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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
beats by Ray
8-5 114
130.03
 
VS
proj
Kaeptain America
81 9-4
137.39

beats by Ray find way to knock off Kaeptain America 114-81 despite falling short of projections

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but beats by Ray did enough to knock off Kaeptain America. Predicted to come up short by a score of 137-130, beats by Ray secured a 114-81 win over Kaeptain America. beats by Ray never trailed in this one after nabbing a 6-point lead on Thursday behind Dak Prescott (12 points). Matt Ryan (313 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Calvin Ridley (5 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top scorers for Kaeptain America in the loss. This marks the first time this season beats by Ray have beaten Kaeptain America, after falling 172-128 in their last matchup. beats by Ray will look to keep winning in next week's semifinal round, while Kaeptain America seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win.

Matchup Timeline

  beats by Ray   Kaeptain America

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 23 points against his 14.53-point projection. During a 42-21 win over the Raiders, he ran for 103 yards and 2 touchdowns. Henry ranks #12 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

beats by Ray
Points
% of total points 114
1
Derrick Henry
RB
23
14.53
20.2%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20
14.82
17.5%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
18
11.79
15.8%
4
Jared Goff
QB
15
14.48
13.2%
Kaeptain America
Points
% of total points 81
1
Matt Ryan
QB
18
16.36
22.2%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
14
11.05
17.3%
3
Gardner Minshew II
QB
12
14.45
14.8%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
8
15.13
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which the teams ended up dead-even, 48-48. For beats by Ray, DeAndre Hopkins had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Kaeptain America with a 93-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  beats by Ray   Kaeptain America

What If

beats by Ray would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Kaeptain America this week, but would have tied one other team.
Kaeptain America would have lost to six other teams besides beats by Ray this week.
beats by Ray would be 6-7 if they played Kaeptain America every week.
beats by Ray would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Kaeptain America.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as beats by Ray, Kaeptain America would be 5-6.
If beats by Ray had played every team in the league each week, they would be 76-61-2.
If they played every team every week, Kaeptain America would be 72-66-1.

Coach Talk

beats by Ray
Nice work deploying a lineup that won by 33 points this past week. We deem that to be a job well done.
Kaeptain America
Chin up, Kaeptain America! Trust me here (this is coming from a coach who's experienced life on the hot seat)... You can take comfort knowing that there's always that pro-bono Graduate Assistant job available at the community college down the road!