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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
eric's Team
7-6 89.76
93.2
 
VS
proj
DITKA
63.5 7-6
88.35

eric's Team defeat DITKA for third straight win, 89.76-63.50

eric's Team extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over DITKA, earning an 89.76-63.50 victory. eric's Team never trailed in this one after earning an 8.70-point lead on Thursday behind Tony Pollard (13.4 points). Devonta Freeman (15.7 points) and Tyler Lockett (12.8) were the leaders for DITKA in the loss. This marks the first time this season eric's Team have beaten DITKA, after falling 128.76-123.2 in their last matchup. eric's Team improve to 7-6 on the season, while DITKA fall to 7-6.

Matchup Timeline

  eric's Team   DITKA

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 13.4 points, Pollard scored 38.9% more than his 9.65-point projection as the Cowboys beat the Saints 27-17. He ran for 71 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on eric's Team this week. In Week 14, Pollard and the Cowboys will play the Football Team.
Tony Pollard

Top Player Comparison

eric's Team
Points
% of total points 89.76
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
17.96
18.23
20%
2
James Conner
RB
17.1
14.14
19.1%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
15.2
11.32
16.9%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
13.4
9.65
14.9%
DITKA
Points
% of total points 63.5
1
Devonta Freeman
RB
15.7
9.5
24.7%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
12.8
9.36
20.2%
3
Josh Allen
QB
11.7
23.8
18.4%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
11
7.58
17.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tony Pollard had a 58-yard touchdown run for eric's Team, contributing to a 13.40-4.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
James Conner had a 23-yard touchdown catch for eric's Team to contribute to a 62.80-15.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 48-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for eric's Team, while Chris Boswell had a 53-yard field goal, helping eric's Team to an 89.76-45.60 lead.

Points By Position

  eric's Team   DITKA

StatSmack

eric's Team are on fire, with victories in three straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. eric's Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 96.14 versus DITKA's 91.48.
You can't win if you don't play. DITKA has left more points on the bench this season (530.46) than eric's Team (414.62).
eric's Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than DITKA (0).
eric's Team don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than DITKA (0 vs 1).
eric's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than DITKA (6 vs 4).
eric's Team have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than DITKA (52 vs 42).
DITKA have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than eric's Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, eric's Team have outscored DITKA at RB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for eric's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for DITKA (0).
There's not much good to say about DITKA this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

eric's Team
Well eric's Team, the good news is that we took this matchup by over 26 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through 12 weeks was 96.67. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
DITKA
You can rest easy knowing that your generosity did not go unnoticed, DITKA. It takes a true winner to help someone like eric's Team succeed this week. Who knows, maybe you'll see them again after they've clinched a playoff spot, and they bench a few good players that week to return the favor!