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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Drones
7-7 133.5
92.66
 
VS
proj
Assimilate THIS
90.5 9-5
84.8

Drones defeat Assimilate THIS in 133.5-90.5 rout

Drones stepped up and beat expectations, rolling to a 133.5-90.5 win over Assimilate THIS. Drones pulled out to a 5.5-point lead on Thursday behind Aaron Donald and never gave it up. Jonathan Taylor (24 points) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (20) led the way for Assimilate THIS in the loss. This marks the first time this season Drones have taken down Assimilate THIS, after falling 95.5-89 in their last matchup. Drones (7-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Assimilate THIS (9-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Drones   Assimilate THIS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Cardinals defense (7 Pts Allowed, 159 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 42 points in a 26-7 win over the Giants in Week 14. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 13.76-point projection and was much higher than their 12.46-point season scoring average. The Cardinals defense will face the Eagles next week.
The Arizona Cardinals defense

Top Player Comparison

Drones
Points
% of total points 133.5
1
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
42
13.76
31.5%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
20
9.79
15%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
13
11.13
9.7%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
10
8.3
7.5%
Assimilate THIS
Points
% of total points 90.5
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
24
8.46
26.5%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
20
9.95
22.1%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
14
9.26
15.5%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
9
7.75
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 44-yard touchdown pass for Assimilate THIS, who trailed 84.5-21.5 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Jonathan Taylor had a 62-yard touchdown run for Assimilate THIS, while Calvin Ridley had a 39-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 99.5-89.5 after the late round of games.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard run for Drones during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Drones   Assimilate THIS

Game Notes

Drones had seven of their 12 starters exceed their projected points.
Assimilate THIS had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The 133.5 points scored by Drones are the 3rd-most in the league this year.
This loss concludes a streak of four consecutive wins for Assimilate THIS.
Not only did Drones win, but they also easily covered the 7.86-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Drones moves to (3-3), while Assimilate THIS falls to (2-2).
For Assimilate THIS, Jonathan Taylor scored 24 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Drones
Well done, Drones. Nice work fielding a lineup that blew the opponent out by a whopping 43 points this past week. Let's take this W in stride, tip our cap to the GM of Assimilate THIS, and continue our march towards the 'We are the Borg' league title.
Assimilate THIS
Hey now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting RBs for Assimilate THIS collectively recorded just three targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 15!