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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
APsDaddyDayCare
5-8 103.06
100.72
 
VS
proj
YANKLERS
89.58 10-3
119.26

APsDaddyDayCare knock YANKLERS from top spot, 103.06-89.58

APsDaddyDayCare came back to earn a 103.06-89.58 victory over YANKLERS, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in Embrace The Duck. APsDaddyDayCare trailed 89.58-86.56 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Golden Tate, who caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown for 16.5 points. James Conner (60 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 14 Rec Yds) and Chris Godwin (5 Rec, 101 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for YANKLERS in the loss. This marks the first time this season APsDaddyDayCare have knocked off YANKLERS, after falling 121.62-101.34 in their last matchup. APsDaddyDayCare ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-8. YANKLERS (10-3) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  APsDaddyDayCare   YANKLERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Tate overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 16.5 points against his 7.38-point projection. During a 28-13 win over the Redskins, he caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown. Tate ranks #77 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Golden Tate

Top Player Comparison

APsDaddyDayCare
Points
% of total points 103.06
1
Philip Rivers
QB
27.96
25.87
27.1%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
21.4
13.87
20.8%
3
Golden Tate
WR
16.5
7.38
16%
4
Spencer Ware
RB
11.2
12.04
10.9%
YANKLERS
Points
% of total points 89.58
1
James Conner
RB
19.4
15.4
21.7%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
16.1
8.28
18%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
13.2
12.95
14.7%
4
Drew Brees
QB
11.28
26.31
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Drew Brees had a 30-yard touchdown pass for YANKLERS, helping YANKLERS to a 18.48-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Chris Godwin had a 48-yard catch for YANKLERS, contributing to a 70.18-26.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Antonio Brown had a 28-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for APsDaddyDayCare, while Philip Rivers had a 46-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 89.58-86.56 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  APsDaddyDayCare   YANKLERS

StatSmack

APsDaddyDayCare are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than YANKLERS (1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of YANKLERS - they’ve made more transactions (2) than APsDaddyDayCare (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, APsDaddyDayCare have outscored YANKLERS at WR this season.
The starters for APsDaddyDayCare had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for YANKLERS (2).
Don't worry YANKLERS, 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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