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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Brendan's Bold Team
7-7 102.98
104.1
 
VS
proj
nick's Tip-Top Team
66.82 5-9
103

nick's Tip-Top Team come up short of projections, succumb to Brendan's Bold Team in 102.98-66.82 rout

nick's Tip-Top Team were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point total, as Brendan's Bold Team cruised to a 102.98-66.82 win. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Brendan's Bold Team leapt out to a 37.68-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 34.48 points from Deshaun Watson (267 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 35 Rush Yds) and Nick Chubb (66 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 17 Rec Yds). Carson Wentz (228 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Davante Adams (7 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for nick's Tip-Top Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season Brendan's Bold Team have knocked off nick's Tip-Top Team, after winning 143.88-128.04 in their last matchup. Brendan's Bold Team (7-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. nick's Tip-Top Team will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Brendan's Bold Team   nick's Tip-Top Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Raiders, Smith-Schuster recorded 29 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 14.54-point projection and was much higher than his 14.87-point season scoring average. Smith-Schuster ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Brendan's Bold Team
Points
% of total points 102.98
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
29
14.54
28.2%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
18.18
21.28
17.7%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
16.3
15.2
15.8%
4
Lamar Miller
RB
13.7
13.31
13.3%
nick's Tip-Top Team
Points
% of total points 66.82
1
Carson Wentz
QB
18.82
19.07
28.2%
2
Davante Adams
WR
17.6
16
26.3%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
10.8
8.84
16.2%
4
Demaryius Thomas
WR
6.8
8.55
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 47-yard pass for Brendan's Bold Team, while Mason Crosby had a 50-yard field goal, contributing to a 66.18-28.50 lead for Brendan's Bold Team.
Sunday Late
Carson Wentz had a 42-yard pass for nick's Tip-Top Team, who trailed 102.98-53.32 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Brendan's Bold Team   nick's Tip-Top Team

Game Notes

Brendan's Bold Team had five of their nine starting players exceed their projected point totals.
nick's Tip-Top Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Brendan's Bold Team won despite starting Odell Beckham Jr., who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
Not only did Brendan's Bold Team get the win, but they also covered the 1.1-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Brendan's Bold Team moves to (5-5), while nick's Tip-Top Team falls to (2-6).
On the losing side, Carson Wentz put up 18.82 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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