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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
'Fin Gal
6-8 149.7
180.35
 
VS
proj
BlackAndYellowLife
137.35 8-6
153.43

'Fin Gal find way to top BlackAndYellowLife 149.70-137.35 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point totals, but 'Fin Gal did enough to beat BlackAndYellowLife, coming out on top with a 149.70-137.35 win. 'Fin Gal earned an early 7.40-point lead on Thursday. BlackAndYellowLife bounced back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by JuJu Smith-Schuster (33 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14.45). Not to be deterred, 'Fin Gal pulled it together later that night, as Tarik Cohen (14 points) and Jordan Howard (11.3) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the first time this season 'Fin Gal have taken down BlackAndYellowLife, after falling 165.45-127.35 in their last matchup. 'Fin Gal (6-8) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while BlackAndYellowLife (8-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  'Fin Gal   BlackAndYellowLife

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 30.6 points against the Packers in Week 14. His scoring output was 47.5% more than his 20.74-point projection and was much higher than his 19.29-point season scoring average. Jones ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

'Fin Gal
Points
% of total points 149.7
1
Julio Jones
WR
30.6
20.74
20.4%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
20.8
20.44
13.9%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
17.7
29.47
11.8%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
16.5
14.94
11%
BlackAndYellowLife
Points
% of total points 137.35
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
33
17.72
24%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
26.2
28.6
19.1%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
19.6
16.69
14.3%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
16
12.1
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 24-yard touchdown pass for BlackAndYellowLife, while Aaron Jones had a 29-yard touchdown run for the team, who trailed 89.70-66.90 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  'Fin Gal   BlackAndYellowLife

What If

'Fin Gal would have beaten three other teams besides BlackAndYellowLife this week.
BlackAndYellowLife would have lost to seven other teams besides 'Fin Gal this week.
'Fin Gal would be 9-5 if they played BlackAndYellowLife every week.
Had they played each other last week, 'Fin Gal would have topped BlackAndYellowLife 159.1-150.7.
'Fin Gal would be 7-4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BlackAndYellowLife.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 'Fin Gal, BlackAndYellowLife would be 4-8.
If 'Fin Gal had played every team in the league each week, they would be 65-60-1.
If they played every team every week, BlackAndYellowLife would be 56-70.

Coach Talk

'Fin Gal
Listen 'Fin Gal, I'm a glass-half-full kind of coach. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring's decreased a bit recently, I'll choose to take the optimistic route. Averaging 162.68 points through Week 13, our crew has obviously proven that it's even better than the 149.7 we needed for this past week's win!
BlackAndYellowLife
Here's a list of sports scenarios where it's acceptable to go 0-for-2: A hitter's line in baseball, the Jazz facing MJ's Bulls in the NBA Finals, and a double-fault in tennis. That's just about it. Going 0-for-2 on field goal attempts this past week? Sounds like Chris Boswell might be kicking himself to the waiver wire after this performance.