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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
sam's Glorious Team
11-3 106.24
108.57
 
VS
proj
Pittsburgh Pie Rats
70 7-7
83.44

Pittsburgh Pie Rats lose to sam's Glorious Team in 106.24-70.00 rout

There's no easy way to put it, Pittsburgh Pie Rats underperformed, at least based on projections, as sam's Glorious Team rolled to a 106.24-70.00 win. Pittsburgh Pie Rats took a 4.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all sam's Glorious Team after that. They were led by Drew Brees (40.06 points) and Derrick Henry (22.9). Robby Anderson (7 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Chris Boswell (3-3 FG, 37 long, 2-2 XP) carried the flag for Pittsburgh Pie Rats in defeat. This marks the second time this season sam's Glorious Team have knocked off Pittsburgh Pie Rats, after winning 101.22-99.5 in their last matchup. sam's Glorious Team will look to keep the streak alive in the semifinal round next week, while Pittsburgh Pie Rats seek to rebound and finish the season with a win.

Matchup Timeline

  sam's Glorious Team   Pittsburgh Pie Rats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the 49ers in Week 14, Brees passed for 349 yards and 5 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 40.06 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the second-highest percent increase of any QB in the league this season. Brees will play the Colts next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

sam's Glorious Team
Points
% of total points 106.24
1
Drew Brees
QB
40.06
19.02
37.7%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
22.9
14.37
21.6%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.5
18.88
12.7%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
10.04
14.01
9.5%
Pittsburgh Pie Rats
Points
% of total points 70
1
Robby Anderson
WR
17
8.54
24.3%
2
Chris Boswell
K
13
8.77
18.6%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
9.6
21.56
13.7%
4
Chris Carson
RB
9.1
10.25
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, sam's Glorious Team had a 70.96-35.30 lead. For sam's Glorious Team, Drew Brees had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass. Robby Anderson made the highlight reel for Pittsburgh Pie Rats with a 26-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  sam's Glorious Team   Pittsburgh Pie Rats

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Pittsburgh Pie Rats need some help then, averaging just 89.94 versus sam's Glorious Team's 106.73.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" sam's Glorious Team (11-3) have a better record than Pittsburgh Pie Rats (7-7).
Even the computers think sam's Glorious Team have better players. They have a higher projected points average (101.19) than Pittsburgh Pie Rats (94.98).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Pittsburgh Pie Rats has left more points on the bench this season (347.88) than sam's Glorious Team (247.98).
sam's Glorious Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Pittsburgh Pie Rats (6 vs 1).
sam's Glorious Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Pittsburgh Pie Rats (9 vs 5).
sam's Glorious Team have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Pittsburgh Pie Rats (64 vs 50).
By position, sam's Glorious Team have outscored Pittsburgh Pie Rats at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
sam's Glorious Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 18 points, highest in the league.
The starters for sam's Glorious Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Pittsburgh Pie Rats (1).
Hey Pittsburgh Pie Rats, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

sam's Glorious Team
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Not only did we dominate Pittsburgh Pie Rats at RB (36.4 points to 14.4), we also quadrupled them at QB (40.06 to 9.6).
Pittsburgh Pie Rats
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) combined to receive a whopping 28 targets in Week 14. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they reeled in just 15 catches.