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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Vegas legends
10-4 242
230.22
 
VS
proj
Die Nasty
223 12-2
232.02

Vegas legends defeat Die Nasty for fifth straight win, 242-223

Vegas legends extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over Die Nasty, securing a 242-223 win. Vegas legends never trailed in this one after earning a 2-point lead on Thursday behind Ezekiel Elliott (21 points). Drew Brees (49 points) and Bobby Wagner (25) led the charge for Die Nasty in the loss. This marks the first time this season Vegas legends have gotten the best of Die Nasty, after falling 304-201.5 in their last matchup. Vegas legends (10-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Die Nasty (12-2) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Vegas legends   Die Nasty

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 7 tackles and recording a sack against the Bengals, Richardson registered 21 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.4-point projection and was higher than his 16-point season scoring average. Richardson ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Sheldon Richardson

Top Player Comparison

Vegas legends
Points
% of total points 242
1
Danielle Hunter
DE
31
15.84
12.8%
2
Sheldon Richardson
DT
21
10.4
8.7%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
21
14.09
8.7%
4
Jayon Brown
LB
20
17.16
8.3%
Die Nasty
Points
% of total points 223
1
Drew Brees
QB
49
23.38
22%
2
Bobby Wagner
LB
25
17.41
11.2%
3
Tahir Whitehead
LB
17
17.16
7.6%
4
Blake Martinez
LB
16
22.57
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Die Nasty, while Nick Chubb had a 57-yard run for the team, who trailed 174-152 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 48-yard touchdown pass for Vegas legends to contribute to a 225-198 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Vegas legends   Die Nasty

Game Notes

Vegas legends had nine of their 17 starting players score higher than their projected points.
Die Nasty had only five of their 17 starters score higher than their projected points.
Vegas legends won despite starting Mike Gesicki, who scored zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Vegas legends put up more points than their projected total, while Die Nasty fell short of their projection.
Die Nasty ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Vegas legends put up the 2nd-best score.
The matchup's 19-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This defeat concludes a streak of five straight wins for Die Nasty.
A bright spot in the loss, Drew Brees officially put up the 4th-highest point total in the league this season with 49 points.

Coach Talk

Vegas legends
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Vegas legends! Having said that, if we want to ramp our performance up to the next level, then here's one area where we can improve. Our quarterback was severely outclassed this past week. Drew Brees went 29-of-40 for 349 yards and five touchdowns for Die Nasty, and all Patrick Mahomes could put up was a 26-for-40 day, with 283 yards and one passing TD (plus an ugly interception). We need to put some extra effort into scouting those upcoming defenses!
Die Nasty
With just one catch this past week, the starting RBs for Die Nasty should remind their QBs to check down more often (and dial up a screen play or two).