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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
REAPERS
8-6 101.72
92.09
 
VS
proj
Hardy Headbussaz
53.44 5-9
88.27

REAPERS hand Hardy Headbussaz fourth straight loss in 101.72-53.44 rout

REAPERS rolled to a 101.72-53.44 win to hand Hardy Headbussaz their fourth consecutive loss. REAPERS earned a 3.70-point lead on Thursday behind the Jacksonville Jaguars defense and never let it go. Drew Brees (201 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Chandler Catanzaro (2-2 FG, 34 long, 2-2 XP) did everything they could for Hardy Headbussaz in defeat. REAPERS (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Hardy Headbussaz will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  REAPERS   Hardy Headbussaz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 25 points against his 11.66-point projection. In a 24-21 loss to the Raiders, he caught 8 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns. Smith-Schuster ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

REAPERS
Points
% of total points 101.72
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
25
11.66
24.6%
2
Julio Jones
WR
22.6
13.66
22.2%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
20.22
21.37
19.9%
4
Lamar Miller
RB
11.2
11.95
11%
Hardy Headbussaz
Points
% of total points 53.44
1
Drew Brees
QB
14.94
22.44
28%
2
Chandler Catanzaro
K
8
8.62
15%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
7.8
12.26
14.6%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
6
7.3
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Vinatieri had a 54-yard field goal for REAPERS, helping the team to a 65.72-28.44 lead.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 48-yard catch for REAPERS during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  REAPERS   Hardy Headbussaz

StatSmack

REAPERS must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (101.72) than their season average (88.46).
Hardy Headbussaz would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. REAPERS (8-6) have a better record than Hardy Headbussaz (5-9).
Even the computers think REAPERS have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (91.16) than Hardy Headbussaz (85.94).
Once REAPERS put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Hardy Headbussaz (5 vs 3).
REAPERS should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Hardy Headbussaz (7 vs 6).
By position, REAPERS have outscored Hardy Headbussaz at RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
REAPERS has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Hardy Headbussaz this season (-5).
The starters for REAPERS had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Hardy Headbussaz (0).
The postseason awaits REAPERS. They've clinched a playoff spot while Hardy Headbussaz are currently looking forward to next season.
There's not much good to say about Hardy Headbussaz this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

REAPERS
Hey, the key to football is spotting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by tripling Hardy Headbussaz at the wide receiver position (55.7 points to 16.1).
Hardy Headbussaz
Producing only five targets this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for Hardy Headbussaz should remind their quarterbacks to check down more frequently (and dial up a screen play or two).