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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Murray Christmas
5-9 98.9
90.56
 
VS
proj
Josh GorDONE
82.54 5-9
92.6

Josh GorDONE succumb to Murray Christmas, 98.90-82.54

There's no sugarcoating it, Josh GorDONE underperformed, at least based on projections, as Murray Christmas rallied for a 98.90-82.54 win. Murray Christmas trailed 82.54-53.40 heading into Monday night, but the team roared back behind Zach Ertz, who caught 9 passes for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.6 points, and Carson Wentz, who passed for 325 yards and 2 touchdowns (19.9 points). Robert Woods (29 Rush Yds, 98 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and DeAndre Washington (53 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 43 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Josh GorDONE in the loss. This marks the second time this season Murray Christmas have gotten the best of Josh GorDONE, after winning 123.2-114.34 in their last matchup. Murray Christmas improve to 5-9 for the season, while Josh GorDONE fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Murray Christmas   Josh GorDONE

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Giants in Week 14, Ertz scored 25.6 points to more-than-double his 12.34-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Murray Christmas this week. Next week, Ertz will play the Redskins.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Murray Christmas
Points
% of total points 98.9
1
Zach Ertz
TE
25.6
12.34
25.9%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
19.9
19.41
20.1%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
11
6.81
11.1%
4
Chris Carson
RB
10.6
11.75
10.7%
Josh GorDONE
Points
% of total points 82.54
1
Robert Woods
WR
22.2
13
26.9%
2
DeAndre Washington
RB
18.6
2.69
22.5%
3
Wil Lutz
K
13
8.55
15.7%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.2
13.29
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Wil Lutz had a 55-yard field goal for Josh GorDONE, while Stefon Diggs had a 44-yard catch, helping Josh GorDONE to a 41.74-31.70 lead.

Points By Position

  Murray Christmas   Josh GorDONE

Game Notes

Murray Christmas had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Josh GorDONE had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Murray Christmas put up more points than their season scoring average (97.97) while Josh GorDONE fell short of theirs (108.69).
Murray Christmas recorded more points than their projected total, while Josh GorDONE failed to reach their projection.
Murray Christmas moves to (2-0) in comeback games this season, while Josh GorDONE falls to (0-3).
In a losing effort, Robert Woods put up 22.2 points, the second-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Murray Christmas
Nice job deploying a lineup that won by more than 16 points this past week. We took care of business and did what had to be done.
Josh GorDONE
Fortunately, Josh GorDONE, this week's problem isn't exactly a brain teaser. Starting the San Francisco 49ers defense in a tough fantasy matchup... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time.