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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
TX4vida
11-3 134.66
126.19
 
VS
proj
BuckeyeBall
128.86 8-6
115.66

TX4vida come back to defeat BuckeyeBall for third straight win, 134.66-128.86

TX4vida extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over BuckeyeBall, coming back to earn a 134.66-128.86 win. TX4vida trailed 128.86-127.96 heading into Monday night, but the team made a run behind Saquon Barkley (6.7 points). Joe Mixon (24.6 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (21) carried the flag for BuckeyeBall in defeat. This marks the second time this season TX4vida have knocked off BuckeyeBall, after winning 101.6-82.14 in their last matchup. TX4vida will look to keep the streak alive in next week's semifinal round, while BuckeyeBall seek to rebound and lock up a top-6 finish.

Matchup Timeline

  TX4vida   BuckeyeBall

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 19.6 points against his 6.6-point projection. In a 23-17 win over the Cardinals, he racked up 76 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. Johnson will face the Bills next week.
Diontae Johnson

Top Player Comparison

TX4vida
Points
% of total points 134.66
1
Philip Rivers
QB
32.56
20.59
24.2%
2
Sam Darnold
QB
22.1
21.79
16.4%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
19.6
6.6
14.6%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19.2
12.1
14.3%
BuckeyeBall
Points
% of total points 128.86
1
Joe Mixon
RB
24.6
9.39
19.1%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
21
8.22
16.3%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
16.96
20.72
13.2%
4
Vonn Bell
S
11
4.64
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Sam Darnold had a 26-yard touchdown pass for TX4vida, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 43-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 66.80-65.00 lead for TX4vida.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which BuckeyeBall owned a 128.86-125.96 lead. For TX4vida, Philip Rivers had an 84-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for BuckeyeBall with a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  TX4vida   BuckeyeBall

Game Notes

Seven of the 14 starting players on TX4vida scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite seven of their 14 starters exceeding their points projection, BuckeyeBall lost.
TX4vida won despite starting Will Fuller V, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
BuckeyeBall ranked 6th in the league in scoring this week, while TX4vida put up the 3rd-best score.
TX4vida managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 10.53-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, TX4vida moves to (1-0), while BuckeyeBall falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, Joe Mixon recorded 24.6 points, the best overall score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

TX4vida
Earning the win is most important, TX4vida, but we've also identified one spot where we can get stronger as a team: our starting running backs were severely overmatched this past week. Held back by Tarik Cohen (31 total yards, no TDs) and Duke Johnson (45 yards, no TDs), our three RBs combined for just 14.3 points in Week 14, while the starting backfield for BuckeyeBall showed us how it's supposed to be done by putting up a score of 38.3.
BuckeyeBall
Luckily, this week's problem is pretty easy to diagnose, BuckeyeBall. Choosing to start Marquise Brown in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up 134.66 points... let's deem this to be an opportunity to get better and all agree that it won't happen again?