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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Post Master General
8-6 117.08
131.62
 
VS
proj
ELVIS baby
106.72 8-6
130.89

Post Master General come up short of predictions, still manage to knock off ELVIS baby, 117.08-106.72

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point totals, but Post Master General did enough to knock off ELVIS baby, emerging victorious with a 117.08-106.72 win. Post Master General grabbed a 29.60-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 29.6 points from Ezekiel Elliott (81 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 12 Rec Yds) and Randall Cobb (2 Rec, 43 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Christian McCaffrey (24.5 points) and Patrick Mahomes (15.92) were the leaders for ELVIS baby in the loss. This marks the first time this season Post Master General have taken down ELVIS baby, after falling 145.68-100.16 in their last matchup. Post Master General will look to keep winning in the semifinal round next week, while ELVIS baby seek to bounce back and lock up 5th Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Post Master General   ELVIS baby

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook caught 2 passes for 64 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Saints lost to the 49ers 48-46. In doing so, he put up 20.4 points to more-than-double his 9.36-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Post Master General this week. Next week, Cook will face the Colts.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

Post Master General
Points
% of total points 117.08
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.08
24.07
25.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23.3
18.36
19.9%
3
Jared Cook
TE
20.4
9.36
17.4%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.5
16.38
12.4%
ELVIS baby
Points
% of total points 106.72
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.5
25.27
23%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15.92
25.57
14.9%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
15.9
10.94
14.9%
4
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
15
10.57
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 43-yard touchdown pass for Post Master General, while Jared Cook had a 38-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 102.58-77.00 lead for Post Master General.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 48-yard touchdown pass for ELVIS baby, who trailed 102.58-92.92 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Post Master General   ELVIS baby

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Post Master General exceeded their projected scoring totals.
ELVIS baby had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Post Master General win, but they also covered the 0.73-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Christian McCaffrey put up 24.5 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Post Master General
Bravo, Post Master General. Assembling a starting crew that won by more than 10 points this past week.
ELVIS baby
Hey, at least there were no celebration penalties: The seven offensive skill starters on ELVIS baby (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) collectively gained a whopping 478 total yards. No one from that group, unfortunately, was able to find the end zone in Week 14.