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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
The Skipper
7-7 543.3
466.74
 
VS
proj
Harold Hecuba
380 7-7
475.88

The Skipper brush off predictions, knock off Harold Hecuba in 543.3-380.0 rout

The Skipper stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 543.3-380.0 win over Harold Hecuba, who fell short of projections. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as The Skipper nabbed a 277.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 222.7 points from Aaron Jones (134 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 58 Rec Yds) and Lamar Jackson (145 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 40 Rush Yds). Aaron Rodgers (195 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 16 Rush Yds) and Julian Edelman (8 Rec, 95 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Harold Hecuba in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Skipper have knocked off Harold Hecuba, after falling 697.7-477.7 in their last matchup. The Skipper (7-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Harold Hecuba (7-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  The Skipper   Harold Hecuba

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 113.2 points, Jones more-than-doubled his 45.11-point projection as the Packers beat the Redskins 20-15. He racked up 192 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Skipper this week. Next week, Jones will battle the Bears.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

The Skipper
Points
% of total points 543.3
1
Aaron Jones
RB
113.2
45.11
20.8%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
109.5
132.09
20.2%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
108.1
47.05
19.9%
4
Robert Woods
WR
70.2
40.57
12.9%
Harold Hecuba
Points
% of total points 380
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
79.1
114.79
20.8%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
54.3
44.55
14.3%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
51.2
54.79
13.5%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
45.8
59.28
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Jones had a 42-yard run for The Skipper, while Lamar Jackson had a 61-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 429.4-152.3 lead for The Skipper.
Sunday Late
Julian Edelman had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Harold Hecuba, who trailed 466.2-318.8 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  The Skipper   Harold Hecuba

StatSmack

By position, The Skipper have outscored Harold Hecuba at QB this season.
The starters for The Skipper had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Harold Hecuba (1).
There's not much good to say about Harold Hecuba this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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