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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Pull Out Game
10-3 142.7
117.17
 
VS
proj
Simmons
134.25 7-6
113.82

Pull Out Game come back to knock off Simmons, 142.70-134.25

Both teams stepped up and outperformed projections, but Pull Out Game took down Simmons. Predicted to win 117.17-113.82, Pull Out Game rallied to earn a 142.70-134.25 win over Simmons. Despite trailing 117.95-114.80 heading into Sunday night, Pull Out Game came storming back behind Tony Pollard, who racked up 106 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 23.6 points, and Dalton Schultz, who caught 2 passes for 33 yards (4.3 points). A.J. Brown (27.9 points) and Tua Tagovailoa (20.75) led the charge for Simmons in defeat. This marks the second time this season Pull Out Game have taken down Simmons, after winning 148.65-98.2 in their last matchup. Pull Out Game (10-3) will look to build on their success against Mixon it Up, while Simmons (7-6) will try to develop some positive momentum against Rollin’withMahomes.

Matchup Timeline

  Pull Out Game   Simmons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 29.64 points, Hurts scored 49.1% more than that amount by scoring 44.2 points as the Eagles beat the Titans 35-10. He passed for 380 yards , ran for 12 yards and scored 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Pull Out Game this week. Hurts will go up against the Giants in Week 14.
Jalen Hurts

Top Player Comparison

Pull Out Game
Points
% of total points 142.7
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
44.2
29.64
31%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
23.6
11.21
16.5%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
23.3
11.12
16.3%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
18.7
16.78
13.1%
Simmons
Points
% of total points 134.25
1
A.J. Brown
WR
27.9
13.71
20.8%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
20.75
23.39
15.5%
3
AJ Dillon
RB
19.4
9.71
14.5%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
16.3
7.83
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Simmons who grabbed the lead, 83.60-73.00. For Pull Out Game, Jalen Hurts had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass. A.J. Brown had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 29-yard touchdown catch for Simmons, while AJ Dillon had a 21-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Simmons had a 117.95-114.80 lead. For Pull Out Game, Tyler Lockett had a 36-yard touchdown catch. Tua Tagovailoa made the highlight reel for Simmons with a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Tony Pollard had a 30-yard touchdown run for Pull Out Game, helping the team to a 142.70-134.25 lead.

Points By Position

  Pull Out Game   Simmons

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Simmons, Pull Out Game averaged more points (145.68) than they usually score (120.09).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Pull Out Game (10-3) have a better record than Simmons (7-6).
Simmons are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Pull Out Game (2 vs 1).
Pull Out Game laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Simmons (0).
Pull Out Game are clutch masters, with more close wins than Simmons (1 vs 0).
By position, Pull Out Game have outscored Simmons at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
Pull Out Game don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 16 points, highest in the league.
Pull Out Game are in the playoffs. Simmons are currently on the outside looking in.
There's not much good to say about Simmons this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Pull Out Game
Creating mismatches is a big key to success in football. Thanks to a solid outing by Jalen Hurts, we doubled up Simmons at the quarterback position this past week (44.2 points to 20.75). Hurts torched the Titans defense to the tune of 380 yards and three passing touchdowns.
Simmons
Wow, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for Simmons collectively recorded only five targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to set up a couple of screen plays in Week 14!