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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
GreatPlainsDrifters
6-7 177.55
131.21
 
VS
proj
ExigentCircumstances
134.6 4-9
134.95

Back-and-forth battle ends with GreatPlainsDrifters topping ExigentCircumstances in 177.55-134.60 drubbing

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, GreatPlainsDrifters cruised to a 177.55-134.60 victory to hand ExigentCircumstances their fourth consecutive loss. ExigentCircumstances grabbed an early 6.10-point lead on Thursday. GreatPlainsDrifters came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by stellar showings from Kyler Murray (36.05 points) and Dallas Goedert (28.5). Not to be deterred, ExigentCircumstances pulled it together later that afternoon to take a 1.95-point lead behind Tyler Lockett (19.8 points) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (9). But GreatPlainsDrifters came back again later that night, as the Kansas City Chiefs defense (17 points) and Darrel Williams (11) put them back ahead for good. GreatPlainsDrifters ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. ExigentCircumstances will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 4-9.

Matchup Timeline

  GreatPlainsDrifters   ExigentCircumstances

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 28.5 points against his 10.65-point projection. During a 33-18 win over the Jets, he caught 6 passes for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns. Goedert ranks #7 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Football Team next week.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

GreatPlainsDrifters
Points
% of total points 177.55
1
Kyler Murray
QB
36.05
26.51
20.3%
2
Dallas Goedert
TE
28.5
10.65
16.1%
3
Elijah Moore
WR
20.6
13.07
11.6%
4
Damien Harris
RB
17.1
7.89
9.6%
ExigentCircumstances
Points
% of total points 134.6
1
Tom Brady
QB
40.3
30.09
29.9%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
24.3
22.35
18.1%
3
Alexander Mattison
RB
21.4
18.68
15.9%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
19.8
15.12
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 41-yard catch for ExigentCircumstances, helping ExigentCircumstances to a 6.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was GreatPlainsDrifters who owned the lead, 119.05-92.10. Kyler Murray had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for GreatPlainsDrifters, while Dallas Goedert had a 36-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for ExigentCircumstances with a 27-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Damien Harris had a 64-yard touchdown run for GreatPlainsDrifters on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  GreatPlainsDrifters   ExigentCircumstances

What If

GreatPlainsDrifters would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
ExigentCircumstances would have lost to seven other teams besides GreatPlainsDrifters this week.
If GreatPlainsDrifters played ExigentCircumstances every week this season, they'd be 10-3.
Last week, GreatPlainsDrifters would have defeated ExigentCircumstances 98.6-85.6.
GreatPlainsDrifters would be 4-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ExigentCircumstances.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GreatPlainsDrifters, ExigentCircumstances would be 5-7.
If GreatPlainsDrifters had played every team in the league each week, they would be 89-80.
If they played every team every week, ExigentCircumstances would be 70-99.

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