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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
The Killers
6-7 130
140.71
 
VS
proj
Gandalf's Staff
126 5-8
142.08

Gandalf's Staff succumb to The Killers in 130-126 duel

There's no sugarcoating it, Gandalf's Staff underperformed, at least compared to projections, as The Killers rallied for a 130-126 victory. After trailing 126-123 heading into Sunday night, The Killers made a comeback behind Travis Kelce (7 points). Matthew Stafford (31 points) and Leonard Fournette (27) were the leaders for Gandalf's Staff in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Killers have gotten the best of Gandalf's Staff, after winning 148-108 in their last matchup. The Killers (6-7) will look to earn another win against BUMblin Rumblers, while Gandalf's Staff (5-8) will try to get back in the win column against RUMblin Bumblers.

Matchup Timeline

  The Killers   Gandalf's Staff

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Jaguars, Gay put up 15 points this week. His scoring output was 44.9% more than his 10.35-point projection and was much higher than his 9.5-point season scoring average. Gay ranks #96 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Matt Gay

Top Player Comparison

The Killers
Points
% of total points 130
1
Keenan Allen
WR
26
21
20%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
25
17.32
19.2%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
19
14.23
14.6%
4
Matt Gay
K
15
10.35
11.5%
Gandalf's Staff
Points
% of total points 126
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
31
27.84
24.6%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
27
20.36
21.4%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
14
17.36
11.1%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
14
19.01
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DeAndre Hopkins had a 20-yard touchdown catch for The Killers, who trailed 84-52 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Gandalf's Staff, while Daniel Carlson had a 52-yard field goal, helping Gandalf's Staff to a 126-123 lead.

Points By Position

  The Killers   Gandalf's Staff

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two matchup wins against Gandalf's Staff, The Killers averaged more points (139) than they usually score (128.69).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. The Killers has left fewer points on the bench this season (841) than Gandalf's Staff (909).
The Killers have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Gandalf's Staff (1 vs 0).
Gandalf's Staff have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than The Killers (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, The Killers have outscored Gandalf's Staff at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Gandalf's Staff, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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