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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Dustin Barnes's Team
4-10 100.7
91.53
 
VS
proj
john's Team
61.7 5-9
94.56

Dustin Barnes's Team outperform projections, earn win against john's Team, 100.7-61.7

Dustin Barnes's Team showed up, securing a 100.7-61.7 win over john's Team, who fell short of projections. john's Team grabbed a 5.1-point lead on Thursday, but Dustin Barnes's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Julio Jones, who caught 8 passes for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns for 26.6 points, and Davante Adams, who caught 7 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown (17.6 points). Joe Mixon (22.3 points) and Philip Rivers (13.5) led the way for john's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Dustin Barnes's Team have gotten the best of john's Team, after winning 106.04-72.56 in their last matchup. Dustin Barnes's Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 4-10. john's Team will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Dustin Barnes's Team   john's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Packers, Jones tallied 26.6 points this week. His scoring output was 55% more than his 17.16-point projection and was much higher than his 15.51-point season scoring average. Jones ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

Dustin Barnes's Team
Points
% of total points 100.7
1
Julio Jones
WR
26.6
17.16
26.4%
2
Davante Adams
WR
17.6
16
17.5%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
14.4
10.31
14.3%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11.6
15.06
11.5%
john's Team
Points
% of total points 61.7
1
Joe Mixon
RB
22.3
13.68
36.1%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
13.5
21.44
21.9%
3
Mike Evans
WR
10.6
13.4
17.2%
4
Matt Prater
K
6
8.68
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 50-yard field goal for Dustin Barnes's Team, helping the team to a 100.7-61.7 lead.

Points By Position

  Dustin Barnes's Team   john's Team

Game Notes

Dustin Barnes's Team had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
john's Team had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Dustin Barnes's Team had one starters score zero points, while john's Team had two.
Dustin Barnes's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (87.83) while john's Team fell short of theirs (97.01).
Dustin Barnes's Team scored more points than their projected total, while john's Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 39-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win puts an end to a six-match winless streak for Dustin Barnes's Team.
Despite the loss, Joe Mixon (22.3 points) posted the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

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