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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Tua the Rescue
4-9 99.68
95.62
 
VS
proj
The Tightest Ends
96.26 6-7
89.9

Despite top scorer Kittle, The Tightest Ends fall to Tua the Rescue in 99.68-96.26 battle

George Kittle had 35.1 points for The Tightest Ends, the best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Tua the Rescue, who eked out a 99.68-96.26 win. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Tua the Rescue led 91.68-57.16 heading into the late afternoon slate on Sunday. The Tightest Ends made them sweat behind George Kittle (35.1 points) and the Las Vegas Raiders defense (4). Tua the Rescue were led by David Montgomery (24.1 points) and Keenan Allen (19.9). Tua the Rescue improve to 4-9 on the season, while The Tightest Ends fall to 6-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Tua the Rescue   The Tightest Ends

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Montgomery overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 24.1 points against his 11.76-point projection. In a 33-22 loss to the Cardinals, he racked up 141 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Montgomery will face the Packers next week.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

Tua the Rescue
Points
% of total points 99.68
1
David Montgomery
RB
24.1
11.76
24.2%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
19.9
13.57
20%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
17.86
18.85
17.9%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
11.12
19.35
11.2%
The Tightest Ends
Points
% of total points 96.26
1
George Kittle
TE
35.1
11.84
36.5%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
18.6
21.04
19.3%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
15.76
16.26
16.4%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
11.1
14.01
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 29-yard touchdown pass for The Tightest Ends, who trailed 91.68-57.16 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
George Kittle had a 48-yard touchdown catch and a 24-yard touchdown catch for The Tightest Ends, who trailed 99.68-96.26 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Tua the Rescue   The Tightest Ends

What If

Tua the Rescue would have beaten nine other teams besides The Tightest Ends this week.
The Tightest Ends would have lost to five other teams besides Tua the Rescue this week.
If they played The Tightest Ends every week, Tua the Rescue would be 7-6 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Tua the Rescue would have gotten the win over The Tightest Ends 82.94-67.18.
Tua the Rescue would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Tightest Ends.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tua the Rescue, The Tightest Ends would be 4-8.
If Tua the Rescue had played every team in the league each week, they would be 76-119.
If they played every team every week, The Tightest Ends would be 81-114.

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