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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Chicken Dinner
5-8 119.25
117.83
 
VS
proj
Gardettos
92.6 10-3
113.31

Gardettos come up short of expectations, succumb to Chicken Dinner in 119.25-92.60 beatdown

Gardettos were unable to bring their A game, as Chicken Dinner cruised to a 119.25-92.60 victory. This matchup was decided before it really even started, as Chicken Dinner earned an 88.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Jalen Hurts (44.2 points) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (23.6). Patrick Mahomes (223 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Josh Jacobs (144 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the top scorers for Gardettos in the loss. This marks the first time this season Chicken Dinner have taken down Gardettos, after falling 127-70.3 in their last matchup. Chicken Dinner (5-8) will look to keep it rolling against JonnyFab, while Gardettos (10-3) will attempt to get back on track against On/Goff Switch.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicken Dinner   Gardettos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 380 yards , running for 12 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Titans, Hurts recorded 44.2 points this week. His scoring output was 49.1% more than his 29.64-point projection and was much higher than his 28.84-point season scoring average. Hurts ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Jalen Hurts

Top Player Comparison

Chicken Dinner
Points
% of total points 119.25
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
44.2
29.64
37.1%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
23.6
10.62
19.8%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
14.1
15.46
11.8%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
10.3
13.08
8.6%
Gardettos
Points
% of total points 92.6
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24.05
32.07
26%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
19
17.29
20.5%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
18.7
9.84
20.2%
4
Evan McPherson
K
10
9.78
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Chicken Dinner to contribute to a 99.35-11.15 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard pass for Gardettos, while Josh Jacobs had a 20-yard touchdown run for the team, who trailed 102.95-92.60 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Chicken Dinner   Gardettos

StatSmack

Well, there’s one stat in favor of Gardettos - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Chicken Dinner (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Chicken Dinner have outscored Gardettos at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Gardettos, 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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