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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
u/_PaamayimNekudo...
10-4 123.4
120.37
 
VS
proj
u/asaabstory
82.72 3-11
100.73

u/_PaamayimNekudo... hand u/asaabstory fourth consecutive loss in 123.40-82.72 rout

u/_PaamayimNekudo... cruised to a 123.40-82.72 win to hand u/asaabstory their fourth consecutive loss. u/_PaamayimNekudo... earned an 11.00-point lead on Thursday behind Ezekiel Elliott (22.3 points) and Brett Maher (6) and never gave it up. Matt Ryan (313 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for u/asaabstory in the loss. This marks the second time this season u/_PaamayimNekudo... have taken down u/asaabstory, after winning 133.92-67.06 in their last matchup. u/_PaamayimNekudo... (10-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. u/asaabstory will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  u/_PaamayimNekudo...   u/asaabstory

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Giants in Week 14, Ertz caught 9 passes for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 25.6 points to more-than-double his 12.35-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on u/_PaamayimNekudo... this week. Next week, Ertz will battle the Redskins.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

u/_PaamayimNekudo...
Points
% of total points 123.4
1
Zach Ertz
TE
25.6
12.35
20.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
22.3
16.82
18.1%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
20.8
24.74
16.9%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16.9
13.69
13.7%
u/asaabstory
Points
% of total points 82.72
1
Matt Ryan
QB
21.32
19.95
25.8%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
17.3
14
20.9%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
12.5
6.67
15.1%
4
O.J. Howard
TE
9.3
5.88
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which u/_PaamayimNekudo... emerged with a 67.80-66.22 lead. Lamar Jackson had a 61-yard touchdown pass for u/_PaamayimNekudo..., while Mike Evans had a 61-yard touchdown catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for u/asaabstory with a 93-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  u/_PaamayimNekudo...   u/asaabstory

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on u/_PaamayimNekudo... exceeded their scoring projections.
u/asaabstory had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
u/asaabstory can partially blame the loss on Damien Williams, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
u/_PaamayimNekudo... recorded more points than their projected total, while u/asaabstory fell short of their projection.
Not only did u/_PaamayimNekudo... earn the win, but they also easily covered the 19.64-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, u/_PaamayimNekudo... moves to (9-2), while u/asaabstory falls to (2-8).
On the losing side, Matt Ryan recorded 21.32 points, the second-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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