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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Towns
10-4 106.98
98.58
 
VS
proj
Vittorio Veneto
101.14 7-7
85.77

Vittorio Veneto fall to Towns 106.98-101.14 despite topping expectations

Vittorio Veneto showed up and outperformed their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 98.58-85.77, Towns earned a 106.98-101.14 victory over Vittorio Veneto. Towns never trailed in this one after taking a 12.18-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Aaron Jones (25.2 points) and Kirk Cousins (13.58). Ryan Tannehill (28.54 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (27.1) were the leaders for Vittorio Veneto in the loss. This marks the first time this season Towns have beaten Vittorio Veneto, after falling 81.2-59.62 in their last matchup. Towns will look to keep it rolling in the semifinals next week, while Vittorio Veneto attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win.

Matchup Timeline

  Towns   Vittorio Veneto

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense (17 Pts Allowed, 236 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 18 points against the Cardinals in Week 14. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7.32-point projection and was higher than their 12.18-point season scoring average. The Steelers defense ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Towns
Points
% of total points 106.98
1
Aaron Jones
RB
25.2
12.07
23.6%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
18
7.32
16.8%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
13.58
20.68
12.7%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
13.5
19.72
12.6%
Vittorio Veneto
Points
% of total points 101.14
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
28.54
18.45
28.2%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
27.1
7.28
26.8%
3
Harrison Butker
K
13
8.29
12.9%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
12.8
8.1
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Towns emerged with a 71.48-59.30 lead. Aaron Jones had a 42-yard run for Towns, while Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard pass. Emmanuel Sanders made the highlight reel for Vittorio Veneto with a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Ryan Tannehill had a 91-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Vittorio Veneto, who trailed 106.98-101.14 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Towns   Vittorio Veneto

What If

Towns would have beaten six other teams besides Vittorio Veneto this week.
Vittorio Veneto would have lost to just one other team besides Towns this week.
If Towns played Vittorio Veneto every week this season, they'd be 11-3.
Towns would be 9-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Vittorio Veneto.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Towns, Vittorio Veneto would be 7-5.
If Towns had played every team in the league each week, they would be 123-53.
If they played every team every week, Vittorio Veneto would be 81-95.

Coach Talk

Towns
Creating mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Thanks to stellar performances by Aaron Jones and Christian McCaffrey, our crew definitely took that to heart this past week. We doubled Vittorio Veneto up at the running back spot (38.7 points to 17). Jones had 192 total yards and a TD, while McCaffrey chipped in with 135 yards.
Vittorio Veneto
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for Vittorio Veneto collectively logged a couple of catches on only three measly targets this past week.