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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Channel 4 News Team
9-5 105.03
83.84
 
VS
proj
Nuckin Futz
95.05 7-7
97.69

Channel 4 News Team come back to knock off Nuckin Futz, 105.03-95.05

Channel 4 News Team showed up and outperformed expectations, staging a comeback for a 105.03-95.05 win over Nuckin Futz, who fell short of projections. Trailing 95.05-94.53 heading into Sunday night, Channel 4 News Team came back behind Cooper Kupp (10.5 points). Deshaun Watson (30.08 points) and Noah Fant (17.3) carried the flag for Nuckin Futz in defeat. This marks the second time this season Channel 4 News Team have knocked off Nuckin Futz, after falling 129.82-95.4 in their last matchup. Channel 4 News Team will look to not lose that winning feeling in next week's semifinals, while Nuckin Futz attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 5th Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Channel 4 News Team   Nuckin Futz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brees overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 40.06 points against his 19.66-point projection. In a 48-46 loss to the 49ers, he passed for 349 yards and 5 touchdowns. Brees ranks #64 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

Channel 4 News Team
Points
% of total points 105.03
1
Drew Brees
QB
40.06
19.66
38.1%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
14.3
11.46
13.6%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
14.27
11.11
13.6%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
11.7
14.67
11.1%
Nuckin Futz
Points
% of total points 95.05
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.08
20.9
31.6%
2
Noah Fant
TE
17.3
4.83
18.2%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
13.6
9.68
14.3%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
13.5
19.72
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Channel 4 News Team became the proud owner of a 94.23-81.75 lead. Drew Brees had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Channel 4 News Team, while Nick Chubb had a 57-yard run. Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson had a 43-yard touchdown pass for Nuckin Futz, while Noah Fant had a 48-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Channel 4 News Team   Nuckin Futz

What If

Channel 4 News Team would have beaten five other teams besides Nuckin Futz this week.
Nuckin Futz would have lost to just three other teams besides Channel 4 News Team this week.
If Channel 4 News Team played Nuckin Futz every week this season, they'd be 7-7.
Channel 4 News Team would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nuckin Futz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Channel 4 News Team, Nuckin Futz would be 8-3.
If Channel 4 News Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 88-62.
If they played every team every week, Nuckin Futz would be 93-57.

Coach Talk

Channel 4 News Team
Mission accomplished, Channel 4 News Team. Putting together a starting crew that earned over 105 points this past week.
Nuckin Futz
Let's use this defeat as a chance to learn and regroup for next year, Nuckin Futz. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying and configure the strongest possible lineup next year.