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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Bob Loblaws Law Blog
9-5 269.95
190.93
 
VS
proj
Heavy Pettine
182.45 6-8
209.94

Bob Loblaws Law Blog outperform predictions, earn win over Heavy Pettine in 269.95-182.45 rout

Bob Loblaws Law Blog outperformed expectations, cruising to a 269.95-182.45 win over Heavy Pettine, who fell short of projections. Heavy Pettine earned a 24.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Bob Loblaws Law Blog after that. They were led by Amari Cooper, who caught 10 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns for 52.7 points, and Saquon Barkley, who racked up 197 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (50.7 points). Christian McCaffrey (34.4 points) and Nick Chubb (24.9) led the way for Heavy Pettine in defeat. This marks the first time this season Bob Loblaws Law Blog have gotten the best of Heavy Pettine, after falling 239.5-169.2 in their last matchup. Bob Loblaws Law Blog will look to keep the streak alive in next week's semifinal round, while Heavy Pettine seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 5th Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Bob Loblaws Law Blog   Heavy Pettine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Eagles, Cooper recorded 52.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 15.08-point projection and was much higher than his 14.71-point season scoring average. Cooper ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Bob Loblaws Law Blog
Points
% of total points 269.95
1
Amari Cooper
WR
52.7
15.08
19.5%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
50.7
32.69
18.8%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
35.9
21.57
13.3%
4
Andrew Luck
QB
30.15
24.05
11.2%
Heavy Pettine
Points
% of total points 182.45
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
34.4
34.99
18.9%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
24.9
24.49
13.6%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
24
15.15
13.2%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.25
29.52
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Bob Loblaws Law Blog emerged with a 165.85-142.95 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 78-yard touchdown run and a 52-yard run for Bob Loblaws Law Blog, while Andrew Luck had a 60-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Heavy Pettine with a 48-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for Bob Loblaws Law Blog, contributing to a 269.95-182.45 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Bob Loblaws Law Blog   Heavy Pettine

Game Notes

Seven of the 11 starters on Bob Loblaws Law Blog exceeded their projected point totals.
Heavy Pettine had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Bob Loblaws Law Blog had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Heavy Pettine.
Bob Loblaws Law Blog put up more points than their season scoring average (180.33) while Heavy Pettine fell short of theirs (198.4).
Bob Loblaws Law Blog recorded more points than their projected total, while Heavy Pettine fell short of their projection.
The matchup included the week's two highest scores.
The 269.95 points scored by Bob Loblaws Law Blog are the most in the league this season.
The matchup's 87.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Bob Loblaws Law Blog moves to (2-1) in blowout games this season, while Heavy Pettine falls to (2-1).
For Heavy Pettine, Christian McCaffrey put up 34.4 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Bob Loblaws Law Blog
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Heavy Pettine at the wide receiver position (84 points to 17.9).
Heavy Pettine
"Not getting enough opportunities" is definitely not an excuse this week for Heavy Pettine. Our three wide receivers combined to see a healthy 21 targets in Week 14. With only nine total receptions, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.