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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Guice Guice Baby
5-9 91.86
96.38
 
VS
proj
J'aime le Chat
76.66 2-12
90.97

Guice Guice Baby hand J'aime le Chat ninth consecutive loss, 91.86-76.66

Guice Guice Baby secured a 91.86-76.66 win to hand J'aime le Chat their ninth consecutive loss. J'aime le Chat leapt out to a 16.30-point lead on Thursday behind 16.3 points from Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Chicago Bears defense (24 Pts Allowed, 408 Yds Allowed). But Guice Guice Baby held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Drew Brees, who passed for 349 yards and 5 touchdowns for 40.06 points, and Joey Slye, who made both of his FG attempts (10 points). This marks the second time this season Guice Guice Baby have knocked off J'aime le Chat, after winning 127.42-108.46 in their last matchup. Guice Guice Baby ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 5-9. J'aime le Chat will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 2-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Guice Guice Baby   J'aime le Chat

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 349 yards and 5 touchdowns against the 49ers, Brees registered 40.06 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 19.66-point projection and was much higher than his 11.11-point season scoring average. Brees ranks #64 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

Guice Guice Baby
Points
% of total points 91.86
1
Drew Brees
QB
40.06
19.66
43.6%
2
Joey Slye
K
10
7.41
10.9%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
9
8.41
9.8%
4
DJ Moore
WR
8.1
10.39
8.8%
J'aime le Chat
Points
% of total points 76.66
1
Amari Cooper
WR
14.3
11.46
18.7%
2
Wil Lutz
K
13
8.19
17%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
12.96
18.33
16.9%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
12.8
8.1
16.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Guice Guice Baby emerged with a 73.36-48.70 lead. For Guice Guice Baby, Drew Brees had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass. Wil Lutz made the highlight reel for J'aime le Chat with a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 24-yard touchdown pass for J'aime le Chat, who trailed 87.76-76.66 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Guice Guice Baby   J'aime le Chat

Game Notes

Guice Guice Baby got the W even though only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
J'aime le Chat had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Guice Guice Baby put up more points than their season scoring average (88.2) while J'aime le Chat fell short of theirs (95.36).
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 15.2-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Guice Guice Baby get the W, but they also easily covered the 5.41-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Amari Cooper (14.3 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Guice Guice Baby
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to an awesome performance by Drew Brees, we tripled J'aime le Chat at the quarterback position this past week (40.06 points to 12.96). Brees may not have earned the win for the Saints, but he sure gave us a leg up by going 29-of-40 for 349 yards and five passing TDs.
J'aime le Chat
There's a ton we can take away from this season and apply to next year, J'aime le Chat... it's never too early to begin doing your homework and thinking about how to get better!