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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Osaka Blues
4-9 196.6
178.72
 
VS
proj
Yokohama Zets
165.92 7-6
222.63

Osaka Blues knock off Yokohama Zets, 196.60-165.92

Osaka Blues showed up, coming out on top with a 196.60-165.92 victory over Yokohama Zets, who fell short of projections. Osaka Blues never trailed in this one after earning a 4.60-point lead on Thursday behind Stefon Diggs (22.2 points) and Gabe Davis (9.5). DK Metcalf (8 Rec, 127 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Patrick Mahomes (223 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Yokohama Zets in the loss. Osaka Blues (4-9) will look to maintain their momentum against Voodoo Chiles, while Yokohama Zets (7-6) match up against URAWA REDS in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Osaka Blues   Yokohama Zets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Payne scored 13.7 points in a 20-20 tie with the Giants to nearly double his 7.39-point projection. He made 4 tackles and recorded 2 sacks to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Osaka Blues this week. In Week 14, Payne and the Commanders will play the Giants.
Daron Payne

Top Player Comparison

Osaka Blues
Points
% of total points 196.6
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
47.9
28.71
24.4%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.2
20.19
11.3%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
20.4
17.11
10.4%
4
Isiah Pacheco
RB
18.2
10.57
9.3%
Yokohama Zets
Points
% of total points 165.92
1
DK Metcalf
WR
31.7
14.77
19.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.32
35.06
13.5%
3
Jack Sanborn
LB
19.4
18.91
11.7%
4
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
13.8
17.47
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Osaka Blues to contribute to a 123.40-91.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Osaka Blues had a 158.10-151.72 lead. For Osaka Blues, Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal. DK Metcalf had a 40-yard catch for Yokohama Zets, while Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard pass.
Sunday Night
CeeDee Lamb had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Osaka Blues, helping the team to a 196.60-156.92 lead.

Points By Position

  Osaka Blues   Yokohama Zets

What If

Osaka Blues would have beaten seven other teams besides Yokohama Zets this week.
Yokohama Zets would have lost to eight other teams besides Osaka Blues this week.
If Osaka Blues played Yokohama Zets every week this season, they'd be 3-10.
Had they played each other last week, Osaka Blues would have gotten the victory over Yokohama Zets 212.72-170.
Osaka Blues would be 3-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Yokohama Zets.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Osaka Blues, Yokohama Zets would be 8-4.
If Osaka Blues had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-106.
If they played every team every week, Yokohama Zets would be 110-59.

Coach Talk

Osaka Blues
Hey, this sport is all about creating mismatches, right? Thanks to a thrilling outing from Jalen Hurts, we doubled up Yokohama Zets at the quarterback position this past week (47.9 points to 22.32). Hurts lit up the Titans secondary to the tune of 380 yards and three passing touchdowns.
Yokohama Zets
We should use this loss as a chance to learn and start thinking about next week, Yokohama Zets. Take a gander at what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and deploy the strongest possible lineup in Week 14.