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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Avengers
9-5 129.28
125.23
 
VS
proj
It's A Ram's World
108.32 5-9
119.42

Avengers jump into top spot in 129.28-108.32 rout

Avengers jumped into the No. 1 position in Game of Fantasy Football with a convincing victory over It's A Ram's World, cruising to a 129.28-108.32 win. Avengers grabbed a 1.30-point lead on Thursday behind David Montgomery (7.6 points) and never looked back. Robert Woods (29 Rush Yds, 98 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jared Goff (293 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leading scorers for It's A Ram's World in defeat. This marks the second time this season Avengers have knocked off It's A Ram's World, after winning 183.72-89.6 in their last matchup. Avengers (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. It's A Ram's World will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Avengers   It's A Ram's World

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 11 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown against the 49ers, Thomas scored 32.4 points this week. His scoring output was 55.8% more than his 20.8-point projection and was higher than his 23.46-point season scoring average. Thomas ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Avengers
Points
% of total points 129.28
1
Michael Thomas
WR
32.4
20.8
25.1%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
24.3
19.19
18.8%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
13.68
20.55
10.6%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
13.2
14.68
10.2%
It's A Ram's World
Points
% of total points 108.32
1
Robert Woods
WR
25.7
15.81
23.7%
2
Jared Goff
QB
18.12
18.2
16.7%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
14.8
12.25
13.7%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
14
5.22
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Michael Thomas had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch for Avengers, while Kirk Cousins had a 44-yard pass, helping Avengers to a 92.58-23.50 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Avengers who owned the lead, 129.28-36.80. For Avengers, Julian Edelman had a 37-yard touchdown catch. Keenan Allen made the highlight reel for It's A Ram's World with a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Avengers   It's A Ram's World

What If

Avengers would have beaten six other teams besides It's A Ram's World this week.
It's A Ram's World would have lost to seven other teams besides Avengers this week.
If they played It's A Ram's World every week, Avengers would be 10-4 this season.
Last week, It's A Ram's World would have defeated Avengers 140.86-123.92.
Avengers would be 4-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as It's A Ram's World.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Avengers, It's A Ram's World would be 5-7.
If Avengers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 77-49.
If they played every team every week, It's A Ram's World would be 40-86.

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