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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
BROOKLYN ZOO
6-8 146.5
96.35
 
VS
proj
Boston Saints
90.5 3-11
87.6

BROOKLYN ZOO outperform expectations, knock off Boston Saints in 146.5-90.5 rout

BROOKLYN ZOO brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 146.5-90.5 win over Boston Saints. Boston Saints nabbed an 18.5-point lead on Thursday behind Allen Robinson II, who caught 5 passes for 48 yards and 2 touchdowns. But it was all BROOKLYN ZOO after that. They were led by Drew Brees (349 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and Austin Ekeler (101 Rush Yds, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). BROOKLYN ZOO improve to 6-8 for the season, while Boston Saints fall to 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  BROOKLYN ZOO   Boston Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 213 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Jaguars, Ekeler recorded 30 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 9.52-point projection and was much higher than his 15.68-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

BROOKLYN ZOO
Points
% of total points 146.5
1
Drew Brees
QB
50
22.88
34.1%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
30
9.52
20.5%
3
Zach Pascal
WR
17.5
8.99
11.9%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
14
9.72
9.6%
Boston Saints
Points
% of total points 90.5
1
Joe Mixon
RB
25.5
9.42
28.2%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
25
21.56
27.6%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
18.5
12.43
20.4%
4
Carlos Hyde
RB
8
7.29
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which BROOKLYN ZOO emerged with a 98.0-86.5 lead. Drew Brees had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for BROOKLYN ZOO, while Wil Lutz had a 55-yard field goal. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Boston Saints with a 93-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had an 84-yard touchdown catch for BROOKLYN ZOO to contribute to a 133.0-90.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  BROOKLYN ZOO   Boston Saints

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on BROOKLYN ZOO exceeded their projected point totals.
Boston Saints had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Boston Saints could have used points from Tevin Coleman and Greg Olsen, as both put up goose eggs.
BROOKLYN ZOO put up more points than their season scoring average (102.64) while Boston Saints fell short of theirs (93.82).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Not only did BROOKLYN ZOO win, but they also easily covered the 8.75-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, BROOKLYN ZOO moves to (2-4), while Boston Saints falls to (1-9).
In a losing effort, Joe Mixon scored 25.5 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

BROOKLYN ZOO
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Fueled by an awesome performance from Drew Brees, we doubled up Boston Saints at the quarterback position this past week (50 points to 25). Brees was a bright spot in a close loss to the 49ers, completing 29 of 40 passes for 349 yards and five touchdowns.
Boston Saints
Luckily, this week's problem is pretty easy to diagnose, Boston Saints. Choosing to start Tevin Coleman and Greg Olsen in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied 146.5 points... let's all just move on from this and assume it's not going to happen again.