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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Rookie Jr.
8-6 104.77
123.08
 
VS
proj
Bye Week
104.72 7-7
130.48

Rookie Jr. come back to beat Bye Week in 104.77-104.72 battle despite coming up short of expectations

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but Rookie Jr. did enough to get the best of Bye Week, rallying for a 104.77-104.72 win. Rookie Jr. trailed 95.92-50.15 heading into Sunday night, but the unit charged back behind the Los Angeles Rams defense, who allowed 15 points, surrendered 294 yards, and intercepted 3 passes for 28.18 points, and Tarik Cohen, who racked up 89 yards from scrimmage (13.34 points). The Green Bay Packers defense (20 Pts Allowed, 344 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Josh Allen (206 Pass Yds, 101 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leading performers for Bye Week in the loss. This marks the second time this season Rookie Jr. have gotten the best of Bye Week, after falling 126.25-120.72 in their last matchup. Rookie Jr. improve to 8-6 for the season, while Bye Week fall to 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Rookie Jr.   Bye Week

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense scored 28.18 points against the Bears in Week 14 to nearly double their 14.61-point projection. They allowed 15 points, surrendered 294 yards, and intercepted 3 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Rookie Jr. this week. In Week 15, the Rams will square off against the Eagles.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Rookie Jr.
Points
% of total points 104.77
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
28.18
14.61
26.9%
2
Eric Ebron
TE
16.5
14.94
15.7%
3
Cameron Brate
TE
15.2
8.94
14.5%
4
Cam Newton
QB
13.55
27.49
12.9%
Bye Week
Points
% of total points 104.72
1
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
22.52
12.92
21.5%
2
Josh Allen
QB
20.4
21.52
19.5%
3
Josh Gordon
WR
14.6
14.15
13.9%
4
David Johnson
RB
14.1
17.64
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Bye Week had a 70.52-48.15 lead. For Rookie Jr., Cam Newton had a 40-yard pass. Mason Crosby made the highlight reel for Bye Week with a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Rookie Jr.   Bye Week

What If

Rookie Jr. would have beaten only one other team besides Bye Week this week.
Bye Week would have lost to five other teams besides Rookie Jr. this week.
Rookie Jr. would be 6-8 if they played Bye Week every week.
Had they played each other last week, Rookie Jr. would have topped Bye Week 135.17-128.19.
Rookie Jr. would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bye Week.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rookie Jr., Bye Week would be 8-3.
If Rookie Jr. had played every team in the league each week, they would be 64-86.
If they played every team every week, Bye Week would be 71-79.

Coach Talk

Rookie Jr.
Here's a list of scenarios where it's somewhat excusable to go 0-for-2 in sports: A double-fault in tennis, a hitter's line in baseball, and a pair of DeAndre Jordan free throws. That's just about it. Going 0-for-2 on field goal attempts this past week? In a matchup this close, Chris Boswell probably had the GM of Rookie Jr. sitting on the edge of their seat.
Bye Week
Unless Bye Week wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many opportunities" cannot be a reasonable excuse this week. Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 20 times in Week 14. Chemistry appears to be an issue, as that group notched only 12 receptions.