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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Shallee's Champion Team
5-8 105.1
112.22
 
VS
proj
J1's Excellent Team
99.68 5-8
89.72

J1's Excellent Team lose to Shallee's Champion Team 105.10-99.68 despite beating predictions

Shallee's Champion Team fell short of projections while J1's Excellent Team brought their A game and exceeded their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as Shallee's Champion Team earned a 105.10-99.68 win. J1's Excellent Team earned a 5.10-point lead on Thursday, but Shallee's Champion Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tee Higgins (9 Rec, 138 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and David Montgomery (90 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds). Justin Herbert (317 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Jonathan Taylor (143 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) carried the flag for J1's Excellent Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Shallee's Champion Team have knocked off J1's Excellent Team, after falling 104.68-101.02 in their last matchup. Shallee's Champion Team (5-8) will look to sustain their winning ways against Charm City, while J1's Excellent Team (5-8) take on REDSKINS in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Shallee's Champion Team   J1's Excellent Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Montgomery (90 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) scored 24.1 points against the Cardinals in Week 13. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.76-point projection and was much higher than his 8.15-point season scoring average. Montgomery will face the Packers next week.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

Shallee's Champion Team
Points
% of total points 105.1
1
Tee Higgins
WR
24.3
12.06
23.1%
2
David Montgomery
RB
24.1
11.76
22.9%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
15.7
13.48
14.9%
4
Josh Allen
QB
11.7
23.8
11.1%
J1's Excellent Team
Points
% of total points 99.68
1
Justin Herbert
QB
26.28
21.57
26.4%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
24.3
21.04
24.4%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
19.9
13.56
20%
4
Damien Harris
RB
17.1
7.6
17.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 41-yard catch for J1's Excellent Team, helping to stake J1's Excellent Team to a 5.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, J1's Excellent Team had an 80.58-70.60 lead. For Shallee's Champion Team, Tee Higgins had a 29-yard touchdown catch. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for J1's Excellent Team with a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass.
Monday
Damien Harris had a 64-yard touchdown run for J1's Excellent Team.

Points By Position

  Shallee's Champion Team   J1's Excellent Team

Game Notes

Shallee's Champion Team got the victory even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
J1's Excellent Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
J1's Excellent Team could have used points from Aaron Jones and Darren Waller, as both put up goose eggs.
Shallee's Champion Team put up more points than their season scoring average (88.51) while J1's Excellent Team fell short of theirs (105.87).
Shallee's Champion Team won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while J1's Excellent Team outscored their projection.
The matchup's 5.42-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Shallee's Champion Team. They won, but did not cover the 22.5-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Justin Herbert (26.28 points) posted the third-highest score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Shallee's Champion Team
Earning the win is most important, Shallee's Champion Team, but we've also identified one spot where we should improve as a team: our QB was clearly outplayed by the opposition. Justin Herbert went 26-of-35 for 317 yards and three touchdowns for J1's Excellent Team, and all Josh Allen could produce was a 15-for-30 day, with 145 yards and one passing TD. Let's bounce back with a big statement in Week 14!
J1's Excellent Team
Hey, it's possible that J1's Excellent Team could be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Seeing just 10 total targets in Week 13, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.