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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Alicia's Team
5-9 97.08
94.01
 
VS
proj
Holly's Team
73.46 8-6
92.05

Holly's Team lose to Alicia's Team in 97.08-73.46 rout

There's no way around it, Holly's Team underperformed, at least compared to projections, as Alicia's Team rolled to a 97.08-73.46 win. Holly's Team took a 24.06-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Dak Prescott, who passed for 334 yards and a touchdown for 17.46 points, and David Montgomery, who ran for 86 yards (6.6 points). But it was all Alicia's Team after that. They were led by Derrick Henry (103 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Robby Anderson (7 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the first time this season Alicia's Team have gotten the best of Holly's Team, after falling 88.56-57.2 in their last matchup. Alicia's Team (5-9) will look to earn another win against SKOL!, while Holly's Team (8-6) attempt to develop some positive momentum against aindog's Great Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Alicia's Team   Holly's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Broncos defense (24 Pts Allowed, 414 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 15 points in a 38-24 win over the Texans in Week 14. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 5.31-point projection and was much higher than their 6.29-point season scoring average. The Broncos defense will face the Chiefs next week.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

Alicia's Team
Points
% of total points 97.08
1
Derrick Henry
RB
22.9
14.58
23.6%
2
Robby Anderson
WR
18
8.3
18.5%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
16.3
11.78
16.8%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
15
5.31
15.5%
Holly's Team
Points
% of total points 73.46
1
Michael Thomas
WR
19.4
12.42
26.4%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
17.46
19.42
23.8%
3
Harrison Butker
K
13
8.29
17.7%
4
James White
RB
7.4
7.88
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Alicia's Team owned a 53.88-50.06 lead. For Alicia's Team, Robby Anderson had a 26-yard touchdown catch. Michael Thomas made the highlight reel for Holly's Team with a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Julian Edelman had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Alicia's Team, contributing to a 93.08-70.46 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Alicia's Team   Holly's Team

Game Notes

Alicia's Team got the W even though only four of their 10 starters exceeded their projected scores.
Holly's Team had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Alicia's Team had one starter score zero points, while Holly's Team had three.
Alicia's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (87.17) while Holly's Team fell short of theirs (92.47).
Alicia's Team put up more points than their projected total, while Holly's Team failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Alicia's Team get the win, but they also covered the 1.96-point forecasted margin of victory.
Alicia's Team moves to (3-2) in blowout games this year, while Holly's Team falls to (3-3).
Despite the loss, Michael Thomas recorded 19.4 points, the highest score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

Alicia's Team
Hey, we admire the confidence, Alicia's Team. It takes moxie to start a player with zero points (JuJu Smith-Schuster), while still earning the W. All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it when the postseason rolls around, and we'll be finished.
Holly's Team
Unless Holly's Team wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough opportunities" doesn't fly as an excuse this week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 27 times in Week 14. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group tallied just 16 catches.