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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
FIRSTorLAST
5-9 194.75
153.91
 
VS
proj
Ninja Bortles
146.5 4-10
165.84

FIRSTorLAST defeat Ninja Bortles in 194.75-146.50 rout

FIRSTorLAST brought their A game and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 194.75-146.50 win over Ninja Bortles, who fell short of projections. Ninja Bortles took a 36.50-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Dion Lewis, who racked up 52 yards from scrimmage for 14 points, and Donte Moncrief, who caught 5 passes for 47 yards (11.5 points). But it was all FIRSTorLAST after that. They were led by Dak Prescott (44 points) and Julio Jones (35). This marks the second time this season FIRSTorLAST have beaten Ninja Bortles, after winning 239-175 in their last matchup. FIRSTorLAST improve to 5-9 for the season, while Ninja Bortles fall to 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  FIRSTorLAST   Ninja Bortles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 455 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Eagles, Prescott tallied 44 points this week. His scoring output was 69.4% more than his 25.98-point projection and was much higher than his 23.66-point season scoring average. Prescott ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Dak Prescott

Top Player Comparison

FIRSTorLAST
Points
% of total points 194.75
1
Dak Prescott
QB
44
25.98
22.6%
2
Julio Jones
WR
35
23.37
18%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
26.75
26.07
13.7%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
25.5
23.08
13.1%
Ninja Bortles
Points
% of total points 146.5
1
T.Y. Hilton
WR
38.5
18.86
26.3%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.75
16.86
14.2%
3
Robert Woods
WR
16.5
18.1
11.3%
4
Dion Lewis
RB
14
13.93
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, after which FIRSTorLAST had a 124.00-86.00 lead. For FIRSTorLAST, D.J. Moore had a 40-yard catch. T.Y. Hilton made the highlight reel for Ninja Bortles with a 60-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for FIRSTorLAST, contributing to a 168.00-117.25 lead for the team.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 40-yard run for Ninja Bortles.

Points By Position

  FIRSTorLAST   Ninja Bortles

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Ninja Bortles, FIRSTorLAST averaged more points (216.88) than they usually score (177.57).
We heard scoring helps you win. Ninja Bortles need some help then, averaging just 154.84 versus FIRSTorLAST's 177.57.
In dire times, at least FIRSTorLAST keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Ninja Bortles (2 vs 4).
FIRSTorLAST should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Ninja Bortles (6 vs 4).
By position, FIRSTorLAST have outscored Ninja Bortles at RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for FIRSTorLAST had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Ninja Bortles (2).
Hey Ninja Bortles, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

FIRSTorLAST
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? Our team took that to heart this past week and almost tripled Ninja Bortles at the quarterback position (70.75 points to 23.75).
Ninja Bortles
Wait, our quarterback threw one interception and not a single touchdown? It might be good to go back and review the game tape. Were the Jaguars truly that stout defending the pass, or did Marcus Mariota appear flustered back there in the pocket? What do you think, Ninja Bortles... should we continue rolling with him?