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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
BALLSWIN
10-4 243.06
196.99
 
VS
proj
jbml
153.4 3-11
187.78

BALLSWIN hand jbml fourth straight loss in 243.06-153.40 rout

BALLSWIN cruised to a 243.06-153.40 win to hand jbml their fourth straight loss. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in this one, as BALLSWIN jumped out to a 61.26-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott. Elliott racked up 93 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 23.3 points, while Prescott passed for 334 yards and a touchdown (17.46 points). Austin Ekeler (101 Rush Yds, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Robert Woods (29 Rush Yds, 98 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for jbml in the loss. This marks the second time this season BALLSWIN have knocked off jbml, after winning 183.56-156.52 in their last matchup. BALLSWIN (10-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. jbml will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  BALLSWIN   jbml

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 8 tackles against the Saints, Ward scored 7 points this week. He more-than-tripled his 1.85-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Ward ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Jimmie Ward

Top Player Comparison

BALLSWIN
Points
% of total points 243.06
1
Michael Thomas
WR
30.4
20.86
12.5%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
24.3
19.26
10%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
23.9
16.37
9.8%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23.3
18.36
9.6%
jbml
Points
% of total points 153.4
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
31.3
13.36
20.4%
2
Robert Woods
WR
25.7
15.88
16.8%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
13
17.81
8.5%
4
Julio Jones
WR
11.6
18.42
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was BALLSWIN who owned the lead, 177.76-72.10. For BALLSWIN, Michael Thomas had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch. Dan Bailey made the highlight reel for jbml with a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, BALLSWIN boasted a 225.96-122.70 lead. For BALLSWIN, Julian Edelman had a 37-yard touchdown catch. Austin Ekeler made the highlight reel for jbml with an 84-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  BALLSWIN   jbml

Game Notes

BALLSWIN had 13 of their 18 starters exceed their projected point totals.
jbml had only six of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
BALLSWIN won despite starting Sam Hubbard, who scored zero points.
BALLSWIN put up more points than their season scoring average (204.96) while jbml fell short of theirs (168.35).
BALLSWIN recorded more points than their projected total, while jbml fell shy of their projection.
This showdown featured both the league's highest (243.06) and league's lowest (153.4) scores of the week.
The matchup's 89.66-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did BALLSWIN get the win, but they also easily covered the 9.21-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, BALLSWIN moves to (1-1), while jbml falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Austin Ekeler recorded 31.3 points, the best overall score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

BALLSWIN
Hey, we admire the confidence, BALLSWIN. Deploying a player with zero points (Sam Hubbard), while still earning the W... that's borderline arrogant. We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it when the postseason rolls around, and we're toast.
jbml
Ugh, talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting backfield for jbml collectively recorded four catches on just five targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 15!