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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Headbussas
9-5 107.54
119.55
 
VS
proj
Wardawgs
92.1 3-11
100.98

Headbussas come up short of predictions, still manage to knock off Wardawgs, 107.54-92.10

Despite being unable to rise to the occasion and coming up short of projections, Headbussas came out on top with a 107.54-92.10 win over Wardawgs. Headbussas never trailed in this one after earning a 3.80-point lead on Thursday behind the Tennessee Titans defense (9 points). JuJu Smith-Schuster (8 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Cameron Brate (2 Rec, 12 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) did everything they could for Wardawgs in the loss. This marks the second time this season Headbussas have beaten Wardawgs, after winning 161.82-79.68 in their last matchup. Headbussas (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Wardawgs will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Headbussas   Wardawgs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Badgley (4-4 FG, 59 long, 2-2 XP) scored 17 points in a 26-21 win over the Bengals in Week 14. He scored 57.3% more than his 10.81-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Badgley will face the Chiefs next week.
Michael Badgley

Top Player Comparison

Headbussas
Points
% of total points 107.54
1
Michael Badgley
K
17
10.81
15.8%
2
Drew Brees
QB
16.94
22.71
15.8%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
14.3
14.15
13.3%
4
Davante Adams
WR
14.1
12.92
13.1%
Wardawgs
Points
% of total points 92.1
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
25
11.79
27.1%
2
Cameron Brate
TE
13.2
5.64
14.3%
3
Cam Newton
QB
11.9
22.45
12.9%
4
Lamar Miller
RB
11.2
12.11
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cam Newton had a 40-yard pass for Wardawgs, who trailed 76.64-50.50 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Michael Badgley had a 59-yard field goal for Headbussas to contribute to a 99.74-92.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Headbussas   Wardawgs

What If

Headbussas would have beaten seven other teams besides Wardawgs this week.
Wardawgs would have lost to three other teams besides Headbussas this week.
Headbussas would be 14-0 if they played Wardawgs every week.
Last week, Headbussas would have been victorious over Wardawgs 86.18-73.5.
Headbussas would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wardawgs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Headbussas, Wardawgs would be 1-11.
If Headbussas had played every team in the league each week, they would be 83-43.
If they played every team every week, Wardawgs would be 28-98.

Coach Talk

Headbussas
You know Headbussas, the good news is that we took this matchup by more than 15 points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through 13 weeks was 117.62. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Wardawgs
There's a lot we can take away from the 2018 campaign and apply to next season... it's never too early to begin strategizing and thinking about how to improve! Keep your head up, Wardawgs!