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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
In Yo Face
5-9 133.88
108.57
 
VS
proj
Holy Smokers
125.32 5-9
134.43

In Yo Face come back to top Holy Smokers, 133.88-125.32

Despite identical records, Holy Smokers held a big season point advantage over In Yo Face coming into this one (1,602-1,280). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with In Yo Face coming from behind to earn a 133.88-125.32 win. Trailing 125.32-96.48 heading into Monday night, In Yo Face came storming back behind Darius Slayton (32.4 points) and Jake Elliott (5). Emmanuel Sanders (35 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 157 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Robby Anderson (7 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Holy Smokers in defeat. This marks the first time this season In Yo Face have gotten the best of Holy Smokers, after falling 140.76-79.76 in their last matchup. In Yo Face improve to 5-9 for the season, while Holy Smokers fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  In Yo Face   Holy Smokers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Eagles, Slayton scored 32.4 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 6.44-point projection and was much higher than his 11.97-point season scoring average. Slayton ranks #90 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Darius Slayton

Top Player Comparison

In Yo Face
Points
% of total points 133.88
1
Darius Slayton
WR
32.4
6.44
24.2%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
30.4
20.86
22.7%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
21.3
13.29
15.9%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
16.9
15.16
12.6%
Holy Smokers
Points
% of total points 125.32
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
36.1
11.31
28.8%
2
Robby Anderson
WR
25
12.6
19.9%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15.92
25.57
12.7%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
15.9
10.94
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Holy Smokers who owned the lead, 94.10-65.18. For In Yo Face, Michael Thomas had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch. Emmanuel Sanders had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown pass for Holy Smokers, while Robby Anderson had a 26-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 48-yard touchdown pass for Holy Smokers, contributing to a 125.32-75.18 lead for the team.
Monday
Darius Slayton had a 55-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for In Yo Face on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  In Yo Face   Holy Smokers

Game Notes

In Yo Face got the win even though only five of their 11 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Holy Smokers had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
In Yo Face won despite having two starters (Eric Ebron and Jordan Howard) score zero points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
In Yo Face recorded more points than their projected total, while Holy Smokers fell shy of their projection.
The win snaps a streak of three consecutive defeats for In Yo Face.
In upset games this season, In Yo Face moves to (3-0), while Holy Smokers falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Emmanuel Sanders (36.1 points) recorded the best overall score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

In Yo Face
Listen, In Yo Face, we do certainly appreciate the confidence. It's a bold move to start, not one, but TWO players with zero points (Eric Ebron and Jordan Howard), while still earning the W. We just ask you to please keep those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Holy Smokers
Well, we can't really whine about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our six pass-catchers (five WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 46 times in Week 14. Those players might need to get some extra reps with the JUGS machine, considering they notched only 26 receptions.