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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Spaulding's Team
7-7 109.32
126.15
 
VS
proj
Rut's Renegades
96.54 9-5
127.57

Spaulding's Team defeat Rut's Renegades for third straight win, 109.32-96.54

Spaulding's Team extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Rut's Renegades, coming out on top with a 109.32-96.54 win. Spaulding's Team never trailed in this one after earning a 5.78-point lead on Thursday behind Marcus Mariota. Davante Adams (7 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Dalvin Cook (55 Rush Yds, 28 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Rut's Renegades in the loss. This marks the second time this season Spaulding's Team have beaten Rut's Renegades, after winning 147.04-130.76 in their last matchup. Spaulding's Team ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-7. Rut's Renegades (9-5) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Spaulding's Team   Rut's Renegades

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 26-21 loss to the Chargers, Mixon scored 24.8 points to beat his 14.99-point projection. He racked up 138 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Spaulding's Team this week. Next week, Mixon will play the Raiders.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Spaulding's Team
Points
% of total points 109.32
1
T.Y. Hilton
WR
28.9
16.48
26.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
24.8
14.99
22.7%
3
Case Keenum
QB
13.84
17.05
12.7%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
10.9
11.73
10%
Rut's Renegades
Points
% of total points 96.54
1
Davante Adams
WR
21.1
19.2
21.9%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
19.3
14.69
20%
3
Robert Woods
WR
13.1
15.9
13.6%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
12.9
16.95
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
T.Y. Hilton had a 60-yard catch for Spaulding's Team, helping the team to a 50.98-31.80 lead.

Points By Position

  Spaulding's Team   Rut's Renegades

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two head-to-head wins against Rut's Renegades, Spaulding's Team averaged more points (128.18) than they usually score (118.79).
Spaulding's Team are on a roll, winning three in a row.
Spaulding's Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Rut's Renegades (0).
Spaulding's Team have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Rut's Renegades (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Rut's Renegades - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Spaulding's Team (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Spaulding's Team have outscored Rut's Renegades at RB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Spaulding's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Rut's Renegades (0).
There's not much good to say about Rut's Renegades this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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