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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Patriot Killer
9-4 183.9
212.7
 
VS
proj
Naked Bootlegs
165.35 6-7
185.01

Patriot Killer manage to beat Naked Bootlegs 183.90-165.35 despite coming up short of expectations

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but Patriot Killer did enough to knock off Naked Bootlegs. Predicted to triumph by a score of 212.70-185.01, Patriot Killer secured a 183.90-165.35 victory over Naked Bootlegs. Patriot Killer never trailed in this one after grabbing a 32.60-point lead on Thursday behind Stefon Diggs (22.2 points) and Isaiah McKenzie (9.4). Patrick Mahomes (223 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Josh Jacobs (144 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the way for Naked Bootlegs in the loss. This marks the first time this season Patriot Killer have taken down Naked Bootlegs, after falling 230.1-176.75 in their last matchup. Patriot Killer (9-4) will look to keep it rolling against PIERMONSTERS, while Naked Bootlegs (6-7) will attempt to get back on track against Doc's Devils.

Matchup Timeline

  Patriot Killer   Naked Bootlegs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Rams in Week 13, Smith passed for 367 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 33.65 points to scored 39.1% higher than his 24.19-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Patriot Killer this week. Next week, Smith will go up against the Panthers.
Geno Smith

Top Player Comparison

Patriot Killer
Points
% of total points 183.9
1
Geno Smith
QB
33.65
24.19
18.3%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
24.6
14.13
13.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.2
20.28
12.1%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
16.3
17.63
8.9%
Naked Bootlegs
Points
% of total points 165.35
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24.05
32.32
14.5%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
21
20.25
12.7%
3
The Las Vegas Raiders defense
DEF
17
8.42
10.3%
4
Rachaad White
RB
16.9
11.3
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard pass for Patriot Killer, helping the team to a 106.65-67.40 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Patriot Killer owned a 159.30-148.45 lead. For Patriot Killer, Geno Smith had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard pass for Naked Bootlegs, while Josh Jacobs had a 20-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Tony Pollard had a 30-yard touchdown run for Patriot Killer, helping the team to a 183.90-148.45 lead.

Points By Position

  Patriot Killer   Naked Bootlegs

StatSmack

"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Patriot Killer (9-4) have a better record than Naked Bootlegs (6-7).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Naked Bootlegs has left more points on the bench this season (530.9) than Patriot Killer (443.2).
Patriot Killer are clutch masters, with more close wins than Naked Bootlegs (3 vs 1).
By position, Patriot Killer have outscored Naked Bootlegs at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Patriot Killer has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Naked Bootlegs this season (-2).
The starters for Patriot Killer had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Naked Bootlegs (2).
Patriot Killer are in the playoffs. Naked Bootlegs are currently on the outside looking in.
Hey Naked Bootlegs, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Patriot Killer
Well Patriot Killer, the good news is that we won this matchup by 18.55 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 12 stood at 196.99. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Naked Bootlegs
Luckily, Week 13's problem was pretty easy to identify, Naked Bootlegs. Choosing to start Michael Carter and Brandin Cooks in a tough fantasy matchup... let's all move on from this and assume that something like this won't happen again.