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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
steve's Neat Team
4-10 109.42
95.24
 
VS
proj
Bruce's Team
104.52 9-5
116.31

steve's Neat Team outperform projections, come back to defeat Bruce's Team in 109.42-104.52 battle

steve's Neat Team stepped up, rallying for a 109.42-104.52 win over Bruce's Team, who fell short of projections. steve's Neat Team trailed 104.52-93.20 heading into Monday night, but the unit came back behind Kirk Cousins, who passed for 208 yards and a touchdown for 10.82 points, and Rashaad Penny, who ran for 44 yards (4.4 points). Tom Brady (26.62 points) and Julian Edelman (19.1) led the charge for Bruce's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season steve's Neat Team have knocked off Bruce's Team, after falling 123.84-78.14 in their last matchup. steve's Neat Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 4-10. Bruce's Team (9-5) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  steve's Neat Team   Bruce's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster caught 8 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Steelers lost to the Raiders 24-21. In doing so, he put up 29 points to nearly double his 14.54-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on steve's Neat Team this week. Next week, Smith-Schuster will square off against the Patriots.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

steve's Neat Team
Points
% of total points 109.42
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
29
14.54
26.5%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.2
20.28
23%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
17.2
12.97
15.7%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
11
7.24
10.1%
Bruce's Team
Points
% of total points 104.52
1
Tom Brady
QB
26.62
20.15
25.5%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
19.1
12.45
18.3%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
13.1
15.8
12.5%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11.6
15.06
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Bruce's Team to contribute to a 70.12-17.20 lead for the team.
Monday
Kirk Cousins had a 48-yard pass for steve's Neat Team during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  steve's Neat Team   Bruce's Team

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you don't play. steve's Neat Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (533.96) than Bruce's Team (718.56).
steve's Neat Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Bruce's Team (3 vs 2).
steve's Neat Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Bruce's Team (0).
steve's Neat Team are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Bruce's Team (0 vs 1).
steve's Neat Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Bruce's Team (8 vs 5).
Bruce's Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than steve's Neat Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, steve's Neat Team have outscored Bruce's Team at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about Bruce's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

steve's Neat Team
Sure, we ultimately earned the win, but we can't deny it, steve's Neat Team: our starting QB was significantly overmatched this past week. Tom Brady went 27-of-43 for 358 yards and three touchdowns for Bruce's Team, and all Kirk Cousins could manage through the air was 208 yards and one passing TD. We need to bounce back with a big statement in Week 15!
Bruce's Team
Only two field goals on four attempts? Sounds like Harrison Butker may have just toe-bashed himself to the waiver wire following that sort of effort... especially since Bruce's Team needed every point they could possibly get in this tight matchup.