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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
zzirGrizz
9-5 127.65
152.87
 
VS
proj
Deadlyhamma
106.68 8-6
157.79

zzirGrizz find way to knock off Deadlyhamma 127.65-106.68

Both teams underachieved compared to expectations, but zzirGrizz did enough to beat Deadlyhamma, securing a 127.65-106.68 win. Deadlyhamma took a 2.13-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but zzirGrizz held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 44 yards for 31.24 points, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 8 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns (29.67 points). Drew Brees (34.94 points) and Aaron Jones (18.67) were the top performers for Deadlyhamma in the loss. This marks the second time this season zzirGrizz have knocked off Deadlyhamma, after winning 150.78-114.29 in their last matchup. zzirGrizz will look to keep the streak alive in the semifinal round next week, while Deadlyhamma attempt to bounce back and lock up 5th Place.

Matchup Timeline

  zzirGrizz   Deadlyhamma

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster (8 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 29.67 points in a 24-21 lost to the Raiders in Week 14. His scoring output nearly doubled his 14.94-point projection and was much higher than his 15.83-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

zzirGrizz
Points
% of total points 127.65
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
31.24
38.53
24.5%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
29.67
14.94
23.2%
3
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
12
8.53
9.4%
4
Robert Woods
WR
11.07
13.51
8.7%
Deadlyhamma
Points
% of total points 106.68
1
Drew Brees
QB
34.94
45.2
32.8%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
18.67
15.76
17.5%
3
Roquan Smith
LB
9
8.04
8.4%
4
Wil Lutz
K
8
10.68
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Deadlyhamma who took the lead, 67.31-65.18. For zzirGrizz, Aaron Rodgers had a 24-yard touchdown pass. Aaron Jones made the highlight reel for Deadlyhamma with a 29-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 50-yard field goal for zzirGrizz, contributing to a 123.65-106.68 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  zzirGrizz   Deadlyhamma

Game Notes

Only three of the 12 starters on zzirGrizz scored higher than their point projections.
Deadlyhamma had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Deadlyhamma can partially blame the loss on Kenny Clark, who didn't score any points.
Each team registered its lowest point total of the season.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
With 128 points, zzirGrizz scored the fewest points of any winning team this week.
The matchup's 20.97-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Drew Brees recorded 34.94 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

zzirGrizz
Hey zzirGrizz, the good news is that we won this matchup by almost 21 points. Even better news is that we know we're better than this, as our scoring average through Week 13 stood at 149.58. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Deadlyhamma
Unless Deadlyhamma wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many looks" is definitely not an excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (two WR and one TE) collectively got a grand total of 17 targets in Week 14. With just nine total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.