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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Joshua's Team
14-0 30.34
35.76
 
VS
proj
'T-N-T' Treat'§
27.7 6-8
23.06

Joshua's Team defeat 'T-N-T' Treat'§ for second time, 30.34-27.70

Joshua's Team got the best of 'T-N-T' Treat'§ for the second time this season to remain perfect, earning a 30.34-27.70 win. Joshua's Team nabbed an early 2.12-point lead on Thursday. 'T-N-T' Treat'§ bounced back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Aaron Jones (3.85 points) and Joe Mixon (3.65). Not to be deterred, Joshua's Team rallied later that afternoon, as Austin Ekeler (4.11 points) and Patrick Mahomes (2.49) put them back ahead once and for all. Joshua's Team (14-0) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. 'T-N-T' Treat'§ will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Joshua's Team   'T-N-T' Treat'§

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 213 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Jaguars, Ekeler tallied 4.11 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 1.36-point projection and was much higher than his 2.06-point season scoring average. Ekeler ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Joshua's Team
Points
% of total points 30.34
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
4.11
1.36
13.5%
2
Bobby Wagner
LB
2.9
1.97
9.6%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
2.49
3.05
8.2%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
2.12
1.78
7%
'T-N-T' Treat'§
Points
% of total points 27.7
1
Aaron Jones
RB
3.85
1.76
13.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
3.65
1.42
13.2%
3
Devin McCourty
S
3.55
1.87
12.8%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
3.26
2.93
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Jones had a 42-yard run for 'T-N-T' Treat'§, helping the team to a 10.72-9.58 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Joshua's Team who grabbed the lead, 26.34-24.44. Austin Ekeler had an 84-yard touchdown catch for Joshua's Team, while Patrick Mahomes had a 48-yard touchdown pass. Julian Edelman made the highlight reel for 'T-N-T' Treat'§ with a 37-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Joshua's Team   'T-N-T' Treat'§

Game Notes

Joshua's Team won despite the fact that only five of their 20 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
'T-N-T' Treat'§ had only nine of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was 'T-N-T' Treat'§ even trying this week? They started seven players who scored zero points.
Joshua's Team put up fewer points than their season scoring average (34.81) while 'T-N-T' Treat'§ scored above theirs (22.36).
Joshua's Team won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while 'T-N-T' Treat'§ exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 2.64-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Joshua's Team managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 12.7-point projected margin of victory.
For 'T-N-T' Treat'§, Aaron Jones (3.85 points) recorded the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Joshua's Team
You know Joshua's Team, the good news is that we took this matchup by 2.64 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 13 stood at 35.16. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
'T-N-T' Treat'§
The problem in Week 14 isn't exactly rocket science, 'T-N-T' Treat'§. Choosing to start several zero-point players in a tough fantasy matchup... we'll all put this behind us and move on.