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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
your mom
9-5 154.04
138.64
 
VS
proj
downs drowners
128.86 8-6
135.77

your mom beat projections, knock off downs drowners in 154.04-128.86 rout

your mom outperformed expectations, rolling to a 154.04-128.86 win over downs drowners, who fell short of projections. downs drowners grabbed a 20.40-point lead on Thursday, but it was all your mom after that. They were led by the Arizona Cardinals defense (7 Pts Allowed, 159 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Calvin Ridley (8 Rec, 124 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Mitchell Trubisky (24.98 points) and A.J. Brown (20.7) led the way for downs drowners in the loss. This marks the first time this season your mom have taken down downs drowners, after falling 93.28-86.64 in their last matchup. your mom will look to not lose that winning feeling in the semifinal round next week, while downs drowners attempt to bounce back and lock up a top-6 finish.

Matchup Timeline

  your mom   downs drowners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Cardinals defense allowed only 7 points, surrendered 159 yards, and forced 3 fumbles in a 26-7 win over the Giants. In doing so, they put up 30.46 points to more-than-double their 10.78-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. The Cardinals will play the Eagles in Week 15.
The Arizona Cardinals defense

Top Player Comparison

your mom
Points
% of total points 154.04
1
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
30.46
10.78
19.8%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
22.4
15.17
14.5%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
19.1
16.66
12.4%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
18.46
23.6
12%
downs drowners
Points
% of total points 128.86
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
24.98
18.32
19.4%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
20.7
13.99
16.1%
3
Cam Akers
RB
20.4
10.76
15.8%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
14.36
18.42
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was downs drowners who owned the lead, 95.80-66.32. For your mom, Kyler Murray had a 41-yard pass. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for downs drowners with a 37-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Calvin Ridley had a 39-yard touchdown catch for your mom, contributing to a 133.54-128.86 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  your mom   downs drowners

Game Notes

your mom had six of their 10 starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
downs drowners had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
downs drowners can partially blame the loss on Noah Fant, who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
your mom recorded more points than their projected total, while downs drowners fell short of their projection.
your mom ranked 2nd in the league in points scored this week, while downs drowners ranked 3rd.
Not only did your mom win, but they also covered the 2.87-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, your mom moves to (8-2), while downs drowners falls to (5-3).
In a losing effort, Mitchell Trubisky scored 24.98 points, the third-highest score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

your mom
Nice work assembling a lineup that netted over 154 points this past week. We did what was needed and took care of business.
downs drowners
Fortunately, downs drowners, Week 14's problem was pretty easy to diagnose. Choosing to start Noah Fant in a tough fantasy matchup... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time.