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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
AxnJxn
10-4 302.6
279.05
 
VS
proj
Badass Lemmings
254.1 8-6
299.61

Badass Lemmings fall short of projections, succumb to AxnJxn, 302.60-254.10

There's no sugarcoating it, Badass Lemmings dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as AxnJxn earned a 302.60-254.10 win. AxnJxn never trailed in this one after taking a 22.10-point lead on Thursday behind Anthony Miller (11.1 points) and Tarik Cohen (11). The Cleveland Browns defense (19 Pts Allowed, 451 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Christian McCaffrey (53 Rush Yds, 82 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Badass Lemmings in the loss. This marks the second time this season AxnJxn have gotten the best of Badass Lemmings, after winning 316.7-261.12 in their last matchup. AxnJxn will look to not lose that winning feeling in the semifinals next week, while Badass Lemmings attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win.

Matchup Timeline

  AxnJxn   Badass Lemmings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler (101 Rush Yds, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 39.7 points in a 45-10 win over the Jaguars in Week 14. His scoring output nearly tripled his 13.28-point projection and was much higher than his 21.47-point season scoring average. Ekeler ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

AxnJxn
Points
% of total points 302.6
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
49
33.98
16.2%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
39.7
13.28
13.1%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
27.55
24.81
9.1%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25.7
15.13
8.5%
Badass Lemmings
Points
% of total points 254.1
1
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
27.4
25.07
10.8%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.9
31.46
10.2%
3
Eric Reid
S
21.25
13.02
8.4%
4
Tom Brady
QB
18.95
35.93
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, AxnJxn had a 242.60-170.70 lead. Deshaun Watson found DeAndre Hopkins for a 43-yard touchdown pass for AxnJxn. Wil Lutz made the highlight reel for Badass Lemmings with a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, AxnJxn owned a 295.90-225.45 lead. For AxnJxn, Austin Ekeler had an 84-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Badass Lemmings, while Keenan Allen had a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  AxnJxn   Badass Lemmings

Game Notes

11 of the 20 starters on AxnJxn scored higher than their projected point totals.
Badass Lemmings had only seven of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
Deshaun Watson, Austin Ekeler, and the Green Bay Packers defense all scored more points than the Cleveland Browns defense, the leading scorer for Badass Lemmings.
AxnJxn put up more points than their season scoring average (289.64) while Badass Lemmings fell short of theirs (289.97).
AxnJxn scored more points than their projected total, while Badass Lemmings failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 48.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for Badass Lemmings.
A bright spot in the defeat, the Cleveland Browns defense registered 27.4 points, the third-highest score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

AxnJxn
Bravo, AxnJxn. Deploying a starting crew that won by 48.5 points this past week.
Badass Lemmings
Listen, Badass Lemmings, I've been in this business long enough to realize that sometimes points can just miraculously appear out of thin air. Then in some cases (*cough cough*, Week 14) they don't! You know, the more I think about it... maybe asking for an additional 49 points is a bit overzealous.