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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
They Might Be Giants
9-4 351.48
306.77
 
VS
proj
The Steele Curtain
291.19 5-8
285.36

They Might Be Giants hand The Steele Curtain third consecutive loss, 351.48-291.19

They Might Be Giants earned a 351.48-291.19 victory to hand The Steele Curtain their third straight loss. They Might Be Giants never trailed in this one after taking a 52.70-point lead on Thursday behind the New England Patriots defense (26.5 points) and Kyle Dugger (9). Geno Smith (367 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (16 Pts Allowed, 298 Yds Allowed) were the leading performers for The Steele Curtain in the loss. They Might Be Giants (9-4) will look to get another win against Agent Orange, while The Steele Curtain (5-8) face off against dcb's Breathtaking Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  They Might Be Giants   The Steele Curtain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 16.3 points, Nixon crushed his 2.85-point projection as the Packers beat the Bears 28-19. He made a tackle and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any CB in the league this season. Nixon will square off against the Rams next week.
Keisean Nixon

Top Player Comparison

They Might Be Giants
Points
% of total points 351.48
1
Daniel Jones
QB
59.53
56.8
16.9%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
38
12.6
10.8%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
26.5
34.43
7.5%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
20.3
13.54
5.8%
The Steele Curtain
Points
% of total points 291.19
1
Geno Smith
QB
84.41
51.25
29%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
30.5
38.23
10.5%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
17.8
9.87
6.1%
4
Chig Okonkwo
TE
16.3
3.7
5.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, They Might Be Giants became the proud owner of a 256.17-108.44 lead. Daniel Jones had a 55-yard pass for They Might Be Giants, while Greg Zuerlein had a 60-yard field goal. Meanwhile, DJ Chark Jr. had a 41-yard catch for The Steele Curtain, while Chig Okonkwo had a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was They Might Be Giants who claimed the lead, 320.17-239.05. Keenan Allen had a 35-yard touchdown catch for They Might Be Giants, while Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 42-yard catch. Geno Smith made the highlight reel for The Steele Curtain with a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass.
Monday
Taysom Hill had a 30-yard touchdown catch for The Steele Curtain.

Points By Position

  They Might Be Giants   The Steele Curtain

StatSmack

They Might Be Giants must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (351.48) than their season average (291.43).
The Steele Curtain would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. They Might Be Giants (9-4) have a better record than The Steele Curtain (5-8).
Once They Might Be Giants put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Steele Curtain (1 vs 0).
They Might Be Giants are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than The Steele Curtain (1).
They Might Be Giants should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than The Steele Curtain (8 vs 7).
The Steele Curtain have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (7) than They Might Be Giants (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, They Might Be Giants have outscored The Steele Curtain at RB, WR, and K this season.
They Might Be Giants has a higher average scoring margin (25) than The Steele Curtain this season (-12).
There's not much good to say about The Steele Curtain this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

They Might Be Giants
Two squads that have both logged two straight victories, They Might Be Giants (9-4) battle Agent Orange (11-2) in Week 14. After 13 weeks of action, They Might Be Giants have put up the seventh-most points in the league. Agent Orange (296.63 PPG) are ranked third. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have been nearly identical recently. They Might Be Giants has scored 327.47 points per game over the last three weeks, while Agent Orange has averaged 323.92 per outing over that same stretch.
The Steele Curtain
Coming up next week, 15th-place The Steele Curtain (5-8) will take on seventh-place dcb's Breathtaking Team (8-5). After 13 weeks of action, The Steele Curtain have scored the 10th-most points in the league while dcb's Breathtaking Team (268.77 PPG) are ranked 14th.