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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
No 8 ®
8-6 156.24
108.58
 
VS
proj
sam's Team
91.9 5-9
93.01

No 8 ® knock off sam's Team in 156.24-91.90 rout

No 8 ® exceeded expectations, rolling to a 156.24-91.90 win over sam's Team, who fell short of projections. There wasn't much drama in this one, as No 8 ® leapt out to a 47.80-point lead on Thursday behind a standout performance from Derrick Henry. T.Y. Hilton (24.4 points) and the Chicago Bears defense (20) did their part for sam's Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season No 8 ® have knocked off sam's Team, after winning 115.32-96.16 in their last matchup. No 8 ® (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. sam's Team will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  No 8 ®   sam's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Jaguars in Week 14, Henry ran for 238 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 47.8 points to score more than 6 times his 7.15-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Henry will square off against the Giants next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

No 8 ®
Points
% of total points 156.24
1
Derrick Henry
RB
47.8
7.15
30.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.1
22.07
16.1%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
22.6
11.27
14.5%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
17.2
12.97
11%
sam's Team
Points
% of total points 91.9
1
T.Y. Hilton
WR
24.4
13.63
26.6%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
20
6.41
21.8%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
13.5
21.44
14.7%
4
John Brown
WR
9.3
8.47
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Derrick Henry had a 99-yard touchdown run and a 54-yard touchdown run for No 8 ® to contribute to a 47.80-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, No 8 ® became the proud owner of a 145.24-42.70 lead. For No 8 ®, Jarvis Landry had a 51-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard run. T.Y. Hilton made the highlight reel for sam's Team with a 60-yard catch.

Points By Position

  No 8 ®   sam's Team

What If

No 8 ® would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
sam's Team would have lost to six other teams besides No 8 ® this week.
If they played sam's Team every week, No 8 ® would be 12-2 this season.
No 8 ® would have been victorious over sam's Team 132.28-89.36 had they played each other last week.
No 8 ® would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as sam's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as No 8 ®, sam's Team would be 2-10.
If No 8 ® had played every team in the league each week, they would be 82-44.
If they played every team every week, sam's Team would be 36-90.

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