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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Tornado Alley
10-4 167.2
182.69
 
VS
proj
TeamSquirrls
157 6-8
165.63

Despite top scorer Sanders, TeamSquirrls fall to Tornado Alley, 167.20-157.00

TeamSquirrls had the premier scorer in the matchup with RB Miles Sanders accumulating 27.6 points, the fifth-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple Tornado Alley, who rallied for a 167.20-157.00 victory. Tornado Alley trailed 157.00-140.90 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Nick Chubb (82 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 21 Rec Yds) and the Cleveland Browns defense (47 Pts Allowed, 385 Yds Allowed). Miles Sanders (115 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 21 Rec Yds) and Teddy Bridgewater (283 Pass Yds, 31 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for TeamSquirrls in defeat. This marks the first time this season Tornado Alley have gotten the best of TeamSquirrls, after falling 164.3-115.24 in their last matchup. Tornado Alley will look to keep the streak alive in next week's semifinals, while TeamSquirrls seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 5th Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Tornado Alley   TeamSquirrls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 103 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Ravens, Chubb put up 23.3 points this week. His scoring output was 62.1% more than his 14.37-point projection and was much higher than his 11.01-point season scoring average. Chubb ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Nick Chubb

Top Player Comparison

Tornado Alley
Points
% of total points 167.2
1
Nick Chubb
RB
23.3
14.37
13.9%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
23.26
28.18
13.9%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
19.1
16.66
11.4%
4
Tom Brady
QB
18.64
27.33
11.1%
TeamSquirrls
Points
% of total points 157
1
Miles Sanders
RB
27.6
13.05
17.6%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
26.42
21.55
16.8%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
26.42
31.13
16.8%
4
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
19
6.76
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, TeamSquirrls had a 93.50-56.50 lead. Kyler Murray had a 41-yard pass for Tornado Alley, while Tom Brady had a 48-yard touchdown pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for TeamSquirrls with a 44-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Miles Sanders had an 82-yard touchdown run for TeamSquirrls to contribute to a 142.50-140.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tornado Alley   TeamSquirrls

StatSmack

As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Tornado Alley (10-4) have a better record than TeamSquirrls (6-8).
Tornado Alley see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than TeamSquirrls (0).
Tornado Alley are clutch masters, with more close wins than TeamSquirrls (1 vs 0).
Tornado Alley should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than TeamSquirrls (5 vs 3).
TeamSquirrls have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Tornado Alley (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Tornado Alley have outscored TeamSquirrls at QB and RB this season.
Tornado Alley don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 1 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey TeamSquirrls, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Tornado Alley
Nice job deploying a starting crew that netted over 167 points this past week. We did what we needed to do and took care of business.
TeamSquirrls
The problem this week is pretty easy to diagnose, TeamSquirrls. Starting Trey Burton in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied over 167 points... let's aim to move forward with a full deck of cards next time?