Closest meeting: 100.66–100.56 in 2022 (Week 14)· Joel won by 0.10
Wade leads the playoff series 1–0· 1 playoff meeting
Highest-scoring meeting: 145–139.85 in 2013 (Week 3)· Joel won — combined 284.85 points
Joel is 3–2 in the last 5 meetings· From 2020–2022
The Take
Ten hundredths of a point. That's the margin. Joel wins 100.66 to 100.56 on the strength of Ja'Marr Chase going off for 26.5 — the one guy who showed up when it mattered — while Kyler Murray delivered a historically insulting 0.66 points and Travis Etienne quietly contributed 3.2 like a man who forgot it was Rivalry Week and $50 was on the table. Wade had Christian McCaffrey at 33.3, which should have been enough, and it *would* have been enough if he'd simply started Derek Carr over Murray — a swap that flips this result by nearly two full points. Instead, Wade left 22.9 points rotting on his bench, lost by a tenth, and handed Joel the closest win in 21 meetings between these two.
🎲 Joel got away with one — won on the 9th-best score of 12.
🪑Left on the BenchWade lost by 0.10
2 bench players would have won it — each on their own.
Derek Carr (2.58)
for Kyler Murray (0.66)
+1.92
Geno Smith (23.56)
for Kyler Murray (0.66)
+22.90
Even Derek Carr’s 2.58 would have been enough.
⚔️ Position BattleRank in bar = place among all 12 BDLL teams this week
