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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Haskins our Savior!
9-5 147.26
106.87
 
VS
proj
Knight Train
101.12 6-8
84.04

Haskins our Savior! smirk at projections, earn win over Knight Train in 147.26-101.12 rout

Both teams brought their A game, but it was Haskins our Savior! who emerged victorious, cruising to a 147.26-101.12 win over Knight Train. Haskins our Savior! got out to an early 3.36-point lead on Thursday. Knight Train came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (30.44 points) and Derrick Henry (24.9). Not to be deterred, Haskins our Savior! rallied later that night, as Chris Carson (9.1 points) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Haskins our Savior! have knocked off Knight Train, after winning 141.5-86.94 in their last matchup. Haskins our Savior! will look to keep the streak alive in next week's semifinal round, while Knight Train attempt to bounce back and lock up 5th Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Haskins our Savior!   Knight Train

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 27.2 points against his 12.02-point projection. In a 20-15 win over the Redskins, he racked up 192 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Jones ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Haskins our Savior!
Points
% of total points 147.26
1
Aaron Jones
RB
27.2
12.02
18.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.2
12.04
14.4%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
21.1
9.35
14.3%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
18.4
17.05
12.5%
Knight Train
Points
% of total points 101.12
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
30.44
14.71
30.1%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
24.9
14.44
24.6%
3
Tom Brady
QB
9.38
16.93
9.3%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
9.2
5.13
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Jones had a 42-yard run for Haskins our Savior!, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 43-yard touchdown catch to contribute to an 82.36-17.80 lead for Haskins our Savior!.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Knight Train became the proud owner of a 101.12-98.66 lead. For Haskins our Savior!, Julian Edelman had a 37-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Knight Train, while Keenan Allen had a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Haskins our Savior!   Knight Train

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Knight Train, Haskins our Savior! averaged more points (144.38) than they usually score (117.24).
We heard scoring helps you win. Knight Train need some help then, averaging just 100.42 versus Haskins our Savior!'s 117.24.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Haskins our Savior! (9-5) have a better record than Knight Train (6-8).
Even the machines think Haskins our Savior! have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (110.96) than Knight Train (97.51).
Haskins our Savior! don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Knight Train (6 vs 3).
Haskins our Savior! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Knight Train (8 vs 7).
By position, Haskins our Savior! have outscored Knight Train at QB, RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Haskins our Savior! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 15 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Haskins our Savior! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Knight Train (2).
Hey Knight Train, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Haskins our Savior!
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by almost tripling Knight Train at the wide receiver position (44.1 points to 15.9).
Knight Train
Hey now, talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for Knight Train collectively logged just three targets this past week.