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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
The Brees Connection
8-6 219
226.86
 
VS
proj
Sneaky Snake Queens
205.5 7-7
252.11

Sneaky Snake Queens come up short of projections, lose to The Brees Connection, 219.0-205.5

There's no sugarcoating it, Sneaky Snake Queens underperformed, at least compared to projections, as The Brees Connection earned a 219.0-205.5 win. Sneaky Snake Queens took a 41.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Deshaun Watson, who passed for 219 yards and a touchdown and ran for 38 yards for 38 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns (34 points). But The Brees Connection held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Taysom Hill (48 points) and Matthew Stafford (39). This marks the second time this season The Brees Connection have gotten the best of Sneaky Snake Queens, after falling 238.5-231.5 in their last matchup. The Brees Connection will look to keep it going in the semifinals next week, while Sneaky Snake Queens seek to rebound and lock up 5th Place.

Matchup Timeline

  The Brees Connection   Sneaky Snake Queens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.77 points, Smith scored 80.2% more than that amount by scoring 14 points as the Bears beat the Texans 36-7. He made 12 tackles and recorded 2 sacks to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Brees Connection this week. In Week 15, Smith and the Bears will battle the Vikings.
Roquan Smith

Top Player Comparison

The Brees Connection
Points
% of total points 219
1
Taysom Hill
QB
48
36.91
21.9%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
39
42.03
17.8%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
32
17.97
14.6%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
18
20.83
8.2%
Sneaky Snake Queens
Points
% of total points 205.5
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
38
44.68
18.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
34
51.78
16.5%
3
Davante Adams
WR
29
23.67
14.1%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
16
13.18
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 48-yard pass for Sneaky Snake Queens, while Tom Brady had a 48-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 117.5-76.0 lead for Sneaky Snake Queens.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, after which The Brees Connection owned a 206.0-201.5 lead. Taysom Hill hit Emmanuel Sanders for a 37-yard touchdown pass for The Brees Connection. Hill also lit up the scoreboard with a 20-yard touchdown pass. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for Sneaky Snake Queens with a 56-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Brees Connection   Sneaky Snake Queens

Game Notes

The Brees Connection got the W even though only five of their 15 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Sneaky Snake Queens had only five of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Sneaky Snake Queens ranked 3rd in the league in points scored this week, while The Brees Connection ranked 2nd.
This loss concludes a streak of four consecutive wins for Sneaky Snake Queens.
In upset games this season, The Brees Connection moves to (2-0), while Sneaky Snake Queens falls to (1-1).

Coach Talk

The Brees Connection
Listen, The Brees Connection, we certainly appreciate the confidence. It takes a special kind of moxie to start a player with negative points (the Baltimore Ravens defense) while still getting the W.
Sneaky Snake Queens
Here's a list of scenarios where it's (borderline) acceptable to go 0-for-2 in sports: A double-fault in tennis, a hitter's line in baseball, and the Jazz facing MJ's Bulls in the Finals. That's basically it. Going 0-for-2 on field goal attempts this past week? Sounds like Wil Lutz might be kicking himself back into the free agent pool after that sort of effort.