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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Michael Tester
6-8 113.18
115.59
 
VS
proj
nick's Team
93.32 0-14
92.01

Michael Tester hand nick's Team 14th consecutive loss, 113.18-93.32

Michael Tester secured a 113.18-93.32 win to hand nick's Team their 14th straight loss to open the season. nick's Team earned a 7.70-point lead on Thursday, but Michael Tester held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Saquon Barkley (27.7 points) and T.Y. Hilton (24.4). Julio Jones (26.6 points) and Carson Wentz (18.82) were the leaders for nick's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Michael Tester have beaten nick's Team, after winning 117.4-74.84 in their last matchup. Michael Tester ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-8. nick's Team will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 0-14.

Matchup Timeline

  Michael Tester   nick's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.81 points, Badgley scored 57.3% more than that amount by scoring 17 points as the Chargers beat the Bengals 26-21. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Michael Tester this week. Next week, Badgley will go up against the Chiefs.
Michael Badgley

Top Player Comparison

Michael Tester
Points
% of total points 113.18
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
27.7
21.35
24.5%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
24.4
13.63
21.6%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.28
22.88
17%
4
Michael Badgley
K
17
10.81
15%
nick's Team
Points
% of total points 93.32
1
Julio Jones
WR
26.6
17.16
28.5%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
18.82
19.07
20.2%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
15.3
16.69
16.4%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
9
6.8
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 78-yard touchdown run and a 52-yard run for Michael Tester, while T.Y. Hilton had a 60-yard catch, helping Michael Tester to a 75.20-63.60 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Michael Tester became the proud owner of a 111.48-93.32 lead. For Michael Tester, Michael Badgley had a 59-yard field goal. Carson Wentz hit Nelson Agholor for a 42-yard pass for nick's Team.

Points By Position

  Michael Tester   nick's Team

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starting players on Michael Tester exceeded their scoring projections.
nick's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
nick's Team can partially blame the loss on Le'Veon Bell, who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Michael Tester won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while nick's Team exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 19.86-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Michael Tester managed to get the win, but did not cover the 23.58-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Julio Jones put up 26.6 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

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