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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
sgiugi's Team
8-6 94.6
101.9
 
VS
proj
sasukexiaodong
71.6 7-7
104.92

sasukexiaodong succumb to sgiugi's Team in 94.6-71.6 rout

sasukexiaodong failed to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, as sgiugi's Team rolled to a 94.6-71.6 win. sgiugi's Team earned a 32.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from T.Y. Hilton (19.9 points) and Aaron Jones (16.6). sasukexiaodong came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Philip Rivers (13.5 points) and Jeff Wilson Jr. (9.6). Unphased, sgiugi's Team got it going on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Chris Carson (15 points) and Adam Thielen (7.8) put them back ahead for good. This marks the first time this season sgiugi's Team have taken down sasukexiaodong, after falling 98.02-74.2 in their last matchup. sgiugi's Team will look to keep it rolling in the semifinal round next week, while sasukexiaodong seek to rebound and lock up 5th Place.

Matchup Timeline

  sgiugi's Team   sasukexiaodong

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carson (90 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 15 points in a 21-7 win over the Vikings in Week 14. His scoring output was 33.7% more than his 11.22-point projection and was much higher than his 8.44-point season scoring average. Carson ranks #95 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Chris Carson

Top Player Comparison

sgiugi's Team
Points
% of total points 94.6
1
T.Y. Hilton
WR
19.9
10.76
21%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
16.6
13.36
17.5%
3
Chris Carson
RB
15
11.22
15.9%
4
Cam Newton
QB
11.9
22.07
12.6%
sasukexiaodong
Points
% of total points 71.6
1
Travis Kelce
TE
13.7
10.18
19.1%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
13.5
21.44
18.9%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
9.8
13.01
13.7%
4
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
9.6
11.47
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
T.Y. Hilton had a 60-yard catch for sgiugi's Team, while Aaron Jones had a 29-yard touchdown run, helping sgiugi's Team to a 64.8-32.5 lead.

Points By Position

  sgiugi's Team   sasukexiaodong

StatSmack

You can't win if you leave points on the bench. sasukexiaodong has left more points on the bench this season (543.34) than sgiugi's Team (311.9).
sgiugi's Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than sasukexiaodong (0).
By position, sgiugi's Team have outscored sasukexiaodong at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
sgiugi's Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 2 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for sgiugi's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for sasukexiaodong (0).
Hey sasukexiaodong, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

sgiugi's Team
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by almost tripling sasukexiaodong at the wide receiver position (27.7 points to 9.8).
sasukexiaodong
Fortunately, this week's problem is pretty easy to identify, sasukexiaodong. Choosing to start Devin Funchess in a tough fantasy matchup... let's do a little analysis beforehand in Week 15?