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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Best Of The Bunch
9-4 135.42
162.99
 
VS
proj
felix's Optimal Team
42.24 3-10
62.66

Best Of The Bunch hand felix's Optimal Team fourth straight loss in 135.42-42.24 rout

Best Of The Bunch rolled to a 135.42-42.24 victory to hand felix's Optimal Team their fourth consecutive loss. Best Of The Bunch pulled out to a 6.00-point lead on Thursday behind Brett Maher and never looked back. Ben Roethlisberger (19.34 points) and Brandin Cooks (8.4) were the leaders for felix's Optimal Team in defeat. Best Of The Bunch (9-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against Glenn's Nifty Team, while felix's Optimal Team (3-10) will meet Escape from L.A. in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Best Of The Bunch   felix's Optimal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 19.04 points, Jefferson nearly doubled that amount by scoring 35.6 points as the Vikings lost to the Lions 29-27. He caught 11 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Best Of The Bunch this week. Jefferson will play the Steelers next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Best Of The Bunch
Points
% of total points 135.42
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
35.6
19.04
26.3%
2
Van Jefferson Jr.
WR
16.1
12.95
11.9%
3
Najee Harris
RB
15.7
18.01
11.6%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
14.9
11.8
11%
felix's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 42.24
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.34
15.37
45.8%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
8.4
14.34
19.9%
3
Demarcus Robinson
WR
4.1
6.75
9.7%
4
Darius Slayton
WR
3.3
9.58
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 48-yard catch for Best Of The Bunch, contributing to an 89.82-18.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for felix's Optimal Team, who trailed 125.12-38.14 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Best Of The Bunch   felix's Optimal Team

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Best Of The Bunch scored fewer points in this one (135.42) than their season average of 149.69.
felix's Optimal Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Best Of The Bunch are doing a better job of that, averaging 149.69 versus felix's Optimal Team's 101.27.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Best Of The Bunch (9-4) have a better record than felix's Optimal Team (3-10).
Even the computers think Best Of The Bunch have better players. Their projected average points is higher (153.01) than felix's Optimal Team (120.4).
Best Of The Bunch don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than felix's Optimal Team (5 vs 1).
Best Of The Bunch should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than felix's Optimal Team (5 vs 3).
Best Of The Bunch have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than felix's Optimal Team (81 vs 61).
By position, Best Of The Bunch have outscored felix's Optimal Team at QB, RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Best Of The Bunch don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 20 points, third-highest in the league.
Don't worry felix's Optimal Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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