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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Cry Me A Phil Rivers
4-9 137.88
133.4
 
VS
proj
The Springfield Atoms
66.6 3-10
74.72

Cry Me A Phil Rivers knock off The Springfield Atoms in 137.88-66.60 romp

Despite similar records, Cry Me A Phil Rivers held a substantial season point advantage over The Springfield Atoms coming into this one (1,658-1,316), and they lived up to their reputation with an easy win, cruising to a 137.88-66.60 victory. The Springfield Atoms nabbed an 8.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Cry Me A Phil Rivers after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 146 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 24.6 points, and Terry McLaurin, who caught 8 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown (20.5 points). The San Francisco 49ers defense (17 Pts Allowed, 308 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Drake London (6 Rec, 95 Rec Yds) were the leaders for The Springfield Atoms in defeat. This marks the first time this season Cry Me A Phil Rivers have knocked off The Springfield Atoms, after falling 179.42-178.1 in their last matchup. Cry Me A Phil Rivers (4-9) will look to add to their success against Sam Fran 49ers, while The Springfield Atoms (3-10) try to get back in the win column against Fields is the future!.

Matchup Timeline

  Cry Me A Phil Rivers   The Springfield Atoms

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Broncos defense (10 Pts Allowed, 285 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 12 points in a 10-9 lost to the Ravens in Week 13. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 5.38-point projection and was much higher than their 6.13-point season scoring average. The Broncos defense will face the Chiefs next week.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

Cry Me A Phil Rivers
Points
% of total points 137.88
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.6
16.86
17.8%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
20.5
10.93
14.9%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
15.8
18.04
11.5%
4
Rachaad White
RB
13.9
10.06
10.1%
The Springfield Atoms
Points
% of total points 66.6
1
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
18
6.19
27%
2
Drake London
WR
12.5
7.4
18.8%
3
Tyler Bass
K
8
10.04
12%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
7.5
13.7
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tua Tagovailoa had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard touchdown pass for Cry Me A Phil Rivers, contributing to a 105.18-66.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cry Me A Phil Rivers   The Springfield Atoms

StatSmack

The Springfield Atoms would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last eight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Cry Me A Phil Rivers are doing a better job of that, averaging 127.56 versus The Springfield Atoms's 101.25.
Even the machines think Cry Me A Phil Rivers have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (133.25) than The Springfield Atoms (106.76).
Cry Me A Phil Rivers don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Springfield Atoms (3 vs 0).
Cry Me A Phil Rivers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than The Springfield Atoms (5 vs 3).
Cry Me A Phil Rivers have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than The Springfield Atoms (59 vs 49).
By position, Cry Me A Phil Rivers have outscored The Springfield Atoms at QB, RB, and WR this season.
The starters for Cry Me A Phil Rivers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The Springfield Atoms (0).
There's not much good to say about The Springfield Atoms this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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