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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
jason's Team
8-6 116.98
108.59
 
VS
proj
Chicken Dinner
102.72 11-3
122.38

jason's Team defeat Chicken Dinner for fifth straight win, 116.98-102.72

jason's Team extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over Chicken Dinner, emerging victorious with a 116.98-102.72 win. Chicken Dinner nabbed a 5.10-point lead on Thursday, but jason's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ezekiel Elliott (25.2 points) and Christian McCaffrey (25.1). Jameis Winston (20.22 points) and Aaron Jones (18.1) carried the flag for Chicken Dinner in the loss. This marks the first time this season jason's Team have gotten the best of Chicken Dinner, after falling 149.62-104.8 in their last matchup. jason's Team (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Chicken Dinner (11-3) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  jason's Team   Chicken Dinner

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bears defense overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 20 points against their 6.41-point projection. In a 15-6 win over the Rams, they allowed only 6 points, surrendered 214 yards, and intercepted 4 passes. The Bears defense ranks #60 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
The Chicago Bears defense

Top Player Comparison

jason's Team
Points
% of total points 116.98
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.2
20.28
21.5%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.1
22.07
21.5%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
20
6.41
17.1%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.28
22.88
16.5%
Chicken Dinner
Points
% of total points 102.72
1
Jameis Winston
QB
20.22
21.36
19.7%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
18.1
14.97
17.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
17.2
12.97
16.7%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
16.3
15.2
15.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Jones had a 29-yard touchdown run for Chicken Dinner, contributing to a 80.92-39.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 50-yard field goal for Chicken Dinner, who trailed 116.98-92.62 after Sunday night.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 48-yard catch for Chicken Dinner.

Points By Position

  jason's Team   Chicken Dinner

StatSmack

jason's Team are on a roll, with victories in five straight weeks.
jason's Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Chicken Dinner (0).
jason's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Chicken Dinner (10 vs 5).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Chicken Dinner - they’ve made more transactions (4) than jason's Team (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, jason's Team have outscored Chicken Dinner at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about Chicken Dinner this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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