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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Dude
6-7-1 113
89.07
 
VS
proj
Fortress
67 5-9
86.08

Dude brush off projections, defeat Fortress in 113-67 rout

Dude showed up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 113-67 win over Fortress, who fell short of projections. Fortress took a 5-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Dude after that. They were led by Amari Cooper, who caught 10 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns for 39 points, and Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 377 yards and 2 touchdowns (25 points). Tom Brady (32 points) and Mason Crosby (13) did their part for Fortress in the loss. This marks the second time this season Dude have knocked off Fortress, after winning 91-44 in their last matchup. Dude improve to 6-7-1 for the season, while Fortress fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Dude   Fortress

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper caught 10 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Cowboys beat the Eagles 29-23. In doing so, he put up 39 points to more-than-quadruple his 8.39-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Next week, Cooper will play the Colts.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Dude
Points
% of total points 113
1
Amari Cooper
WR
39
8.39
34.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25
26.01
22.1%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
16
8
14.2%
4
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
9
10.41
8%
Fortress
Points
% of total points 67
1
Tom Brady
QB
32
22.97
47.8%
2
Mason Crosby
K
13
9.04
19.4%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
7
11.71
10.4%
4
David Johnson
RB
5
12.81
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Dude boasted a 62-53 lead. For Dude, Patrick Mahomes had a 48-yard pass. Tom Brady had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Fortress, while Mason Crosby had a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for Dude, helping the team to a 113-58 lead.

Points By Position

  Dude   Fortress

Game Notes

Dude got the victory despite the fact that only two of their eight starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Fortress had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Dude put up more points than their season scoring average (87.64) while Fortress fell short of theirs (79.43).
Dude put up more points than their projected total, while Fortress fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Dude earn the win, but they also covered the 2.99-point predicted margin of victory.
Dude moves to (3-2) in blowout games this season, while Fortress falls to (1-6).
A bright spot in the loss, Tom Brady recorded 32 points, the highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Dude
Hey, the key to football is creating and exploiting the mismatches, right? Fueled by stellar showings by Amari Cooper and Michael Thomas, our squad really took that to heart this past week. We thoroughly dominated Fortress at wide receiver (48 points to 8). Cooper had 217 receiving yards and three TDs while Thomas chipped in with 98 yards.
Fortress
Unless Fortress wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough opportunities" is definitely not an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 13 times in Week 14. With just eight total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.