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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Brian McDougall
8-6 133.13
143.6
 
VS
proj
Red Storm
106.37 3-11
122.68

Back-and-forth battle ends with Brian McDougall knocking off Red Storm in 133.13-106.37 rout

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Brian McDougall cruised to a 133.13-106.37 win to hand Red Storm their eighth consecutive loss. Red Storm nabbed an early 3.00-point lead on Thursday. Brian McDougall came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by standout showings from Michael Thomas (29.4 points) and Kenny Golladay (16.8). Not to be deterred, Red Storm rallied later that afternoon to take a 4.07-point lead behind Patrick Mahomes (23.47 points) and Travis Kelce (18). But Brian McDougall came back again later that night, as Russell Wilson (18.13 points) put them back ahead for good. This marks the second time this season Brian McDougall have knocked off Red Storm, after winning 151.37-110.66 in their last matchup. Brian McDougall (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Red Storm will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian McDougall   Red Storm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making both of his FG attempts against the Falcons, Slye recorded 12 points this week. His scoring output was 60.6% more than his 7.47-point projection and was much higher than his 6.75-point season scoring average. Slye ranks #6 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Joey Slye

Top Player Comparison

Brian McDougall
Points
% of total points 133.13
1
Michael Thomas
WR
29.4
20.48
22.1%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
23.3
18.68
17.5%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.4
14.5
13.8%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
18.13
31.34
13.6%
Red Storm
Points
% of total points 106.37
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.47
31.7
22.1%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
18
14.85
16.9%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
13.8
12.04
13%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
13
17.5
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Michael Thomas had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch for Brian McDougall, helping the team to a 60.60-44.90 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Red Storm who took the lead, 106.37-102.30. For Brian McDougall, Julian Edelman had a 37-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Red Storm with a 48-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Brian McDougall   Red Storm

What If

Brian McDougall would have beaten two other teams besides Red Storm this week.
Red Storm would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Brian McDougall played Red Storm every week this season, they'd be 10-4.
Brian McDougall would have topped Red Storm 109.5-95.04 had they played each other last week.
Brian McDougall would be 4-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Red Storm.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brian McDougall, Red Storm would be 2-9.
If Brian McDougall had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-30.
If they played every team every week, Red Storm would be 17-53.

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