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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Kawai's Awesome Team
8-5 120.76
110.86
 
VS
proj
Glen's Genius Team
73.26 5-8
113.61

Glen's Genius Team succumb to Kawai's Awesome Team in 120.76-73.26 rout

Glen's Genius Team failed to rise to the occasion, as Kawai's Awesome Team cruised to a 120.76-73.26 victory. Kawai's Awesome Team grabbed a 4.00-point lead on Thursday behind Wil Lutz and never relinquished it. Justin Tucker (17 points) and Deshaun Watson (15.96) led the charge for Glen's Genius Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Kawai's Awesome Team have knocked off Glen's Genius Team, after winning 119.82-114.98 in their last matchup. Kawai's Awesome Team (8-5) will look to notch another win against Stephen's Super Team, while Glen's Genius Team (5-8) face Scott's Swell Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Kawai's Awesome Team   Glen's Genius Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Giants in Week 13, Cohen scored 28.64 points to more-than-double his 12.28-point projection. He racked up 187 yards from scrimmage to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kawai's Awesome Team this week. Cohen will square off against the Rams next week.
Tarik Cohen

Top Player Comparison

Kawai's Awesome Team
Points
% of total points 120.76
1
Tarik Cohen
RB
28.64
12.28
23.7%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
26.4
17.19
21.9%
3
Davante Adams
WR
19.3
15.83
16%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.32
20.47
12.7%
Glen's Genius Team
Points
% of total points 73.26
1
Justin Tucker
K
17
11.16
23.2%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
15.96
20.94
21.8%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
12.7
10.58
17.3%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
8
8
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tarik Cohen had a 46-yard catch for Kawai's Awesome Team, contributing to a 83.06-58.46 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Antonio Brown had a 28-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for Kawai's Awesome Team, helping the team to a 120.76-73.26 lead.

Points By Position

  Kawai's Awesome Team   Glen's Genius Team

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Glen's Genius Team, Kawai's Awesome Team averaged more points (120.29) than they usually score (107.48).
We heard scoring helps you win. Glen's Genius Team need some help then, averaging just 101.07 versus Kawai's Awesome Team's 107.48.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Kawai's Awesome Team (8-5) have a better record than Glen's Genius Team (5-8).
Kawai's Awesome Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Glen's Genius Team (4 vs 1).
Kawai's Awesome Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than Glen's Genius Team (3 vs 0).
Kawai's Awesome Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Glen's Genius Team (9 vs 6).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Glen's Genius Team - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Kawai's Awesome Team (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Kawai's Awesome Team have outscored Glen's Genius Team at QB, WR, and K this season.
Kawai's Awesome Team has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Glen's Genius Team this season (-11).
The starters for Kawai's Awesome Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Glen's Genius Team (0).
Don't worry Glen's Genius Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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