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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Tripping Billies
9-5 140.76
101.89
 
VS
proj
Marino's Mafia
131.4 8-6
94.62

Tripping Billies top Marino's Mafia for third straight win, 140.76-131.40

Tripping Billies extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Marino's Mafia, coming out on top with a 140.76-131.40 win. Tripping Billies took a 43.73-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 41.4 points from David Montgomery (113 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 42 Rec Yds) and Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Philip Rivers (22.2 points) and Stefon Diggs (19.73) carried the flag for Marino's Mafia in the loss. This marks the second time this season Tripping Billies have gotten the best of Marino's Mafia, after winning 114-97 in their last matchup. Tripping Billies (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Marino's Mafia (8-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Tripping Billies   Marino's Mafia

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce (8 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 20.07 points against the Dolphins in Week 14. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.99-point projection and was much higher than his 11.83-point season scoring average. Kelce ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Tripping Billies
Points
% of total points 140.76
1
Russell Wilson
QB
29.23
29.01
20.8%
2
David Montgomery
RB
21.33
9.03
15.2%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
20.07
8.99
14.3%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
19.4
10.43
13.8%
Marino's Mafia
Points
% of total points 131.4
1
Philip Rivers
QB
22.2
23.12
16.9%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.73
8.3
15%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
19.27
9.06
14.7%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
18.87
10.5
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 44-yard touchdown catch and a 32-yard touchdown run for Tripping Billies, while David Montgomery had an 80-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 65.40-21.67 lead for Tripping Billies.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Marino's Mafia, while Calvin Ridley had a 39-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 117.63-92.80 after the late action.
Monday
Marquise Brown had a 44-yard touchdown catch for Tripping Billies on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Tripping Billies   Marino's Mafia

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Marino's Mafia, Tripping Billies averaged more points (127.38) than they usually score (105.48).
A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Tripping Billies have won three straight matchups, while Marino's Mafia have dropped their last four.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Tripping Billies has left fewer points on the bench this season (308.46) than Marino's Mafia (521.72).
Tripping Billies play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Marino's Mafia (2).
Tripping Billies should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Marino's Mafia (12 vs 9).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Marino's Mafia - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Tripping Billies (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Tripping Billies have outscored Marino's Mafia at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Tripping Billies don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 11 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Tripping Billies had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Marino's Mafia (2).
There's not much good to say about Marino's Mafia this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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