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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Miller Time
3-11 98
95.35
 
VS
proj
Cincy Fire
88 9-5
96.31

Unable to overcome negative points, Cincy Fire fall to Miller Time, 98-88

Impeded by negative points from Corey Davis, Cincy Fire were unable to overcome Miller Time, which rallied to earn a 98-88 victory. Trailing 88-67 heading into Monday night, Miller Time roared back behind Lamar Jackson, who passed for 163 yards , ran for 124 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 31 points. Ryan Tannehill (212 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Cincy Fire in the loss. This marks the first time this season Miller Time have knocked off Cincy Fire, after falling 131-99 in their last matchup. Miller Time (3-11) will look to add to their success against Cincinnati Panthers, while Cincy Fire (9-5) face Sinsinnati Gamblers in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Miller Time   Cincy Fire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 93 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Broncos, Davis recorded 17 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.12-point projection and was much higher than his 7.33-point season scoring average. Davis ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Mike Davis

Top Player Comparison

Miller Time
Points
% of total points 98
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
31
19.79
31.6%
2
Mike Davis
RB
17
7.12
17.3%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
9
9.02
9.2%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
8
6.1
8.2%
Cincy Fire
Points
% of total points 88
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
19
19.86
21.6%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
15
8.26
17%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
14
7.79
15.9%
4
Mason Crosby
K
9
7.8
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Cincy Fire who grabbed the lead, 44-31. For Miller Time, James Robinson had a 47-yard run. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for Cincy Fire with a 37-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Cincy Fire who emerged with the lead, 74-67. For Miller Time, Jared Cook had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Mason Crosby made the highlight reel for Cincy Fire with a 57-yard field goal.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard run for Miller Time on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Miller Time   Cincy Fire

Game Notes

Miller Time emerged victorious even though only four of their 11 starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
Cincy Fire had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Miller Time recorded more points than their projected total, while Cincy Fire failed to reach their projection.
This victory concludes a streak of four consecutive defeats for Miller Time.
All three of the wins for Miller Time have been upset wins.

Next Week Preview

Miller Time
Miller Time (3-11) battle Cincinnati Panthers (7-7) in Week 15. 14 weeks into the 2020 campaign, Miller Time have put up the seventh-most points in the league while Cincinnati Panthers (and their 84.71 points per game) are ranked ninth. Over the last two weeks, Miller Time has scored 92 points per game, while Cincinnati Panthers has averaged 87.5 per contest.
Cincy Fire
The upcoming schedule gets no simpler for third-place Cincy Fire, as they now get to go head-to-head against first-place and red-hot Sinsinnati Gamblers next week. 14 weeks into the season, Cincy Fire have accumulated the league's third-lowest point total. Sinsinnati Gamblers (and their 100.79 points per game) are ranked second.