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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
New Blood
9-5 163.15
155.72
 
VS
proj
🏈People's Champ🏆
157 9-5
164.7

New Blood top 🏈People's Champ🏆, 163.15-157.00

New Blood earned a hard-fought victory over 🏈People's Champ🏆, emerging victorious with a 163.15-157.00 win. 🏈People's Champ🏆 grabbed a 24.00-point lead on Thursday, but New Blood held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 8 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns for 38 points, and the New York Giants defense, who allowed 16 points, surrendered 288 yards, and intercepted 3 passes (28 points). Ezekiel Elliott (36.2 points) and Christian McCaffrey (28.1) carried the flag for 🏈People's Champ🏆 in the loss. This marks the first time this season New Blood have beaten 🏈People's Champ🏆, after falling 193.75-182.65 in their last matchup. New Blood will look to keep the streak alive in next week's semifinals, while 🏈People's Champ🏆 seek to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 5th Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  New Blood   🏈People's Champ🏆

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster (8 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 38 points in a 24-21 lost to the Raiders in Week 14. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 17.9-point projection and was much higher than his 20.98-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

New Blood
Points
% of total points 163.15
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
38
17.9
23.3%
2
The New York Giants defense
DEF
28
18.25
17.2%
3
Davante Adams
WR
21.1
19.2
12.9%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
17.1
12.04
10.5%
🏈People's Champ🏆
Points
% of total points 157
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
36.2
22.27
23.1%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
28.1
27.43
17.9%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
24
18.56
15.3%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
19.6
16.6
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which 🏈People's Champ🏆 had a 102.90-94.45 lead. For New Blood, Cam Newton had a 40-yard pass. Aaron Jones had a 29-yard touchdown run for 🏈People's Champ🏆, while Adam Vinatieri had a 54-yard field goal.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 48-yard catch for 🏈People's Champ🏆.

Points By Position

  New Blood   🏈People's Champ🏆

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. 🏈People's Champ🏆 need some help then, averaging just 156.4 versus New Blood's 169.03.
Even the machines think New Blood have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (157.14) than 🏈People's Champ🏆 (146.88).
Once New Blood put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than 🏈People's Champ🏆 (5 vs 3).
New Blood should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than 🏈People's Champ🏆 (9 vs 7).
By position, New Blood have outscored 🏈People's Champ🏆 at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
New Blood don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 29 points, highest in the league.
Hey 🏈People's Champ🏆, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

New Blood
Mission accomplished, New Blood. Nice work assembling a starting crew that earned more than 163 points in Week 14. Let's tip our cap to the GM of 🏈People's Champ🏆, take this W in stride, and continue the march towards the The Program league championship.
🏈People's Champ🏆
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) collectively received a whopping 25 targets in Week 14. With just 13 total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.