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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Knight Walkaz
10-3 127.97
113.38
 
VS
proj
PRODIGY
103.82 8-5
125.68

Knight Walkaz beat projections, earn win over PRODIGY in 127.97-103.82 romp

Knight Walkaz rose to the occasion, rolling to a 127.97-103.82 victory over PRODIGY, who fell short of projections. PRODIGY nabbed a 17.71-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Knight Walkaz after that. They were led by Diontae Johnson (21.25 points) and Matthew Stafford (18.03). The Dallas Cowboys defense (17 Pts Allowed, 405 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Damien Harris (111 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did their part for PRODIGY in defeat. This marks the first time this season Knight Walkaz have gotten the best of PRODIGY, after falling 130.69-83.95 in their last matchup. Knight Walkaz (10-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Elijah's Excellent Team, while PRODIGY (8-5) attempt to get back in the win column against All The Way UP!.

Matchup Timeline

  Knight Walkaz   PRODIGY

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Freeman overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 12.97 points against his 7.42-point projection. During a 20-19 loss to the Steelers, he racked up 97 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Freeman will face the Browns next week.
Devonta Freeman

Top Player Comparison

Knight Walkaz
Points
% of total points 127.97
1
Diontae Johnson
WR
21.25
7.79
16.6%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
18.03
15.98
14.1%
3
Devonta Freeman
RB
12.97
7.42
10.1%
4
Eli Mitchell
RB
12.05
8.46
9.4%
PRODIGY
Points
% of total points 103.82
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
16
7.84
15.4%
2
Damien Harris
RB
15.4
5.68
14.8%
3
Alexander Mattison
RB
14.45
12.26
13.9%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
14.27
10.9
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dak Prescott hit Amari Cooper for a 41-yard pass for PRODIGY to contribute to a 26.11-8.40 lead for PRODIGY.
Sunday Early
Mike Williams had a 47-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Knight Walkaz, who trailed 66.45-29.65 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Knight Walkaz, while Diontae Johnson had a 29-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 109.15-80.72 lead for Knight Walkaz.
Monday
Damien Harris had a 64-yard touchdown run for PRODIGY.

Points By Position

  Knight Walkaz   PRODIGY

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 13) of the starters on Knight Walkaz scored higher than their projected point totals.
PRODIGY had only four of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Knight Walkaz put up more points than their season scoring average (115.48) while PRODIGY fell short of theirs (126.15).
Knight Walkaz recorded more points than their projected total, while PRODIGY fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 24.15-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The loss ends a streak of three consecutive wins for PRODIGY.
In blowout games this season, Knight Walkaz moves to (6-3), while PRODIGY falls to (4-3).
A bright spot in the loss, the Dallas Cowboys defense put up 16 points, the second-highest score for a DEF this week.

Next Week Preview

Knight Walkaz
Knight Walkaz (10-3) are set to square off against Elijah's Excellent Team (5-8) in Week 14. 13 weeks into the 2021 campaign, Knight Walkaz have accumulated the third-most points in the league. Elijah's Excellent Team (109.68 PPG) are ranked sixth. Over the past two weeks, Knight Walkaz has scored 127.43 points per game, while Elijah's Excellent Team has averaged 122.57 per contest.
PRODIGY
Looking ahead to Week 14, PRODIGY (8-5, third-place) are set to take on All The Way UP! (4-9, eighth-place). After 13 weeks of action, PRODIGY are ranked first in points scored, while All The Way UP! have tallied the fifth-highest point total in Heavy Hitters 2014 league.