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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
PPE Return
7-6 123.3
123.73
 
VS
proj
Zoneblitz
84.5 6-7
126.34

Zoneblitz come up short of predictions, lose to PPE Return, 123.3-84.5

There's no easy way to say it, Zoneblitz underdelivered, at least according to projections, as PPE Return earned a 123.3-84.5 victory. Zoneblitz earned a 6.0-point lead on Thursday, but PPE Return held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jalen Hurts (38.4 points) and Justin Jefferson (18.6). Ja'Marr Chase (7 Rec, 97 Rec Yds) and Justin Herbert (335 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Zoneblitz in the loss. This marks the first time this season PPE Return have taken down Zoneblitz, after falling 144.02-74.56 in their last matchup. PPE Return (7-6) will look to keep it rolling against Deflate My Balls, while Zoneblitz (6-7) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Creepin TD.

Matchup Timeline

  PPE Return   Zoneblitz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Broncos defense overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 13 points against their 6.96-point projection. During a 10-9 loss to the Ravens, they allowed only 10 points, surrendered 285 yards, and intercepted 2 passes. The Broncos defense will face the Chiefs next week.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

PPE Return
Points
% of total points 123.3
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
38.4
25.99
31.1%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
18.6
20.47
15.1%
3
Joshua Palmer
WR
13
13.19
10.5%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
13
6.96
10.5%
Zoneblitz
Points
% of total points 84.5
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
16.7
15.57
19.8%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
15.1
24.42
17.9%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
11.8
13.39
14%
4
Mike Evans
WR
9.9
13.93
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for PPE Return, contributing to an 85.5-33.8 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Ja'Marr Chase had a 40-yard catch for Zoneblitz, while Justin Herbert had a 35-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 107.5-74.6 after the late games.

Points By Position

  PPE Return   Zoneblitz

What If

PPE Return would have beaten three other teams besides Zoneblitz this week.
Zoneblitz would have lost to seven other teams besides PPE Return this week.
If they played Zoneblitz every week, PPE Return would be 6-7 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Zoneblitz would have gotten the victory over PPE Return 130.56-122.66.
PPE Return would be 2-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Zoneblitz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as PPE Return, Zoneblitz would be 8-3.
If PPE Return had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-66-1.
If they played every team every week, Zoneblitz would be 64-53.

Coach Talk

PPE Return
Spotting mismatches is a big key to success in football. Thanks to an awesome display by Jalen Hurts, we royally dominated Zoneblitz at the quarterback position this past week (38.4 points to 15.1). Hurts orchestrated a big win over the Titans, completing 29 of 39 passes for 380 yards and three touchdowns.
Zoneblitz
With two catches on only three measly targets this past week, the starting running backs for Zoneblitz should remind their quarterbacks to start checking down more often (and dial up a screen play or two).