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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Josh.0
8-6 146.32
181.79
 
VS
proj
Niners! #1
116.85 9-5
160.42

Josh.0 fall short of predictions, still manage to beat Niners! #1, 146.32-116.85

Both teams fell short of their projected point totals, but Josh.0 did enough to get the best of Niners! #1. Predicted to triumph by a score of 181.79-160.42, Josh.0 earned a 146.32-116.85 win over Niners! #1. Josh.0 nabbed a 36.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from the New Orleans Saints defense (14 Pts Allowed, 279 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Davante Adams (7 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Luke Kuechly (11 Tackles) led the charge for Niners! #1 in the loss. This marks the first time this season Josh.0 have gotten the best of Niners! #1, after falling 166.19-165.71 in their last matchup. Josh.0 will look to keep winning in the semifinal round next week, while Niners! #1 seek to bounce back and lock up 5th Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Josh.0   Niners! #1

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 18.25 points against their 13.45-point projection. During a 28-14 win over the Buccaneers, they allowed 14 points, surrendered 279 yards, and intercepted a pass. The Saints defense will face the Panthers next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Josh.0
Points
% of total points 146.32
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
18.25
13.45
12.5%
2
Davante Adams
WR
17.05
15.06
11.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
15.9
15.88
10.9%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
14.9
14.84
10.2%
Niners! #1
Points
% of total points 116.85
1
Travis Kelce
TE
16.85
12.23
14.4%
2
Luke Kuechly
LB
15
9.07
12.8%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
13.5
23.64
11.6%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
13.25
11.02
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Kirk Cousins had a 48-yard pass for Josh.0 on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Josh.0   Niners! #1

What If

Josh.0 would have beaten only two other teams besides Niners! #1 this week.
Niners! #1 would have lost to six other teams besides Josh.0 this week.
Josh.0 would be 7-7 if they played Niners! #1 every week.
Last week, Niners! #1 would have beaten Josh.0 160.33-156.59.
Josh.0 would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Niners! #1.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Josh.0, Niners! #1 would be 7-5.
If Josh.0 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 76-74.
If they played every team every week, Niners! #1 would be 81-69.

Coach Talk

Josh.0
The key to success in football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by tripling Niners! #1 at the wide receiver position (56.55 points to 17.1).
Niners! #1
Well, we certainly can't complain about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? Our five pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) collectively received a grand total of 24 targets in Week 14. With only 14 total receptions, this group may have some chemistry issues.