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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Pounders
10-4 506.35
512.06
 
VS
proj
One--Eyed--Willie
377.02 8-6
454.73

Pounders hand One--Eyed--Willie third straight loss, 506.35-377.02

Pounders secured a 506.35-377.02 win to hand One--Eyed--Willie their third consecutive loss. One--Eyed--Willie earned an 18.90-point lead on Thursday, but Pounders held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Derek Carr (316 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Calvin Ridley (8 Rec, 124 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Jalen Hurts (167 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 106 Rush Yds) and Kyler Murray (244 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 47 Rush Yds) were the leaders for One--Eyed--Willie in the loss. Pounders will look to not lose that winning feeling in the semifinals next week, while One--Eyed--Willie attempt to bounce back and lock up a top-6 finish.

Matchup Timeline

  Pounders   One--Eyed--Willie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.01 points, Baker scored 64.1% more than that amount by scoring 11.5 points as the Dolphins lost to the Chiefs 33-27. He made 8 tackles and recorded 2.5 sacks to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Pounders this week. Baker will go up against the Patriots in Week 15.
Jerome Baker

Top Player Comparison

Pounders
Points
% of total points 506.35
1
Derek Carr
QB
63.14
43.03
12.5%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
59.8
44.6
11.8%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
56.4
39.78
11.1%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
55.45
44.05
11%
One--Eyed--Willie
Points
% of total points 377.02
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
63.93
48.78
17%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
60.64
57.52
16.1%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
60.58
42.29
16.1%
4
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
27.48
32.3
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, One--Eyed--Willie owned a 152.22-123.60 lead. For Pounders, A.J. Brown had a 37-yard touchdown catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for One--Eyed--Willie with a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Pounders who grabbed the lead, 444.40-368.52. Derek Carr had a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Pounders, while Calvin Ridley had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Miles Sanders made the highlight reel for One--Eyed--Willie with an 82-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Pounders   One--Eyed--Willie

Game Notes

Pounders won even though only eight of their 20 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
One--Eyed--Willie had only six of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
Pounders put up more points than their season scoring average (452.97) while One--Eyed--Willie fell short of theirs (423.55).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Pounders get the win, but they also easily covered the 57.33-point forecasted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Jalen Hurts scored 63.93 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Pounders
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by tripling One--Eyed--Willie at the wide receiver position (188.6 points to 58.01).
One--Eyed--Willie
So, One--Eyed--Willie, what did your receivers do to get written out of their teams' game plans this week? Seeing only 14 targets combined in Week 14, our four wide receivers clearly got on their respective QBs' bad sides.