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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
The Prodigal Son
6-8 104.7
104.86
 
VS
proj
Marino Rules
90.45 4-10
89.14

Despite top scorer the Saints defense, Marino Rules fall to The Prodigal Son, 104.70-90.45

The New Orleans Saints defense accumulated 23.2 points for Marino Rules, the best total in the matchup and sixth-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome The Prodigal Son, who secured a 104.70-90.45 victory. The Prodigal Son nabbed an early 17.80-point lead on Thursday. Marino Rules bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by the New Orleans Saints defense (23.2 points) and Jason Sanders (21). Unphased, The Prodigal Son rallied later that night, as Jason Myers (6 points) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the first time this season The Prodigal Son have knocked off Marino Rules, after falling 125.75-51.55 in their last matchup. The Prodigal Son improve to 6-8 for the season, while Marino Rules fall to 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  The Prodigal Son   Marino Rules

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fant (4 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 17.3 points in a 38-24 win over the Texans in Week 14. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 4.83-point projection and was much higher than his 7.12-point season scoring average. Fant will face the Chiefs next week.
Noah Fant

Top Player Comparison

The Prodigal Son
Points
% of total points 104.7
1
Philip Rivers
QB
24.7
17.66
23.6%
2
Noah Fant
TE
17.3
4.83
16.5%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
16.8
9.56
16%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
14.3
11.6
13.7%
Marino Rules
Points
% of total points 90.45
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
23.2
14.71
25.6%
2
Jason Sanders
K
21
6.59
23.2%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15.75
22
17.4%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
11.5
9.67
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Marino Rules boasted a 72.20-56.60 lead. For The Prodigal Son, Noah Fant had a 48-yard catch. Jason Sanders made the highlight reel for Marino Rules with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Marino Rules had a 90.45-87.60 lead. For The Prodigal Son, Philip Rivers had an 84-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Marino Rules with a 48-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The Prodigal Son   Marino Rules

What If

The Prodigal Son would have beaten only three other teams besides Marino Rules this week.
Marino Rules would have lost to five other teams besides The Prodigal Son this week.
The Prodigal Son would be 8-6 if they played Marino Rules every week.
The Prodigal Son would be 3-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Marino Rules.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Prodigal Son, Marino Rules would be 2-9.
If The Prodigal Son had played every team in the league each week, they would be 60-89-1.
If they played every team every week, Marino Rules would be 45-105.

Coach Talk

The Prodigal Son
Spotting mismatches is a huge key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Marino Rules at the wide receiver position (35 points to 15.5).
Marino Rules
Hey, it's possible that Marino Rules may be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. With just 16 total targets this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.