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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Where's my $40
5-9 93.78
85.83
 
VS
proj
Colonel Cucumber
78.38 6-8
90.88

Colonel Cucumber fall short of predictions, lose to Where's my $40, 93.78-78.38

Colonel Cucumber failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point total, as Where's my $40 earned a 93.78-78.38 win. Where's my $40 took a 46.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Deshaun Watson (32.08 points) and Joe Mixon (24.6) and never looked back. Derrick Henry (103 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Noah Fant (4 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Colonel Cucumber in the loss. This marks the first time this season Where's my $40 have knocked off Colonel Cucumber, after falling 110.92-91.32 in their last matchup. Where's my $40 improve to 5-9 for the season, while Colonel Cucumber fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Where's my $40   Colonel Cucumber

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 186 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Browns, Mixon scored 24.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.39-point projection and was much higher than his 9.85-point season scoring average. Mixon ranks #66 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Where's my $40
Points
% of total points 93.78
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
32.08
24.76
34.2%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
24.6
9.39
26.2%
3
DJ Moore
WR
8.1
10.39
8.6%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
7
5.88
7.5%
Colonel Cucumber
Points
% of total points 78.38
1
Derrick Henry
RB
22.9
14.58
29.2%
2
Noah Fant
TE
17.3
4.83
22.1%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
15.58
24.77
19.9%
4
James White
RB
7.4
7.88
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Where's my $40 became the proud owner of an 82.48-35.88 lead. For Where's my $40, Deshaun Watson had a 43-yard touchdown pass. Noah Fant had a 48-yard catch for Colonel Cucumber, while Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Where's my $40   Colonel Cucumber

What If

Where's my $40 would have beaten only two other teams besides Colonel Cucumber this week.
Colonel Cucumber would have lost to five other teams besides Where's my $40 this week.
If they played Colonel Cucumber every week, Where's my $40 would be 8-6 this season.
Where's my $40 would be 7-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Colonel Cucumber.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Where's my $40, Colonel Cucumber would be 3-9.
If Where's my $40 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 80-96.
If they played every team every week, Colonel Cucumber would be 74-102.

Coach Talk

Where's my $40
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to a solid showing by Deshaun Watson, we doubled up Colonel Cucumber at the quarterback position this past week (32.08 points to 15.58). Watson went 28-for-50 for 292 yards, one TD, and two INTs in a 38-24 loss to the Broncos.
Colonel Cucumber
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Colonel Cucumber. Going with the Oakland Raiders defense in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied 93.78 points... let's use this as a learning experience and all agree that it won't happen again?