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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Orange Nation
5-8 183.79
190.44
 
VS
proj
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition
172.96 5-8
203.92

ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition fall to Orange Nation, 183.79-172.96

There's no easy way to say it, ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Orange Nation earned a 183.79-172.96 victory. Orange Nation jumped out to a 53.51-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Deonte Harris and Tony Pollard. Harris caught 4 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown for 26.08 points, while Pollard ran for 71 yards and a touchdown (19.06 points). ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Alexander Mattison (20.52 points) and the Arizona Cardinals defense (20.5). Unphased, Orange Nation made a run later that afternoon, as Matthew Stafford (38.43 points) and Aaron Donald (16.5) put them back on top for good. This marks the first time this season Orange Nation have knocked off ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition, after falling 217.19-123.82 in their last matchup. Orange Nation (5-8) will look to keep it rolling against Texasseans *, while ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition (5-8) will attempt to right the ship against Macheteros™.

Matchup Timeline

  Orange Nation   ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 17.16 points, the Chargers defense more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 40.5 points in a 41-22 win over the Bengals. They allowed 22 points, surrendered 356 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the third-highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. The Chargers will go up against the Giants in Week 14.
The Los Angeles Chargers defense

Top Player Comparison

Orange Nation
Points
% of total points 183.79
1
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
40.5
17.16
22%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
38.43
32
20.9%
3
Deonte Harris
WR
26.08
11.43
14.2%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
19.06
12.32
10.4%
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition
Points
% of total points 172.96
1
Javonte Williams
RB
30.87
14.31
17.8%
2
Alexander Mattison
RB
20.52
18.04
11.9%
3
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
20.5
24.78
11.9%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
17.52
11.48
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deonte Harris had a 70-yard touchdown catch for Orange Nation, while Tony Pollard had a 58-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 53.51-0.00 lead for Orange Nation.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Orange Nation had a 173.32-129.94 lead. For Orange Nation, Matthew Stafford had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass. Daniel Carlson made the highlight reel for ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition with a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Orange Nation   ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition

StatSmack

ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Orange Nation (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Orange Nation have outscored ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition at QB and WR this season.
The starters for Orange Nation had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition (1).
There's not much good to say about ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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