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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
The Philly Specials
5-9 175.68
120.84
 
VS
proj
The Apes
130.88 10-4
139.11

The Philly Specials knock The Apes from 1st place in 175.68-130.88 rout

The Philly Specials cruised to a 175.68-130.88 win over The Apes, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in NFL Football Pool 2019-2020. The Apes earned a 6.80-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Philly Specials after that. They were led by Aaron Jones, who racked up 192 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 28.7 points, and Diontae Johnson, who racked up 76 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (24.58 points). Raheem Mostert (69 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 40 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (17 Pts Allowed, 236 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did everything they could for The Apes in defeat. The Philly Specials (5-9) will look to get another W against The Replacements, while The Apes (10-4) seek to get back on track against BallGrabbers.

Matchup Timeline

  The Philly Specials   The Apes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kwiatkoski (10 Tackles) scored 9 points in a 31-24 win over the Cowboys in Week 14. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 1.94-point projection and was much higher than his 4.71-point season scoring average. Kwiatkoski ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Packers next week.
Nick Kwiatkoski

Top Player Comparison

The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 175.68
1
Aaron Jones
RB
28.7
12.83
16.3%
2
Diontae Johnson
WR
24.58
7.51
14%
3
Darius Leonard
LB
22.5
10.5
12.8%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
22.2
19.17
12.6%
The Apes
Points
% of total points 130.88
1
Raheem Mostert
RB
23.4
8.92
17.9%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
16
7.91
12.2%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
15.8
12.73
12.1%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
14.98
20.14
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was The Philly Specials who claimed the lead, 96.10-84.13. For The Philly Specials, Aaron Jones had a 42-yard run. Raheem Mostert had a 35-yard touchdown catch for The Apes, while Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which The Philly Specials owned a 149.48-129.03 lead. For The Philly Specials, David Johnson had a 24-yard touchdown catch. Hunter Henry made the highlight reel for The Apes with a 30-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Philly Specials   The Apes

What If

The Philly Specials would have beaten 14 other teams besides The Apes this week.
The Apes would have lost to seven other teams besides The Philly Specials this week.
If The Philly Specials played The Apes every week this season, they'd be 5-9.
The Apes would have defeated The Philly Specials 151.94-131.66 had they played each other last week.
The Philly Specials would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Apes.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Philly Specials, The Apes would be 8-5.
If The Philly Specials had played every team in the league each week, they would be 110-128.
If they played every team every week, The Apes would be 154-84.

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