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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Earth-99 StL Rams
6-8 95.48
109.44
 
VS
proj
Owen Sixteen
85.32 4-10
85.55

Earth-99 StL Rams hand Owen Sixteen third straight loss, 95.48-85.32

Earth-99 StL Rams emerged victorious with a 95.48-85.32 win to hand Owen Sixteen their third consecutive loss. Earth-99 StL Rams took a 24.48-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 39.18 points from Joe Mixon (146 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 40 Rec Yds) and Kirk Cousins (242 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and never looked back. Zach Ertz (9 Rec, 91 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Jared Goff (293 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did everything they could for Owen Sixteen in the loss. This marks the first time this season Earth-99 StL Rams have gotten the best of Owen Sixteen, after falling 93.24-92.86 in their last matchup. Earth-99 StL Rams (6-8) will look to keep it rolling against Pantheon Hulks, while Owen Sixteen (4-10) will try to right the ship against WannaBes.

Matchup Timeline

  Earth-99 StL Rams   Owen Sixteen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 186 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Browns, Mixon put up 25.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.39-point projection and was much higher than his 9.99-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

Earth-99 StL Rams
Points
% of total points 95.48
1
Joe Mixon
RB
25.6
9.39
26.8%
2
Robert Woods
WR
18.7
10.12
19.6%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
13.58
20.68
14.2%
4
Mike Evans
WR
12.1
11.98
12.7%
Owen Sixteen
Points
% of total points 85.32
1
Zach Ertz
TE
21.1
9.41
24.7%
2
Jared Goff
QB
18.12
18.33
21.2%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
15
10.56
17.6%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
9.2
10.6
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Earth-99 StL Rams owned a 56.58-32.10 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard pass for Earth-99 StL Rams, while Mike Evans had a 61-yard touchdown catch. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for Owen Sixteen with a 44-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Hunter Henry had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Earth-99 StL Rams, helping the team to a 72.78-38.30 lead.

Points By Position

  Earth-99 StL Rams   Owen Sixteen

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Earth-99 StL Rams exceeded their scoring projections.
Owen Sixteen had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Owen Sixteen can partially blame the loss on Adam Vinatieri, who didn't score any points.
Earth-99 StL Rams put up more points than their season scoring average (84.28) while Owen Sixteen fell short of theirs (87.29).
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Earth-99 StL Rams managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 23.89-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Zach Ertz (21.1 points) officially put up the highest score for a tight end this year.

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