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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Earth-99 StL Rams
7-6 83.6
96.73
 
VS
proj
Chaka Khan
75.28 5-8
93.89

Earth-99 StL Rams defeat Chaka Khan for third straight win, 83.60-75.28

Earth-99 StL Rams extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Chaka Khan, earning an 83.60-75.28 victory. Chaka Khan took a 19.20-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Stefon Diggs, who caught 7 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown for 15.2 points, and the Buffalo Bills defense, who allowed only 10 points and gave up 242 yards (4 points). But Earth-99 StL Rams held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Justin Herbert, who passed for 335 yards and a touchdown for 20.1 points, and Greg Joseph, who made both of his FG attempts (13 points). This marks the second time this season Earth-99 StL Rams have taken down Chaka Khan, after winning 105.6-82.66 in their last matchup. Earth-99 StL Rams (7-6) will look to build on their success against Owen Sixteen, while Chaka Khan (5-8) will take on Najee by Nature in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Earth-99 StL Rams   Chaka Khan

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making both of his FG attempts against the Jets, Joseph tallied 13 points this week. His scoring output was 75.9% more than his 7.39-point projection and was much higher than his 6.92-point season scoring average. Joseph will face the Lions next week.
Greg Joseph

Top Player Comparison

Earth-99 StL Rams
Points
% of total points 83.6
1
Justin Herbert
QB
20.1
21.68
24%
2
Greg Joseph
K
13
7.39
15.6%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
9.5
11.52
11.4%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
9.5
10.74
11.4%
Chaka Khan
Points
% of total points 75.28
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
15.2
13.27
20.2%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15.1
10.87
20.1%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
13.68
18.73
18.2%
4
Gerald Everett
TE
8
5.56
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Greg Joseph had a 51-yard field goal for Earth-99 StL Rams to contribute to a 49.00-40.18 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Earth-99 StL Rams to contribute to a 78.60-60.18 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Earth-99 StL Rams   Chaka Khan

What If

Earth-99 StL Rams would have beaten only two other teams besides Chaka Khan this week.
Chaka Khan would have lost to six other teams besides Earth-99 StL Rams this week.
If they played Chaka Khan every week, Earth-99 StL Rams would be 6-7 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Earth-99 StL Rams would have gotten the win over Chaka Khan 94.96-80.4.
Earth-99 StL Rams would be 2-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chaka Khan.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Earth-99 StL Rams, Chaka Khan would be 8-3.
If Earth-99 StL Rams had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-81.
If they played every team every week, Chaka Khan would be 58-59.

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