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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
5-8 73.4
96.82
 
VS
proj
Nerd Herd
73.2 5-8
92.65

Offensively challenged Wayne's Wacky Weasels come back to defeat Nerd Herd in 73.4-73.2 thriller

Wayne's Wacky Weasels rallied to earn a 73.4-73.2 victory over Nerd Herd despite posting only the 10th-highest point total in the league for the week. Despite trailing 73.2-69.4 heading into Monday night, Wayne's Wacky Weasels made a comeback behind Tyler Bass (1-2 FG, 35 long, 1-1 XP). Joe Burrow (300 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Josh Jacobs (52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Nerd Herd in defeat. This marks the first time this season Wayne's Wacky Weasels have beaten Nerd Herd, after falling 116.14-76.82 in their last matchup. Wayne's Wacky Weasels (5-8) will look to rack up another W against The Chubb Clubb, while Nerd Herd (5-8) try to generate some positive momentum against Kirk's Plexiglass Enclosure.

Matchup Timeline

  Wayne's Wacky Weasels   Nerd Herd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 17 points, surrendering 405 yards, and intercepting 4 passes against the Saints, the Cowboys defense put up 17 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7.64-point projection and was much higher than their 10.14-point season scoring average. The Cowboys defense ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

Wayne's Wacky Weasels
Points
% of total points 73.4
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
24
23.08
32.7%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
17
7.64
23.2%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
8.2
10.14
11.2%
4
Chase Claypool
WR
5.4
8.87
7.4%
Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 73.2
1
Joe Burrow
QB
18.6
21.04
25.4%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
15
12.29
20.5%
3
Harrison Butker
K
13
10.12
17.8%
4
Mike Williams
WR
11
8.78
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mike Williams had a 47-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Nerd Herd, while Joe Burrow had a 29-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 43.0-31.8 lead for Nerd Herd.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Wayne's Wacky Weasels, while Chase Claypool had a 40-yard catch, contributing to a 61.2-60.2 lead for Wayne's Wacky Weasels.
Sunday Night
Harrison Butker had a 56-yard field goal for Nerd Herd, contributing to a 73.2-69.4 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Wayne's Wacky Weasels   Nerd Herd

Game Notes

Just two of the nine starters on Wayne's Wacky Weasels exceeded their scoring projections.
Nerd Herd had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Nerd Herd can partially blame the loss on Adam Thielen, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Wayne's Wacky Weasels ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Nerd Herd ranked 11th.
The matchup's 0.2-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The victory ends a streak of five consecutive defeats for Wayne's Wacky Weasels.
Wayne's Wacky Weasels managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 4.17-point projected margin of victory.
Wayne's Wacky Weasels moves to (1-1) in close games this season, while Nerd Herd falls to (0-2).

Coach Talk

Wayne's Wacky Weasels
We're wondering if the GM of Wayne's Wacky Weasels was feeling a bit squeamish this one? In a matchup that was ultimately decided by only 0.2 points, Tyler Bass (1-for-2 on the day) decided that going 2-for-2 on field goals would've been just a bit too dull. Remember kids, every point matters!
Nerd Herd
Unless Nerd Herd wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many chances" won't cut it as an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 21 times in Week 13. Those players should participate in some additional timing drills with their QBs, considering they managed only 13 receptions.