 202.85 per contest.
Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team
On the docket for Week 14, Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team (4-9, eighth-place) are due to take on ChupapiMuyanyo 😎 (8-5, fourth-place). Through 13 weeks of action, Eat ME🍌's Unreal Team have put up the league's second-lowest point total while ChupapiMuyanyo 😎 (and their 213.7 points per game) are ranked fourth.