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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
FrostbitingSquirrels
11-3 217.7
234.35
 
VS
proj
OPALNUTZ
202.26 8-6
178.2

FrostbitingSquirrels knock off OPALNUTZ for fourth straight win, 217.70-202.26

FrostbitingSquirrels extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over OPALNUTZ, securing a 217.70-202.26 win. OPALNUTZ earned a 20.30-point lead on Thursday, but FrostbitingSquirrels held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kyle Allen (293 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 24 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Darius Leonard (9 Tackles, 2 Ints) and Todd Gurley II (79 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 34 Rec Yds) led the charge for OPALNUTZ in the loss. This marks the second time this season FrostbitingSquirrels have knocked off OPALNUTZ, after winning 277.18-198.88 in their last matchup. FrostbitingSquirrels (11-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. OPALNUTZ will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 8-6.

Matchup Timeline

  FrostbitingSquirrels   OPALNUTZ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas caught 11 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown as the Saints lost to the 49ers 48-46. In doing so, he put up 34.4 points to scored 59.6% higher than his 21.56-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on FrostbitingSquirrels this week. In Week 15, Thomas and the Saints will battle the Colts.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

FrostbitingSquirrels
Points
% of total points 217.7
1
Kyle Allen
QB
36.12
25.74
16.6%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
34.4
21.56
15.8%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.58
31.62
11.3%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.5
25.59
11.3%
OPALNUTZ
Points
% of total points 202.26
1
Darius Leonard
LB
30.1
9.92
14.9%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
21.3
13.29
10.5%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
20.3
17.49
10%
4
Tom Brady
QB
20.26
30.54
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Michael Thomas had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch for FrostbitingSquirrels, while Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard pass, contributing to a 182.40-140.20 lead for FrostbitingSquirrels.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 37-yard touchdown pass for OPALNUTZ, who trailed 198.20-175.96 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  FrostbitingSquirrels   OPALNUTZ

Game Notes

FrostbitingSquirrels got the W despite the fact that only four of their 16 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
OPALNUTZ lost despite 10 of their 16 starters scoring above their points projection.
OPALNUTZ can partially blame the loss on Josh Jacobs, who didn't score any points.
FrostbitingSquirrels put up fewer points than their season scoring average (228.66) while OPALNUTZ scored above theirs (190.33).
FrostbitingSquirrels won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while OPALNUTZ exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 15.44-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
FrostbitingSquirrels managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 56.15-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Darius Leonard officially registered the highest scoring output for any LB this season with 30.1 points.

Coach Talk

FrostbitingSquirrels
You know FrostbitingSquirrels, the good news is that we won this matchup by more than 15 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this, as our scoring average through 13 weeks was 229.5. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
OPALNUTZ
Luckily, this week's problem was pretty easy to diagnose, OPALNUTZ. Choosing to start Josh Jacobs in a tough fantasy matchup... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time.