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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Pushing Up Daisies
4-9 94.46
104.23
 
VS
proj
NATE'S TM
79.72 7-6
113.19

NATE'S TM come up short of projections, lose to Pushing Up Daisies, 94.46-79.72

There's no easy way to say it, NATE'S TM didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Pushing Up Daisies secured a 94.46-79.72 victory. Pushing Up Daisies never trailed in this one after earning a 10.80-point lead on Thursday behind Rhamondre Stevenson. Patrick Mahomes (19.82 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (16.6) carried the flag for NATE'S TM in the loss. This marks the first time this season Pushing Up Daisies have knocked off NATE'S TM, after falling 104.46-97.04 in their last matchup. Pushing Up Daisies (4-9) will look to sustain their winning ways against Brandon's Boss Team, while NATE'S TM (7-6) take on BEASTMODE in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Pushing Up Daisies   NATE'S TM

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 8 points against his 5.51-point projection. During a 27-24 win over the Chiefs, he caught 4 passes for 60 yards . Boyd ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Pushing Up Daisies
Points
% of total points 94.46
1
Christian Watson
WR
22.9
10.07
24.2%
2
Justin Fields
QB
21.26
19.45
22.5%
3
David Montgomery
RB
14.7
13.4
15.6%
4
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
10.8
15.21
11.4%
NATE'S TM
Points
% of total points 79.72
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
19.82
24.7
24.9%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.6
11.31
20.8%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
11
13.51
13.8%
4
Graham Gano
K
9
8.81
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Fields had a 55-yard touchdown run and a 56-yard pass for Pushing Up Daisies, while Christian Watson had a 46-yard touchdown run to contribute to an 80.46-22.30 lead for Pushing Up Daisies.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard pass for NATE'S TM, who trailed 88.46-54.52 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Pushing Up Daisies   NATE'S TM

Game Notes

Pushing Up Daisies won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
NATE'S TM had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Pushing Up Daisies won despite starting Dawson Knox, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 14.74-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
For NATE'S TM, Patrick Mahomes (19.82 points) posted the fourth-highest score for a QB this week.

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