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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Buckmasters
9-5 100
94.79
 
VS
proj
Mountaineers
93 9-5
97.05

Despite top scorer Smith-Schuster, Mountaineers fall to Buckmasters, 100-93

JuJu Smith-Schuster posted 25 points for Mountaineers, the best total in the matchup and fifth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Buckmasters, who came out on top with a 100-93 victory. Buckmasters never trailed in this one after nabbing a 8-point lead on Thursday behind the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (5 points) and Leonard Fournette (3). JuJu Smith-Schuster (25 points) and Matt Ryan (23) were the top performers for Mountaineers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Buckmasters have beaten Mountaineers, after falling 101-86 in their last matchup. Buckmasters (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Mountaineers (9-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Buckmasters   Mountaineers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gronkowski overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 16 points against his 7.19-point projection. In a 34-33 loss to the Dolphins, he caught 8 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. Gronkowski ranks #7 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Rob Gronkowski

Top Player Comparison

Buckmasters
Points
% of total points 100
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24
25.26
24%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
16
7.19
16%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15
12.19
15%
4
Michael Badgley
K
14
9.76
14%
Mountaineers
Points
% of total points 93
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
25
11.64
26.9%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
23
20.65
24.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
13
11.03
14%
4
Mason Crosby
K
10
8.25
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Buckmasters who grabbed the lead, 86-33. Patrick Mahomes had a 48-yard pass for Buckmasters, while Aaron Jones had a 29-yard touchdown run. Mason Crosby made the highlight reel for Mountaineers with a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Michael Badgley had a 59-yard field goal for Buckmasters, helping the team to a 100-88 lead.

Points By Position

  Buckmasters   Mountaineers

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Buckmasters exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite four of their eight starters scoring more than their projected points, Mountaineers lost.
Buckmasters put up more points than their season scoring average (90.43) while Mountaineers fell short of theirs (96.64).
Buckmasters put up more points than their projected total, while Mountaineers fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The loss concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for Mountaineers.
A bright spot in the loss, JuJu Smith-Schuster (25 points) recorded the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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