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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Gimme the trophy
5-9 104.58
83.43
 
VS
proj
Randy Ableman
61.66 4-10
91.55

Gimme the trophy beat Randy Ableman for third straight win in 104.58-61.66 rout

Gimme the trophy extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over Randy Ableman, rolling to a 104.58-61.66 win. Randy Ableman pulled out to a 3.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Gimme the trophy after that. They were led by Deshaun Watson (30.08 points) and Michael Thomas (19.4). Kareem Hunt (12.8 points) and Mike Evans (12.1) led the charge for Randy Ableman in defeat. This marks the first time this season Gimme the trophy have beaten Randy Ableman, after falling 113.3-90.64 in their last matchup. Gimme the trophy improve to 5-9 for the season, while Randy Ableman fall to 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Gimme the trophy   Randy Ableman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 19.4 points against his 12.42-point projection. In a 48-46 loss to the 49ers, he caught 11 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown. Thomas ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Gimme the trophy
Points
% of total points 104.58
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.08
20.9
28.8%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
19.4
12.42
18.6%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
14.4
12.45
13.8%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
13.6
9.68
13%
Randy Ableman
Points
% of total points 61.66
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
12.8
8.1
20.8%
2
Mike Evans
WR
12.1
11.98
19.6%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
11.8
8.82
19.1%
4
Tom Brady
QB
11.76
19.8
19.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Gimme the trophy emerged with an 80.18-46.60 lead. Michael Thomas had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch for Gimme the trophy, while Deshaun Watson had a 43-yard touchdown pass. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for Randy Ableman with a 61-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Randy Ableman, who trailed 104.58-61.66 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Gimme the trophy   Randy Ableman

What If

Gimme the trophy would have beaten only three other teams besides Randy Ableman this week.
Randy Ableman would have lost to six other teams besides Gimme the trophy this week.
Gimme the trophy would be 7-7 if they played Randy Ableman every week.
Gimme the trophy would be 2-10 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Randy Ableman.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gimme the trophy, Randy Ableman would be 3-9.
If Gimme the trophy had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-89.
If they played every team every week, Randy Ableman would be 55-95.

Coach Talk

Gimme the trophy
Spotting mismatches is a big key to success in football. Thanks to a sound showing from Deshaun Watson, we thoroughly dominated Randy Ableman at the quarterback position this past week (30.08 points to 11.76). Watson went 28-for-50 for 292 yards, one TD, and two INTs in a 38-24 loss to the Broncos.
Randy Ableman
It's entirely possible that Randy Ableman might be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating just 11 targets combined this past week, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.