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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Wheelin' and Thielen
9-4 131.12
122.29
 
VS
proj
Tiny Towels
99.46 10-3
127.33

Tiny Towels succumb to Wheelin' and Thielen in 131.12-99.46 rout

Tiny Towels failed to rise to the occasion, as Wheelin' and Thielen rolled to a 131.12-99.46 victory. Tiny Towels pulled out to a 16.58-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Wheelin' and Thielen after that. They were led by Amon-Ra St. Brown, who caught 11 passes for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns for 30.1 points, and Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 146 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (24.6 points). Josh Jacobs (21 points) and Stefon Diggs (18.7) were the top scorers for Tiny Towels in defeat. This marks the second time this season Wheelin' and Thielen have beaten Tiny Towels, after winning 150.68-123.86 in their last matchup. Wheelin' and Thielen (9-4) will look to build on their success against Big Chubb Energy, while Tiny Towels (10-3) try to right the ship against Not Today.

Matchup Timeline

  Wheelin' and Thielen   Tiny Towels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 40-14 loss to the Lions, Kirk scored 14.4 points to just beat his 13.17-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 104 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Wheelin' and Thielen this week. Next week, Kirk will square off against the Titans.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

Wheelin' and Thielen
Points
% of total points 131.12
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
30.1
14.22
23%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.6
16.89
18.8%
3
Josh Allen
QB
16.92
24.03
12.9%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
16.6
17.58
12.7%
Tiny Towels
Points
% of total points 99.46
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
21
18.81
21.1%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
18.7
16.78
18.8%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.6
11.3
16.7%
4
Trevor Lawrence
QB
16.36
20.32
16.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Josh Jacobs had a 20-yard touchdown run for Tiny Towels, who trailed 131.12-77.86 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Wheelin' and Thielen   Tiny Towels

Game Notes

Wheelin' and Thielen won even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Tiny Towels had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Wheelin' and Thielen put up more points than their season scoring average (118.34) while Tiny Towels fell short of theirs (130.63).
Wheelin' and Thielen recorded more points than their projected total, while Tiny Towels failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 31.66-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This loss concludes a streak of 10 straight wins for Tiny Towels.
In blowout games this year, Wheelin' and Thielen moves to (7-2), while Tiny Towels falls to (9-2).
In a losing effort, Josh Jacobs scored 21 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

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