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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
jdabose
9-5 104.66
108.07
 
VS
proj
deputy
94.8 8-6
127.81

deputy succumb to jdabose, 104.66-94.80

There's no sugarcoating it, deputy dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as jdabose earned a 104.66-94.80 win. jdabose never trailed in this one after earning a 16.77-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind the New York Giants defense (26.68 points) and Jarvis Landry (24.1). Julio Jones (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (63 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 38 Rec Yds) did everything they could for deputy in the loss. This marks the second time this season jdabose have knocked off deputy, after winning 119.94-105.72 in their last matchup. jdabose will look to keep the streak alive in the semifinals next week, while deputy attempt to bounce back and lock up a top-6 finish.

Matchup Timeline

  jdabose   deputy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 16 points, surrendering 288 yards, and intercepting 3 passes against the Redskins, the Giants defense put up 26.68 points this week. Their scoring output was 76% more than their 15.16-point projection and was much higher than their 17.47-point season scoring average. The Giants defense will face the Titans next week.
The New York Giants defense

Top Player Comparison

jdabose
Points
% of total points 104.66
1
The New York Giants defense
DEF
26.68
15.16
25.5%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
24.1
14.27
23%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
20.49
19.87
19.6%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
18.3
16.45
17.5%
deputy
Points
% of total points 94.8
1
Julio Jones
WR
30.6
20.67
32.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
28.1
25.97
29.6%
3
Jaylen Samuels
RB
16.2
15.4
17.1%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
8.16
19.32
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jarvis Landry had a 51-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard run for jdabose, helping the team to a 89.57-72.80 lead.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard run for deputy.

Points By Position

  jdabose   deputy

Game Notes

More than half (4 of the 7) of the starters on jdabose scored higher than their projected point totals.
deputy had only three of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
Julio Jones and Christian McCaffrey both outscored the New York Giants defense, the leading scorer for jdabose.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
deputy ranked 5th in the league in scoring this week, while jdabose put up the 4th-best score.
In upset games this season, jdabose moves to (2-1), while deputy falls to (0-3).
In a losing effort, Julio Jones (30.6 points) registered the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

jdabose
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Our squad took that to heart this past week and literally quadrupled deputy at the quarterback position (24.08 points to 5.8).
deputy
Fortunately, deputy, this week's problem is fairly easy to spot. Starting Jared Goff in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied 104.66 points... let's do a little research beforehand in Week 15?