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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
r18xxl
8-5 82.58
81.67
 
VS
proj
AlexVerdugo
34.24 9-4
83.04

AlexVerdugo fall short of projections, succumb to r18xxl, 82.58-34.24

There's no easy way to put it, AlexVerdugo underdelivered, at least based on projections, as r18xxl earned a 82.58-34.24 victory. AlexVerdugo jumped out to a 7.20-point lead on Thursday behind Alvin Kamara, who racked up 72 yards from scrimmage . But r18xxl held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Marcus Mariota, who passed for 282 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 43 yards for 22.58 points, and Isaiah Crowell, who ran for 98 yards (10.7 points). This marks the first time this season r18xxl have gotten the best of AlexVerdugo, after falling 126.9-103.72 in their last matchup. r18xxl (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while AlexVerdugo (9-4) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  r18xxl   AlexVerdugo

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Crowell (98 Rush Yds) scored 10.7 points in a 26-22 lost to the Titans in Week 13. He nearly doubled his 5.52-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Crowell ranks #79 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Isaiah Crowell

Top Player Comparison

r18xxl
Points
% of total points 82.58
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
22.58
18.41
27.3%
2
Isaiah Crowell
RB
10.7
5.52
13%
3
Kenny Stills
WR
9.7
5.14
11.7%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
9
8.83
10.9%
AlexVerdugo
Points
% of total points 34.24
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
10.04
20.61
29.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
7.2
15.09
21%
3
Matt Bryant
K
5
10.6
14.6%
4
Cameron Brate
TE
3.6
6.03
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Marcus Mariota had a 55-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for r18xxl, helping the team to a 65.28-32.14 lead.

Points By Position

  r18xxl   AlexVerdugo

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on r18xxl scored more than their point projections.
Each of the nine starters for AlexVerdugo scored below their points projection.
AlexVerdugo can partially blame the loss on John Brown, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
r18xxl put up more points than their projected total, while AlexVerdugo failed to reach their projection.
AlexVerdugo ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while r18xxl ranked 9th.
This victory snaps a two-game winless streak for r18xxl, while the loss brings an end to a four-game winning streak for AlexVerdugo.

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