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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Negligent Discharges
4-10 116.4
136.6
 
VS
proj
Vultures
116 6-8
129.94

Negligent Discharges hand Vultures third consecutive loss in 116.4-116.0 battle

Negligent Discharges eked out a 116.4-116.0 win to hand Vultures their third consecutive loss. Vultures made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Negligent Discharges led 116.4-101.3 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 14.7 points from Saquon Barkley and Jake Elliott on Monday night for Vultures. Negligent Discharges were led by Philip Rivers (314 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Melvin Gordon III (55 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 29 Rec Yds). This marks the first time this season Negligent Discharges have beaten Vultures, after falling 114.05-64.15 in their last matchup. Negligent Discharges improve to 4-10 for the season, while Vultures fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Negligent Discharges   Vultures

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 45-10 win over the Jaguars, Rivers scored 33.7 points to beat his 22.54-point projection. He passed for 314 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Negligent Discharges this week. In Week 15, Rivers and the Chargers will go up against the Vikings.
Philip Rivers

Top Player Comparison

Negligent Discharges
Points
% of total points 116.4
1
Philip Rivers
QB
33.7
22.54
29%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.4
14.94
16.7%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
16.5
14.51
14.2%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
14.8
12.35
12.7%
Vultures
Points
% of total points 116
1
Allen Robinson II
WR
21.8
16
18.8%
2
Jared Cook
TE
20.4
9.36
17.6%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
20.3
16.54
17.5%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
15.9
22.36
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Vultures who took the lead, 78.4-46.8. For Negligent Discharges, Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 54-yard field goal. Jared Cook made the highlight reel for Vultures with a 38-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Negligent Discharges boasted a 116.4-101.3 lead. For Negligent Discharges, Philip Rivers had an 84-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown pass. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Vultures with a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Negligent Discharges   Vultures

What If

Negligent Discharges would have beaten only one other team besides Vultures this week.
Vultures would have lost to six other teams besides Negligent Discharges this week.
Negligent Discharges would be 3-11 if they played Vultures every week.
Negligent Discharges would be 1-11 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Vultures.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Negligent Discharges, Vultures would be 7-5.
If Negligent Discharges had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-126.
If they played every team every week, Vultures would be 97-79.

Coach Talk

Negligent Discharges
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. We not only doubled up Vultures at RB (45.4 points to 21.7), we also doubled them at QB (33.7 to 15.9).
Vultures
Missing a field goal normally isn't cause for concern. Having said that, Jake Elliott went 1-for-2 on FGs instead of 2-for-2, and Vultures lost the matchup by 0.4 points. Talk about impeccable timing...