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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
The Bus #36
9-4 106.82
131.08
 
VS
proj
LT's Giants
86.74 4-9
114.53

Offensively challenged The Bus #36 beat LT's Giants, 106.82-86.74

With the 11th-ranked point total in the league for the week, The Bus #36 were lucky to earn a victory against a team that performed even worse, securing a 106.82-86.74 victory over LT's Giants. The Bus #36 never trailed in this one after grabbing a 13.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Justin Jefferson (17.1 points) and Brian Robinson Jr. (11.6). Joe Burrow (30.04 points) and Saquon Barkley (17.1) carried the flag for LT's Giants in the loss. The Bus #36 (9-4) will look to keep it rolling against Ben & Bradshaw Bombers, while LT's Giants (4-9) will attempt to get back in the win column against Arnie Weinmeister.

Matchup Timeline

  The Bus #36   LT's Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Rams in Week 13, Brooks scored 9.5 points to just beat his 8.69-point projection. He made 9 tackles and recorded a sack to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Bus #36 this week. In Week 14, Brooks and the Seahawks will play the Panthers.
Jordyn Brooks

Top Player Comparison

The Bus #36
Points
% of total points 106.82
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
19.82
24.71
18.6%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
17.1
19.5
16%
3
Brian Robinson Jr.
RB
11.6
11.22
10.9%
4
Donovan Wilson
S
11.5
6.75
10.8%
LT's Giants
Points
% of total points 86.74
1
Joe Burrow
QB
30.04
22.1
34.6%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.1
18.43
19.7%
3
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
12.9
10.35
14.9%
4
Grover Stewart
DT
8.5
3.67
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was The Bus #36 who claimed the lead, 90.22-78.24. For The Bus #36, Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard pass. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for LT's Giants with a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  The Bus #36   LT's Giants

Game Notes

The Bus #36 won even though only three of their 11 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
LT's Giants had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
LT's Giants can partially blame the loss on Pete Werner, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The Bus #36 ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while LT's Giants ranked 12th.
The matchup's 20.08-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did The Bus #36 win, but they also covered the 16.55-point predicted margin of victory.
For LT's Giants, Joe Burrow recorded 30.04 points, the second-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

The Bus #36
Well The Bus #36, the good news is that we took this matchup by more than 20 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're better than this, as our scoring average through 12 weeks was 127.87. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
LT's Giants
Fortunately, LT's Giants, Week 13's problem is pretty easy to spot. Choosing to start Pete Werner in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied almost 107 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time.