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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Red Alice
9-5 117.9
86.12
 
VS
proj
Gareth
67.77 7-7
101.93

Red Alice beat predictions, defeat Gareth in 117.90-67.77 rout

Red Alice outperformed expectations, rolling to a 117.90-67.77 win over Gareth, who fell short of projections. Gareth leapt out to a 16.80-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar effort from Allen Robinson II (5 Rec, 48 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). But it was all Red Alice after that. They were led by Austin Ekeler (25.93 points) and Philip Rivers (25.28). This marks the first time this season Red Alice have gotten the best of Gareth, after falling 99.04-65.2 in their last matchup. Red Alice will look to not lose that winning feeling in the semifinal round next week, while Gareth attempt to rebound and lock up 5th Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Red Alice   Gareth

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 25.93 points, Ekeler more-than-tripled his 7.82-point projection as the Chargers beat the Jaguars 45-10. He racked up 213 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Red Alice this week. In Week 15, Ekeler and the Chargers will go up against the Vikings.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Red Alice
Points
% of total points 117.9
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
25.93
7.82
22%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
25.28
14.16
21.4%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
21.1
9.41
17.9%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
10.5
11.07
8.9%
Gareth
Points
% of total points 67.77
1
Allen Robinson II
WR
16.8
9.52
24.8%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
10.77
17.79
15.9%
3
Dan Bailey
K
9
8.56
13.3%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
8.77
8.14
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Gareth became the proud owner of a 43.07-31.09 lead. For Red Alice, Nick Chubb had a 57-yard run. Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard pass for Gareth, while Dan Bailey had a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Red Alice owned an 82.30-64.77 lead. Philip Rivers linked up with Austin Ekeler for an 84-yard touchdown pass for Red Alice. Rivers also lit up the scoreboard with a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass. Keenan Allen made the highlight reel for Gareth with a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Red Alice   Gareth

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starting players on Red Alice scored higher than their projected point totals.
Gareth had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Red Alice had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Gareth.
Red Alice put up more points than their season scoring average (93.86) while Gareth fell short of theirs (97.93).
Red Alice put up more points than their projected total, while Gareth fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 50.13-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this season, Red Alice moves to (6-3), while Gareth falls to (6-4).

Coach Talk

Red Alice
This sport is all about finding the mismatches. Fueled by an awesome outing from Philip Rivers, we doubled up Gareth at the quarterback position this past week (25.28 points to 10.77). Rivers went 16-for-22 for 314 yards and three TDs in a 45-10 win over the Jaguars.
Gareth
Let's use this defeat as a chance to learn and regroup for next year, Gareth. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying and configure the strongest possible lineup next year.