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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Greyhound Express
9-4 228.66
205.2
 
VS
proj
Big Blue
117.8 5-8
137.19

Greyhound Express defeat Big Blue in 228.66-117.80 drubbing

Greyhound Express exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 228.66-117.80 victory over Big Blue, who fell short of projections. Greyhound Express got out to a 17.13-point lead on Thursday behind CeeDee Lamb (16.2 points) and Dak Prescott (13.13) and never let go of it. Najee Harris (71 Rush Yds, 36 Rec Yds) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (9 Pts Allowed, 404 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for Big Blue in the loss. This marks the second time this season Greyhound Express have gotten the best of Big Blue, after winning 182.43-161.03 in their last matchup. Greyhound Express (9-4) will look to sustain their momentum against jichanorthNJ, while Big Blue (5-8) will try to get some positive momentum against PwnStars.

Matchup Timeline

  Greyhound Express   Big Blue

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kittle caught 9 passes for 181 yards and 2 touchdowns as the 49ers lost to the Seahawks 30-23. In doing so, he put up 35.6 points to more-than-triple his 11.84-point projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Kittle will play the Bengals next week.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Greyhound Express
Points
% of total points 228.66
1
George Kittle
TE
35.6
11.84
15.6%
2
Alexander Mattison
RB
30.9
26.3
13.5%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
26.9
20.47
11.8%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
26.5
13.41
11.6%
Big Blue
Points
% of total points 117.8
1
Najee Harris
RB
23.7
25.92
20.1%
2
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
18
7.79
15.3%
3
Jake Elliott
K
17
8.92
14.4%
4
Mike Evans
WR
13.4
14.21
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dak Prescott had a 41-yard pass for Greyhound Express, helping the team to a 29.33-12.20 lead.
Sunday Late
George Kittle had a 48-yard touchdown catch and a 24-yard touchdown catch for Greyhound Express, while Diontae Johnson had a 29-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 228.66-92.60 lead for Greyhound Express.

Points By Position

  Greyhound Express   Big Blue

Game Notes

Greyhound Express had seven of their 12 starters exceed their projected points.
Big Blue had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Big Blue even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Greyhound Express had five players score more points than the leading scorer for Big Blue.
Greyhound Express put up more points than their season scoring average (193.91) while Big Blue fell short of theirs (168.95).
Greyhound Express scored more points than their projected total, while Big Blue fell short of their projection.
The matchup featured both the league's highest (228.66) and league's lowest (117.8) scores of the week.
The 228.66 points scored by Greyhound Express are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 110.86-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Greyhound Express win, but they also covered the 68.01-point projected margin of victory.
Greyhound Express moves to (3-1) in blowout games this season, while Big Blue falls to (1-1).

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