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FF Week 13 Recap

Rock Crushers
Liberty City Outlaws
104.32 PTS (9-4) 73.92 PTS (3-10)
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Rock Crushers Puts the Kibosh on Liberty City Outlaws, Takes Top Spot in League

Rock Crushers can breathe easy. They’re headed to the playoffs after beating Liberty City Outlaws again, this time by a final score of 104.32 to 73.92. The Baltimore Ravens Defense led the team, putting up 19.00 points for Rock Crushers. The last time these teams met, Mark Ingram led with 27.80. This is the smallest margin of victory for Rock Crushers in two head-to-head matchups. They beat Liberty City Outlaws 136.67 to 92.52 in Week 6.

Smooth Moves by Rock Crushers

  • Congrats, Rock Crushers. You outscored your opponent. Next up: outperforming all other Fantasy Football players to get into the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and A.J. Green have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked fourth in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 17.13 points.
  • With 16.97 points, Mark Ingram ranked 10th in scoring among all RBs in the league this week.
  • The 19.00 points scored by the Baltimore Ravens Defense outpaced their 10.23-point scoring projection by 85.7%.
  • Even with only 5 of the 10 starters scoring more than their projection, Rock Crushers was still able to win.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • It’s OK, Liberty City Outlaws. Losing happens. Not necessarily to Toyota Hall of Famers, but to other folks, sure.
  • Could have started Matthew Stafford, who underachieved, but still had more points than the starting QB with 9.88 against a projected 16.98.
  • With 1.63 points, Brandin Cooks was last on the team in scoring and got only 18.4% of his 8.86 projected points, his lowest percentage of the season.
  • With 2.40 points against a projected 5.43, Ted Ginn Jr. did not meet his projection for the fourth straight game.
  • It was a poor performance for Liberty City Outlaws at WR, where they were outdone by Rock Crushers 21.93 – 6.90.

What If

  • If Rock Crushers played Liberty City Outlaws every week, they would be 10-3 this season.
  • Rock Crushers would have beaten only two other teams besides Liberty City Outlaws this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, Rock Crushers would have defeated Liberty City Outlaws 94.15 – 76.75.
  • Rock Crushers would be 8-3 if they played the same schedule as Liberty City Outlaws.
  • If Rock Crushers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 58-33.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would have been beaten by every other team in the league this week.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule as Rock Crushers.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 31-60 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Liberty City Outlaws had the league’s lowest score of the week for the third time this season.
  • Rock Crushers won again and is on a six-game winning streak, currently the longest in the league.
  • Rock Crushers was able to cover the 24.90-point spread in the win.
  • Rock Crushers was able to win with little help from Emmanuel Sanders, who had a season-low 0.73 points and is on a three-week underperforming streak.
  • We don’t condone cheating, but this group of wide receivers might want to spray Stickum on their gloves. The 6.90 total points by the WRs on Liberty City Outlaws was their lowest WR output this season.
  • The draft continues to pay off for Rock Crushers, which got 90.5% of their points from players they drafted.
  • Rock Crushers is at the top of the standings. This is the first week this season that they have been in first place.
  • Rock Crushers is now 3-3 when failing to reach their projection and Liberty City Outlaws falls to 1-7 when scoring below their projected total.

Forte Shades of Jay
NewEngland Deflators
131.71 PTS (6-7) 117.64 PTS (7-6)
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Forte Shades of Jay Rallies Late to Beat NewEngland Deflators, Moves to 2-0 Head-to-Head

What’s more likey to happen: Brett Favre’s record 297 consecutive starts at QB being broken or NewEngland Deflators beating Forte Shades of Jay? NewEngland Deflators is winless this season versus Forte Shades of Jay, this time losing by a final score of 131.71 to 117.64. This week, Tyreek Hill was the winning factor, getting 37.33 points. It was about the same output as the 37.70 points Le’Veon Bell got the last time these teams played. With Amari Cooper delivering zero points for Forte Shades of Jay, the margin wasn’t as big as it could have been. This is the tightest win for Forte Shades of Jay in two head-to-head matchups. They beat NewEngland Deflators 111.45 to 66.02 in Week 6.

Smooth Moves by Forte Shades of Jay

  • A win like that is a great first step, Forte Shades of Jay. A baby step toward the ultimate achievement: becoming a Toyota Hall of Famer.
  • Even NASA would be proud of this aerial performance. Tyreek Hill had 37.33 points, the highest WR score of the week and the fourth-highest WR score in the league this season.
  • We won’t judge you if you want to bow to Russell Wilson. He ranked third in the league in scoring with 28.18 points.
  • Le’Veon Bell put up 25.67 points, which was the fifth-highest score in the league this week.
  • With 16.00 points, the Denver Broncos Defense had their highest score of the season and beat their projected point total by a season-high 65.1%.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • It’s OK, NewEngland Deflators. Losing happens. Not necessarily to Toyota Hall of Famers, but to other folks, sure.
  • NewEngland Deflators would have welcomed more points at WR, where Forte Shades of Jay topped them 41.46 – 12.20.
  • Even though NewEngland Deflators lost, only 5 of their 10 starters scored less than their projected points.
  • Adam Thielen fell short of his scoring projection with 3.40 points, just 36.6% of his projected 9.28.
  • LeSean McCoy underachieved, scoring 9.90 points, only 79.6% of his projected 12.43.

What If

  • If Forte Shades of Jay played NewEngland Deflators every week, they’d be 8-5 this year.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would’ve been undefeated if they played every team in the league this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, Forte Shades of Jay would have defeated NewEngland Deflators 102.73 – 85.86.
  • If they played the same schedule as NewEngland Deflators, Forte Shades of Jay would be 7-4.
  • If Forte Shades of Jay had played every team in the league each week, they would be 51-40.
  • NewEngland Deflators would have lost to just two other teams besides Forte Shades of Jay this week.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule as Forte Shades of Jay.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 36-55 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Maybe the league is colluding against them. All six of the losses for NewEngland Deflators this season have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average.
  • Although NewEngland Deflators lost, they did put up the fourth-highest score for a losing team in the league this season.
  • The 131.71 points by Forte Shades of Jay led the league. It is the fourth time they have led the league in scoring this season.
  • In the loss, Alex Smith led the league in scoring and had the second-most points in the league this season with 43.64.
  • Eat. Sleep. Beat the streak. Forte Shades of Jay was finally able to overcome their three-game losing streak with the win.
  • The margin of victory of 14.07 points was the smallest in the league this week.
  • With the win, Forte Shades of Jay improves to 1-1 in comeback games this season.
  • With the loss, NewEngland Deflators falls to 1-2 in comeback games this season.

Millennium Falcons
Georgia Bullies
122.46 PTS (8-5) 77.69 PTS (4-9)
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Millennium Falcons Humiliates Georgia Bullies, Series Tied at One Game Apiece

Millennium Falcons benefited from 22.40 points from Alvin Kamara and 20.40 from Nelson Agholor, stomping Georgia Bullies 122.46 to 77.69. This win served Georgia Bullies a cold dish of revenge after they won a Week 6 matchup, 102.42 to 85.28. For Georgia Bullies, Ben Roethlisberger and Travis Kelce played the roles of Maverick and Goose, scoring 22.00 and 18.27 points, respectively. When assigning blame following this loss, Georgia Bullies can look in the mirror. They started a player with zero points (Ameer Abdullah). Millennium Falcons (8-5, 1,290.74 points) remains in third place and Georgia Bullies (4-9, 1,201.11 points) stays down in seventh place.

Smooth Moves by Millennium Falcons

  • That’s one small victory for Millennium Falcons. And one small step toward legendary status—in the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • One of these days the pundits will give Alvin Kamara his due props. With 22.40 points against a projected 11.80, he ranked 10th in the league in scoring and has now overachieved in eight straight games.
  • Sat TE Jared Cook on the bench, where he had the lowest TE score on the team with 0.60 points.
  • Look, there in the sky. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s just Nelson Agholor posterizing opponents. He had the second-highest score of any WR in the league this week with 20.40 points.
  • What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and Michael Thomas have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked eighth in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 10.67 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • When life hands you lemons, say, “What the heck? I thought this was Fantasy Football, not a lemon stand. I want wins instead.” Wisdom from the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Kept the Los Angeles Rams Defense on the bench, where they scored the fourth-most points in the league and beat their projected point total by 157.4%, the eighth-highest percentage in the league.
  • At the DEF position, Georgia Bullies got outscored by Millennium Falcons 14.00 – 6.00.
  • Georgia Bullies had 6 of their 10 starters score less than their projected points.
  • Left Ameer Abdullah in the starting lineup, where he didn’t score any points.

What If

  • If Millennium Falcons played Georgia Bullies every week, they’d be 7-6 this season.
  • Millennium Falcons would have beaten four other teams besides Georgia Bullies this week.
  • Were they resting their players for this week? Millennium Falcons would have defeated Georgia Bullies 131.67 – 88.51 had they played each other last week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Georgia Bullies, Millennium Falcons would be 4-7.
  • If Millennium Falcons had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-47.
  • Georgia Bullies would have lost to five other teams besides Millennium Falcons this week.
  • Georgia Bullies would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule as Millennium Falcons.
  • Georgia Bullies would be 36-55 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Looks like teams bring their A game when they see them on the schedule. Of the losses Georgia Bullies has had, seven were against opponents who topped their season scoring average that week.
  • Georgia Bullies scored 77.69 points against a projected 77.06 and has overachieved for eight straight weeks.
  • The loss is the third straight for Georgia Bullies and extends the longest current losing streak in the league.
  • Millennium Falcons had their largest margin of victory so far this year at 44.77 points.
  • What good are running backs if they are running backwards instead of forwards? The 4.23 total points by the RBs on Georgia Bullies was their smallest RB output this season.
  • Although Millennium Falcons won, it was no thanks to Jake Elliott, who scored 4.00 points and has now scored below his projection in three straight weeks.
  • Just because Robert Horry has seven NBA championship rings, doesn’t mean he’s one of the greats. Despite being on the winning team, Devonta Freeman scored 7.87 points against a projected 10.28 and has now underachieved in seven straight games.
  • In games that are blowouts, Georgia Bullies is now 1-5, including losses in their last five such matchups.

ChrisChristiesNachos
Syracuse Express
124.73 (7-6) 78.93 PTS (8-5)
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ChrisChristiesNachos Buries Syracuse Express, Removes Them from First

ChrisChristiesNachos (fourth place, 7-6, 1,367.21 points) proves they are better than their record, booting Syracuse Express (8-5, 1,486.30 points) out of first place after walloping them 124.73 to 78.93. They also registered the second-highest point total in the league this week. While ChrisChristiesNachos (7-6) is only a game back of Syracuse Express (8-5), it has a lot to do with luck because total points tells a different story, 1,486.30 to 1,367.21. This win served Syracuse Express a cold dish of revenge after they won a Week 6 matchup, 139.01 to 115.16. When assigning blame following this loss, Syracuse Express can look in the mirror. They started a player with zero points (Greg Olsen).

Smooth Moves by ChrisChristiesNachos

  • ChrisChristiesNachos, your competitive drive brought home the victory (with some help from professional athletes). That drive could take you all the way to the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Shipped in the mercenaries, picking up Jamaal Williams which scored 22.97 points to lead the matchup.
  • See what happens when you keep the laces out? Greg Zuerlein scored 16.00 points, the highest K score in the league this week.
  • Wisely sat Kirk Cousins this week, who had 12.64 points, the lowest QB score on the team.
  • Was wise to sit the Cincinnati Bengals Defense this week, which had 4.00 points, the lowest DEF score on the team.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Life, like Fantasy Football, is full of wins and losses. The Toyota Hall of Fame, however, is pretty much only full of wins.
  • Left Cameron Brate on the bench, where he exceeded his scoring projection by a league-leading 440.7%.
  • The RBs for Syracuse Express got outscored 41.73 – 20.47 by the RBs for ChrisChristiesNachos.
  • The laces were in for Syracuse Express, who was outscored by ChrisChristiesNachos at the K position, 16.00 – 7.00.
  • 7 of the starters on Syracuse Express scored less than their projected points.

What If

  • ChrisChristiesNachos would be 5-8 if they played Syracuse Express every week.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos would have beaten five other teams besides Syracuse Express this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, ChrisChristiesNachos would have defeated Syracuse Express 146.55 – 92.38.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule as Syracuse Express.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos would be 50-41 if they played every team every week.
  • Syracuse Express would have lost to four other teams besides ChrisChristiesNachos this week.
  • Syracuse Express would be 7-4 if they played the same schedule as ChrisChristiesNachos.
  • If they played every team every week, Syracuse Express would be 58-33.

Game Notes

  • Four of the five losses for Syracuse Express this season have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos scored 124.73 points against a projected 105.73 and beat their scoring projection for the ninth time this season, including the last four weeks in a row.
  • The margin of victory of 45.80 points was the largest in the league this week and ninth-biggest in the league this season.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos beat Syracuse Express at the top, with two of their starters outscoring the leading point-getter for Syracuse Express.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos has now won four straight games.
  • It was quite a beating for Syracuse Express, who now is 4-2 in blowouts this year.
  • The best group of RBs in the league this week was on ChrisChristiesNachos, which got 41.73 points from the position.
  • Syracuse Express got beat so bad, their own mother doesn’t recognize them. It was the worst loss of the season for them, with the margin of victory coming in at 45.80 points.