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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
The Pollard Express
4-9 102.6
98.92
 
VS
proj
David Free W
80.08 6-7
97

David Free W fall to The Pollard Express, 102.60-80.08

David Free W failed to rise to the occasion, as The Pollard Express secured a 102.60-80.08 victory. David Free W earned a 24.54-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Saquon Barkley, who racked up 81 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 16.6 points, and the Denver Broncos defense, who allowed only 10 points, surrendered 285 yards, and intercepted 2 passes (12 points). But The Pollard Express held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Christian McCaffrey (66 Rush Yds, 80 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyler Lockett (9 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the first time this season The Pollard Express have taken down David Free W, after falling 91.66-73.4 in their last matchup. The Pollard Express (4-9) will look to rack up another win against Dude Love 3.6, while David Free W (6-7) take on Team 817 in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Pollard Express   David Free W

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Seahawks, Gay put up 14 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.72-point projection and was much higher than his 6.82-point season scoring average. Gay will face the Raiders next week.
Matt Gay

Top Player Comparison

The Pollard Express
Points
% of total points 102.6
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.6
16.86
24%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
23.3
11.13
22.7%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
15.8
18.04
15.4%
4
Matt Gay
K
14
6.72
13.6%
David Free W
Points
% of total points 80.08
1
Keenan Allen
WR
17.8
11.41
22.2%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
16.6
17.58
20.7%
3
Taysom Hill
TE
12.34
7.45
15.4%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
12
5.38
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Pat Freiermuth had a 57-yard catch for The Pollard Express, who trailed 33.64-9.10 after the early action.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which The Pollard Express boasted a 97.90-57.44 lead. Tua Tagovailoa had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard touchdown pass for The Pollard Express, while Tyler Lockett had a 36-yard touchdown catch. Keenan Allen made the highlight reel for David Free W with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Taysom Hill had a 30-yard touchdown catch for David Free W.

Points By Position

  The Pollard Express   David Free W

Game Notes

The Pollard Express got the victory even though only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
David Free W had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
The Pollard Express put up more points than their season scoring average (95.41) while David Free W fell short of theirs (104.43).
The Pollard Express scored more points than their projected total, while David Free W fell short of their projection.
The Pollard Express ranked 7th in the league in points scored this week, while David Free W ranked 9th.
The victory concludes a two-game winless streak for The Pollard Express.
Not only did The Pollard Express get the W, but they also covered the 1.92-point forecasted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

The Pollard Express
Hey, we admire the confidence, The Pollard Express. It takes real moxie to deploy a starter with zero points (Courtland Sutton), while still earning a win. All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Try it when the postseason rolls around, and we're finished.
David Free W
Unless David Free W wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough opportunities" is not a valid excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively received a whopping 36 targets in Week 13. Chemistry could be an issue, as that group pulled down only 18 receptions.