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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Lisa's Best Team
6-8 85.84
97.14
 
VS
proj
Dirty Dicks
78.22 4-10
86.55

Lisa's Best Team find way to top Dirty Dicks 85.84-78.22 despite falling short of predictions

There's no sugarcoating it, Lisa's Best Team underperformed, at least based on projections. Still, they emerged victorious with an 85.84-78.22 win over Dirty Dicks. Lisa's Best Team leapt out to a 32.20-point lead on Thursday behind 32.2 points from Ezekiel Elliott (81 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 12 Rec Yds) and Michael Gallup (6 Rec, 109 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Matt Ryan (313 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and DeAndre Hopkins (12 Rush Yds, 120 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading performers for Dirty Dicks in the loss. This marks the second time this season Lisa's Best Team have gotten the best of Dirty Dicks, after winning 113.92-106.1 in their last matchup. Lisa's Best Team improve to 6-8 on the season, while Dirty Dicks fall to 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Lisa's Best Team   Dirty Dicks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 93 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Bears, Elliott put up 21.3 points this week. His scoring output was 39.4% more than his 15.28-point projection and was much higher than his 14.06-point season scoring average. Elliott ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

Lisa's Best Team
Points
% of total points 85.84
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
21.3
15.28
24.8%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
16.3
11.78
19%
3
Josh Allen
QB
12.74
20.79
14.8%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
10.9
9.55
12.7%
Dirty Dicks
Points
% of total points 78.22
1
Matt Ryan
QB
25.32
23.11
32.4%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19.2
12.1
24.5%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
17.3
10.42
22.1%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
6.9
9.55
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 93-yard touchdown pass for Dirty Dicks, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 43-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 47.94-46.42 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Julian Edelman had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Lisa's Best Team, helping the team to an 85.84-50.42 lead.

Points By Position

  Lisa's Best Team   Dirty Dicks

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Lisa's Best Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 101.43 versus Dirty Dicks's 84.36.
Even the machines think Lisa's Best Team have better players. Their projected average points is higher (101.45) than Dirty Dicks (94.1).
You can't win if you don't play. Dirty Dicks has left more points on the bench this season (638.56) than Lisa's Best Team (537.44).
Once Lisa's Best Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Dirty Dicks (3 vs 0).
Lisa's Best Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Dirty Dicks (0).
Lisa's Best Team don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Dirty Dicks (0 vs 4).
Lisa's Best Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Dirty Dicks (6 vs 3).
By position, Lisa's Best Team have outscored Dirty Dicks at QB, RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Hey Dirty Dicks, 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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