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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Bald Z-gles
8-5 128.08
119.72
 
VS
proj
Kaiju hitman
57.48 2-11
90.89

Bald Z-gles hand Kaiju hitman fifth straight loss in 128.08-57.48 rout

Bald Z-gles cruised to a 128.08-57.48 victory to hand Kaiju hitman their fifth straight loss. Kaiju hitman jumped out to a 19.40-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from CeeDee Lamb, who racked up 122 yards from scrimmage for 15.7 points, and Dalton Schultz, who caught 5 passes for 43 yards (6.8 points). But it was all Bald Z-gles after that. They were led by Jonathan Taylor (143 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Chris Godwin (15 Rec, 143 Rec Yds). Bald Z-gles (8-5) will look to build on their success against #freeOBJ, while Kaiju hitman (2-11) will attempt to get back on track against C- Draft.

Matchup Timeline

  Bald Z-gles   Kaiju hitman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Conklin scored 9.1 points in a 29-27 loss to the Lions to beat his 7.27-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 56 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Bald Z-gles this week. Conklin will battle the Steelers next week.
Tyler Conklin

Top Player Comparison

Bald Z-gles
Points
% of total points 128.08
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
24.8
21.04
19.4%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
23.2
14.4
18.1%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
21.58
17.6
16.8%
4
Elijah Moore
WR
17.6
10.61
13.7%
Kaiju hitman
Points
% of total points 57.48
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
15.7
15.18
27.3%
2
Jason Sanders
K
10
8.44
17.4%
3
Nyheim Hines
RB
7.1
8.6
12.4%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
6.8
9.61
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Bald Z-gles had a 118.38-56.00 lead. For Bald Z-gles, Matthew Stafford had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass. Chase Claypool made the highlight reel for Kaiju hitman with a 40-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Bald Z-gles   Kaiju hitman

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Bald Z-gles scored more in this matchup (128.08) than their season average (108.1).
Kaiju hitman would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Kaiju hitman need some help then, averaging just 89.43 versus Bald Z-gles's 108.1.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Bald Z-gles (8-5) have a better record than Kaiju hitman (2-11).
Even the machines think Bald Z-gles have better players. They have a higher projected points average (111.67) than Kaiju hitman (104.18).
Once Bald Z-gles put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Kaiju hitman (4 vs 0).
Bald Z-gles laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Kaiju hitman (0).
Bald Z-gles don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Kaiju hitman (0 vs 1).
Bald Z-gles should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Kaiju hitman (6 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Kaiju hitman - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Bald Z-gles (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Bald Z-gles have outscored Kaiju hitman at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
Bald Z-gles has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Kaiju hitman this season (-25).
The starters for Bald Z-gles had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Kaiju hitman (1).
Bald Z-gles came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than Kaiju hitman (2).
There's not much good to say about Kaiju hitman this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Bald Z-gles
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. Fueled by some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our backfield logged 142 more total yards than the RBs on Kaiju hitman (251 yards from scrimmage to 109), and we wound up nearly tripling them at the position (37.6 points to 13.4).
Kaiju hitman
Hey, our crew was just resting up for Week 14, right? The six starting offensive skill players (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) on Kaiju hitman combined to record 328 yards and no touchdowns in Week 13. The skill players on Bald Z-gles made it tough on us by logging 545 yards and three scores.