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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Sesquipedantic Squad
6-7 68.04
83.68
 
VS
proj
And Totally Redeem Yourself
58.42 7-6
63.37

Offensively challenged Sesquipedantic Squad defeat And Totally Redeem Yourself, 68.04-58.42

Despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week, Sesquipedantic Squad came out on top with a 68.04-58.42 victory over And Totally Redeem Yourself. And Totally Redeem Yourself earned a 5.82-point lead on Thursday, but Sesquipedantic Squad held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the San Francisco 49ers defense (18 points) and Devin Singletary (11.1). Josh Allen (16.92 points) and Brandon McManus (14) carried the flag for And Totally Redeem Yourself in the loss. This marks the second time this season Sesquipedantic Squad have taken down And Totally Redeem Yourself, after winning 110.22-84.48 in their last matchup. Sesquipedantic Squad (6-7) will look to notch another win against The Neo Geos, while And Totally Redeem Yourself (7-6) meet Breeced Lightning in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Sesquipedantic Squad   And Totally Redeem Yourself

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The 49ers defense (17 Pts Allowed, 308 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 18 points against the Dolphins in Week 13. Their scoring output nearly tripled their 6.19-point projection and was much higher than their 9.23-point season scoring average. The 49ers defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
The San Francisco 49ers defense

Top Player Comparison

Sesquipedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 68.04
1
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
18
6.19
26.5%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
11.1
9.17
16.3%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
11
9.4
16.2%
4
Evan Engram
TE
9
4.65
13.2%
And Totally Redeem Yourself
Points
% of total points 58.42
1
Josh Allen
QB
16.92
24.03
29%
2
Brandon McManus
K
14
6.86
24%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
9.8
11.59
16.8%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
9
6.53
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandon McManus had a 52-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for And Totally Redeem Yourself, while Jerry Jeudy had a 40-yard catch, contributing to a 56.22-30.84 lead for And Totally Redeem Yourself.
Sunday Late
Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal for Sesquipedantic Squad, helping the team to a 68.04-58.42 lead.

Points By Position

  Sesquipedantic Squad   And Totally Redeem Yourself

Game Notes

Sesquipedantic Squad got the W despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
And Totally Redeem Yourself had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Sesquipedantic Squad had one starter score zero points, while And Totally Redeem Yourself had three.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
This matchup included the week's two lowest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 9.62-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Sesquipedantic Squad. They got the W, but failed to cover the 20.31-point projected margin of victory.

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