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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Average Joes
5-9 72.2
100.37
 
VS
proj
PartyatTheGoatHouse
63.88 4-10
71.31

Average Joes hand PartyatTheGoatHouse fourth straight loss, 72.20-63.88

Average Joes earned a 72.20-63.88 win to hand PartyatTheGoatHouse their fourth straight loss. Average Joes never trailed in this one after nabbing a 6.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Jacksonville Jaguars defense. Matt Ryan (262 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and the Seattle Seahawks defense (7 Pts Allowed, 276 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) were the leaders for PartyatTheGoatHouse in the loss. This marks the second time this season Average Joes have knocked off PartyatTheGoatHouse, after winning 86.04-84.8 in their last matchup. Average Joes ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-9. PartyatTheGoatHouse will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Average Joes   PartyatTheGoatHouse

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carson overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 15 points against his 11.22-point projection. During a 21-7 win over the Vikings, he ran for 90 yards and a touchdown. Carson ranks #95 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Chris Carson

Top Player Comparison

Average Joes
Points
% of total points 72.2
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22.1
18.36
30.6%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
15.5
25.23
21.5%
3
Chris Carson
RB
15
11.22
20.8%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
9.6
12.3
13.3%
PartyatTheGoatHouse
Points
% of total points 63.88
1
Matt Ryan
QB
26.48
23.29
41.5%
2
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
15
9.43
23.5%
3
Mike Evans
WR
8.6
10.69
13.5%
4
Justin Tucker
K
6
10.38
9.4%

Points By Position

  Average Joes   PartyatTheGoatHouse

Game Notes

Average Joes got the victory despite the fact that only two of their eight starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
PartyatTheGoatHouse had only two of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
PartyatTheGoatHouse ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while Average Joes ranked 8th.
The matchup's 8.32-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Average Joes. They got the W, but did not cover the 29.06-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Matt Ryan (26.48 points) registered the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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