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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
go for it
4-9 364.16
310.11
 
VS
proj
tardy perch
348.58 9-4
403.21

Back-and-forth battle ends with go for it coming back to beat tardy perch, 364.16-348.58

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, go for it earned a come-from-behind win over tardy perch, rallying to earn a 364.16-348.58 victory. Despite trailing 348.58-341.86 heading into Monday night, go for it staged a comeback behind Chris Godwin (22.3 points). The Dallas Cowboys defense (56 points) and Robbie Gould (45) carried the flag for tardy perch in defeat. This marks the first time this season go for it have gotten the best of tardy perch, after falling 345.84-298.6 in their last matchup. go for it (4-9) will look to maintain their winning ways against Three Yellow Dogs, while tardy perch (9-4) will try to get back on track against Garrett's Great Team.

Matchup Timeline

  go for it   tardy perch

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Zuerlein (5-5 FG, 60 long, 1-1 XP) scored 42 points against the Vikings in Week 13. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 17.83-point projection and was much higher than his 23.25-point season scoring average. Zuerlein ranks #92 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Greg Zuerlein

Top Player Comparison

go for it
Points
% of total points 364.16
1
A.J. Brown
WR
43.9
23.2
12.1%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
42
17.83
11.5%
3
AJ Dillon
RB
34.9
18.78
9.6%
4
Taylor Heinicke
QB
33.1
26.45
9.1%
tardy perch
Points
% of total points 348.58
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
56
37.79
16.1%
2
Robbie Gould
K
45
20.31
12.9%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
34.5
18.91
9.9%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
32.32
49.41
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which go for it boasted a 296.86-172.36 lead. A.J. Brown had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 29-yard touchdown catch for go for it, while AJ Dillon had a 21-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Kenny Pickett had a 57-yard pass for tardy perch, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard pass for tardy perch, who trailed 341.86-271.58 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  go for it   tardy perch

Game Notes

Only eight of the 17 starters on go for it scored higher than their point projections.
tardy perch had only five of their 17 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as go for it had two starters score zero points, while tardy perch had one.
The Dallas Cowboys defense and Robbie Gould both outscored A.J. Brown, the leading scorer for go for it.
go for it put up more points than their season scoring average (312.25) while tardy perch fell short of theirs (372.42).
go for it put up more points than their projected total, while tardy perch failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 15.58-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a three-game losing skid for go for it, while the loss caps a six-game winning streak for tardy perch.
go for it moves to (1-1) in upset games this season, while tardy perch falls to (0-3).
In a losing effort, the Dallas Cowboys defense (56 points) posted the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

go for it
Hey, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our four backfield starters put up 157 more total yards than the RBs of tardy perch (255 yards from scrimmage to 98), as we ultimately tripled them at the position (78 points to 23.3).
tardy perch
tardy perch may find it tough to complain about lack of opportunity this past week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (five WR and one TE) collectively got a healthy 41 targets in Week 13. With just 22 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.