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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Carolina 19
7-7 140.04
89.5
 
VS
proj
End Around
83.4 8-6
121.97

Carolina 19 top expectations, knock off End Around in 140.04-83.40 rout

Carolina 19 beat expectations, cruising to a 140.04-83.40 win over End Around, who fell short of projections. Carolina 19 took a 24.00-point lead on Thursday behind Michael Gallup (13.9 points) and Tarik Cohen (6.1) and never looked back. Robert Woods (22.2 points) and Dalvin Cook (14.5) did everything they could for End Around in defeat. This marks the first time this season Carolina 19 have beaten End Around, after falling 129.84-101.36 in their last matchup. Carolina 19 ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-7. End Around (8-6) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Carolina 19   End Around

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 30.6 points against his 9.3-point projection. During a 48-46 win over the Saints, he had 157 receiving yards , passed for 35 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. Sanders ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Carolina 19
Points
% of total points 140.04
1
Jameis Winston
QB
37.74
19.98
26.9%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
30.6
9.3
21.9%
3
Noah Fant
TE
19.3
6.42
13.8%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16.9
13.69
12.1%
End Around
Points
% of total points 83.4
1
Robert Woods
WR
22.2
13
26.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.5
20.76
17.4%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
11.6
21.79
13.9%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
10.8
14.02
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Emmanuel Sanders had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown pass for Carolina 19, while Jameis Winston had a 61-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 113.64-27.00 lead for Carolina 19.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 45-yard catch for End Around, who trailed 127.54-45.60 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Carolina 19   End Around

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. End Around has left more points on the bench this season (672.42) than Carolina 19 (582.38).
End Around are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Carolina 19 (5 vs 4).
Carolina 19 laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (5) than End Around (0).
Carolina 19 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than End Around (7 vs 4).
Carolina 19 have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than End Around (52 vs 40).
End Around have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Carolina 19 (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Carolina 19 have outscored End Around at WR and TE this season.
The starters for Carolina 19 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for End Around (1).
Hey End Around, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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