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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Invincible Sloths
9-5 163.9
190.2
 
VS
proj
The Purple Dragons
127.65 7-7
153.88

Invincible Sloths beat The Purple Dragons for fourth straight win in 163.90-127.65 rout

Invincible Sloths extended their win streak to four games with a convincing victory over The Purple Dragons, rolling to a 163.90-127.65 win. The Purple Dragons got out to an 8.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Invincible Sloths after that. They were led by Zach Ertz (25.6 points) and Calvin Ridley (16.1). Austin Ekeler (101 Rush Yds, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kyler Murray (194 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the charge for The Purple Dragons in defeat. Invincible Sloths (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while The Purple Dragons (7-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Invincible Sloths   The Purple Dragons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 7 tackles and recording 3 sacks against the Lions, Hunter put up 12.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.98-point projection and was much higher than his 5.5-point season scoring average. Hunter ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Danielle Hunter

Top Player Comparison

Invincible Sloths
Points
% of total points 163.9
1
Zach Ertz
TE
25.6
12.35
15.6%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
16.1
12.16
9.8%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.7
27.67
9%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
13.7
17.63
8.4%
The Purple Dragons
Points
% of total points 127.65
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
30.1
11.33
23.6%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
17.26
21.96
13.5%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
11
6.08
8.6%
4
Tracy Walker
S
11
4.89
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 57-yard run for Invincible Sloths, contributing to a 118.30-44.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had an 84-yard touchdown catch for The Purple Dragons, while Kyler Murray had a 24-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 129.30-116.85 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Invincible Sloths   The Purple Dragons

Game Notes

Just six of the 18 starters on Invincible Sloths exceeded their scoring projections.
The Purple Dragons had only five of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was The Purple Dragons even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 36.32, and Invincible Sloths covered by 36.25.
Invincible Sloths moves to (4-3) in blowout games this season, while The Purple Dragons falls to (5-2).
Despite the loss, Austin Ekeler registered 30.1 points, the top overall score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Invincible Sloths
Nice work assembling a starting crew that posted nearly 164 points this past week. We did what we needed to do and took care of business. Let's take this victory in stride, tip our hat to the GM of The Purple Dragons, and continue on our way towards a fantasy championship.
The Purple Dragons
The problem in Week 14 isn't exactly rocket science, The Purple Dragons. Choosing to start several zero-point players in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up nearly 164 points... let's use this as a learning experience and agree that it won't happen again.