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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
tim's Top-Notch Team
7-7 115.98
119.89
 
VS
proj
Scorpions
98.62 5-9
111.39

tim's Top-Notch Team beat Scorpions for fourth straight win, 115.98-98.62

tim's Top-Notch Team extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Scorpions, earning a 115.98-98.62 win. tim's Top-Notch Team nabbed an early 7.70-point lead on Thursday. Scorpions came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Jameis Winston (20.22 points) and Julian Edelman (19.1). Not to be deterred, tim's Top-Notch Team made a run later that afternoon, as JuJu Smith-Schuster (29 points) and Kenny Golladay (1.5) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the first time this season tim's Top-Notch Team have knocked off Scorpions, after falling 104.62-92.74 in their last matchup. tim's Top-Notch Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-7. Scorpions will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  tim's Top-Notch Team   Scorpions

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Raiders in Week 14, Smith-Schuster caught 8 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 29 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on tim's Top-Notch Team this week. Smith-Schuster will face the Patriots next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

tim's Top-Notch Team
Points
% of total points 115.98
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
29
14.54
25%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
18.18
21.28
15.7%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
18.1
14.97
15.6%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
17.2
12.97
14.8%
Scorpions
Points
% of total points 98.62
1
Jameis Winston
QB
20.22
21.36
20.5%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
19.1
12.45
19.4%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
16.3
15.2
16.5%
4
Lamar Miller
RB
13.7
13.31
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 47-yard pass for tim's Top-Notch Team, while Aaron Jones had a 29-yard touchdown run for the team, who trailed 82.32-64.18 after the early slate.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 48-yard catch for Scorpions.

Points By Position

  tim's Top-Notch Team   Scorpions

Game Notes

tim's Top-Notch Team got the win despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Scorpions had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Not only did tim's Top-Notch Team win, but they also easily covered the 8.5-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Jameis Winston scored 20.22 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

tim's Top-Notch Team
Well done, tim's Top-Notch Team. Good job deploying a team that won by more than 17 points this past matchup. We'll take this win in stride, tip our hat to the GM of Scorpions, and continue our march towards the Yahoo Public 1514083 league championship.
Scorpions
Hey, Scorpions... Sometimes that's the way the cookie crumbles. You know... if fantasy football didn't pose a true challenge, then it wouldn't really be fun, right??