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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Slight Optimism🤔
8-5 106
108.89
 
VS
proj
Comeback Kid
105 4-9
64.79

Comeback Kid outperform expectations but fall to Slight Optimism🤔 in 106-105 duel

Slight Optimism🤔 fell short of projections while Comeback Kid brought their A game and beat their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to change the result. Predicted to prevail by a score of 109-65, Slight Optimism🤔 eked out a 106-105 win over Comeback Kid. Comeback Kid had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. Slight Optimism🤔 led 106-88 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 17 points from Damien Harris on Monday night for Comeback Kid. Slight Optimism🤔 were led by Dallas Goedert, who caught 6 passes for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns for 22 points, and Josh Jacobs, who racked up 90 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (14 points). This marks the second time this season Slight Optimism🤔 have knocked off Comeback Kid, after winning 123-98 in their last matchup. Slight Optimism🤔 (8-5) will look to keep it rolling against jagz, while Comeback Kid (4-9) will attempt to get back in the win column against Brown Sugar.

Matchup Timeline

  Slight Optimism🤔   Comeback Kid

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert (6 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 22 points against the Jets in Week 13. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 5.84-point projection and was much higher than his 6.8-point season scoring average. Goedert ranks #7 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Football Team next week.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

Slight Optimism🤔
Points
% of total points 106
1
Dallas Goedert
TE
22
5.84
20.8%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
14
11.35
13.2%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
14
11.76
13.2%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
13
24.2
12.3%
Comeback Kid
Points
% of total points 105
1
Tom Brady
QB
29
22.64
27.6%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
24
12.26
22.9%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
17
9.57
16.2%
4
Damien Harris
RB
17
6.16
16.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Comeback Kid owned a 70-66 lead. For Slight Optimism🤔, Dallas Goedert had a 36-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady had a 27-yard touchdown pass for Comeback Kid, while Justin Jefferson had a 48-yard catch.
Monday
Damien Harris had a 64-yard touchdown run for Comeback Kid.

Points By Position

  Slight Optimism🤔   Comeback Kid

Game Notes

Slight Optimism🤔 emerged victorious even though only four of their 10 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Comeback Kid lost despite five of their 10 starters scoring above their points projection.
Was Comeback Kid even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
The two highest scorers for Comeback Kid (Tom Brady and Justin Jefferson) scored more points than Dallas Goedert, the leading scorer for Slight Optimism🤔.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Slight Optimism🤔 won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Comeback Kid outscored their projection.
Slight Optimism🤔 ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while Comeback Kid ranked 3rd.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Slight Optimism🤔. They won, but did not cover the 44.1-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Slight Optimism🤔 moves to (1-0), while Comeback Kid falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Tom Brady registered 29 points, the second-best score in the league this week.

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