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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Reigning Champ
7-6 122.76
111.16
 
VS
proj
All The Way UP!
112.78 4-9
122.04

Reigning Champ hand All The Way UP! third consecutive loss, 122.76-112.78

Reigning Champ secured a 122.76-112.78 victory to hand All The Way UP! their third straight loss. Reigning Champ never trailed in this one after grabbing a 3.60-point lead on Thursday behind Ezekiel Elliott. Justin Herbert (317 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Tee Higgins (9 Rec, 138 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for All The Way UP! in the loss. This marks the second time this season Reigning Champ have taken down All The Way UP!, after winning 144.83-127.21 in their last matchup. Reigning Champ (7-6) will look to sustain their momentum against ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ, while All The Way UP! (4-9) will try to get back on track against PRODIGY.

Matchup Timeline

  Reigning Champ   All The Way UP!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 24.12 points against his 10.2-point projection. During a 29-27 loss to the Lions, he caught 11 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown. Jefferson ranks #21 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Reigning Champ
Points
% of total points 122.76
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.39
14.68
21.5%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
24.12
10.2
19.6%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
17.5
9.03
14.3%
4
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
12.95
13.35
10.5%
All The Way UP!
Points
% of total points 112.78
1
Justin Herbert
QB
21.74
15.46
19.3%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
19.15
7.73
17%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
15.9
7.72
14.1%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
11
8.3
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Reigning Champ boasted a 111.61-67.79 lead. Kyler Murray had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Reigning Champ, while Justin Jefferson had a 48-yard catch. Meanwhile, Justin Herbert had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for All The Way UP!, while Tee Higgins had a 29-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Chase Claypool had a 40-yard catch for All The Way UP!, who trailed 122.06-95.05 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Reigning Champ   All The Way UP!

Game Notes

Only five of the 13 starters on Reigning Champ scored higher than their projected point totals.
All The Way UP! had only four of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Reigning Champ recorded more points than their projected total, while All The Way UP! failed to reach their projection.
Reigning Champ ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while All The Way UP! put up the 3rd-best score.
The matchup's 9.98-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
For All The Way UP!, Justin Herbert (21.74 points) registered the third-best score for a signal-caller this week.

Next Week Preview

Reigning Champ
Reigning Champ (7-6) are set to square off against ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ (8-5) in a Week 14 matchup that showcases teams separated by just a game in the standings. After 13 weeks of action, Reigning Champ have scored the fourth-most points in the league while ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ (106.07 PPG) are ranked seventh. Over the last three weeks, Reigning Champ has scored 116.58 points per game, while ILLEGAL DEFENDERZ has averaged just 80.73 per contest.
All The Way UP!
On the docket in Week 14, All The Way UP! (4-9, eighth-place) will look to get back on track against PRODIGY (8-5, third-place). 13 weeks into the season, All The Way UP! have tallied the fifth-most points in the league while PRODIGY (126.15 PPG) are ranked first.