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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Running up that hill
10-3 94.82
110.84
 
VS
proj
The Afros
76.54 3-10
95.23

Running up that hill hand The Afros third straight loss, 94.82-76.54

Running up that hill secured a 94.82-76.54 victory to hand The Afros their third straight loss. Running up that hill earned an early 16.92-point lead on Thursday. The Afros came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Dalvin Cook (14.3 points) and Curtis Samuel (8.6). Unphased, Running up that hill made a run later that afternoon, as Tyreek Hill (20.6 points) and Josh Jacobs (19) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Running up that hill have knocked off The Afros, after winning 139.02-70.66 in their last matchup. Running up that hill (10-3) will look to build on their success against Hillmatic, while The Afros (3-10) will face ADD N DROP NONSTOP in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Running up that hill   The Afros

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McLaurin (8 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.5 points against the Giants in Week 13. His scoring output nearly doubled his 8.52-point projection and was much higher than his 8.78-point season scoring average. McLaurin ranks #50 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Terry McLaurin

Top Player Comparison

Running up that hill
Points
% of total points 94.82
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
20.6
12.92
21.7%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
19
17.29
20%
3
Josh Allen
QB
16.92
24.03
17.8%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
16.5
8.52
17.4%
The Afros
Points
% of total points 76.54
1
Tony Pollard
RB
22.6
10.14
29.5%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.3
14.65
18.7%
3
Curtis Samuel
WR
8.6
5.47
11.2%
4
Mason Crosby
K
8
6.79
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Running up that hill, while Josh Jacobs had a 20-yard touchdown run, helping Running up that hill to an 81.52-53.94 lead.
Sunday Night
Tony Pollard had a 30-yard touchdown run for The Afros, who trailed 91.82-76.54 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Running up that hill   The Afros

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against The Afros, Running up that hill averaged more points (116.92) than they usually score (109.74).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're The Afros. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Afros need some help then, averaging just 92.75 versus Running up that hill's 109.74.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Running up that hill (10-3) have a better record than The Afros (3-10).
Even the machines think Running up that hill have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (104.57) than The Afros (97.2).
Once Running up that hill put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Afros (7 vs 2).
Running up that hill should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Afros (7 vs 5).
Running up that hill have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than The Afros (57 vs 45).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The Afros - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Running up that hill (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Running up that hill have outscored The Afros at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
Running up that hill don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 20 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Running up that hill had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The Afros (1).
Running up that hill are in the playoffs. The Afros are currently on the outside looking in.
There's not much good to say about The Afros this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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