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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Billsrback
10-4 240
263.06
 
VS
proj
Ivanman
103 3-11
97.57

Billsrback hand Ivanman fifth consecutive loss in 240-103 rout

Billsrback rolled to a 240-103 win to hand Ivanman their fifth consecutive loss. Billsrback pulled out to a 14-point lead on Thursday behind the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (12 points) and Anthony Firkser (2) and never let go of it. Christian McCaffrey (63 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 38 Rec Yds) and the New York Jets defense (23 Pts Allowed, 368 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) led the charge for Ivanman in the loss. Billsrback (10-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Ivanman will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Billsrback   Ivanman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for -6 yards against the Buccaneers, Hill put up 4 points this week. He more-than-tripled his 1.22-point projection and overachieved for the 11th time this season. Hill will face the Panthers next week.
Taysom Hill

Top Player Comparison

Billsrback
Points
% of total points 240
1
Eli Manning
QB
24
16.43
10%
2
Tyrann Mathieu
S
23
27.39
9.6%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
22
23.84
9.2%
4
Shawn Williams
S
18
21.75
7.5%
Ivanman
Points
% of total points 103
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
21
18.25
20.4%
2
The New York Jets defense
DEF
21
19.89
20.4%
3
Kenneth Dixon
RB
13
3.22
12.6%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
9
12.02
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Billsrback owned a 156-79 lead. Aaron Jones had a 29-yard touchdown run for Billsrback, while Jamison Crowder had a 79-yard touchdown catch. Ryan Griffin made the highlight reel for Ivanman with a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Billsrback became the proud owner of a 240-99 lead. For Billsrback, Michael Badgley had a 59-yard field goal. Nelson Agholor made the highlight reel for Ivanman with a 42-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Billsrback   Ivanman

Game Notes

Only nine of the 23 starting players on Billsrback exceeded their scoring projections.
Ivanman had only six of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Ivanman even trying this week? They started 12 players who scored zero points.
Billsrback had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Ivanman.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Billsrback won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Ivanman outscored their projection.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Billsrback. They won, but did not cover the 165.49-point projected margin of victory.
Billsrback moves to (6-2) in blowout games this season, while Ivanman falls to (0-8).
A bright spot in the loss, Christian McCaffrey (21 points) recorded the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

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