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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Xheryk
7-7 70.13
78.73
 
VS
proj
AltiTude Rams
46.23 6-8
77.45

Xheryk manage to defeat AltiTude Rams 70.13-46.23 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Xheryk did enough to knock off AltiTude Rams. Predicted to prevail by a score of 78.73-77.45, Xheryk came out on top with a 70.13-46.23 win over AltiTude Rams. AltiTude Rams took a 5.90-point lead on Thursday, but Xheryk held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tua Tagovailoa, who passed for 316 yards , ran for 24 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 24.92 points, and Keelan Cole Sr., who caught 7 passes for 67 yards and a touchdown (12.7 points). Deshaun Watson (219 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 38 Rush Yds) and the Denver Broncos defense (27 Pts Allowed, 370 Yds Allowed) carried the flag for AltiTude Rams in the loss. This marks the first time this season Xheryk have beaten AltiTude Rams, after falling 82.01-80.98 in their last matchup. Xheryk improve to 7-7 for the season, while AltiTude Rams fall to 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Xheryk   AltiTude Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cole Sr. (7 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 12.7 points in a 31-10 lost to the Titans in Week 14. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.09-point projection and was much higher than his 7.27-point season scoring average. Cole Sr. will face the Ravens next week.
Keelan Cole Sr.

Top Player Comparison

Xheryk
Points
% of total points 70.13
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
24.92
12.39
35.5%
2
Keelan Cole Sr.
WR
12.7
6.09
18.1%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
12.1
14.68
17.3%
4
Carlos Hyde
RB
4.4
4.03
6.3%
AltiTude Rams
Points
% of total points 46.23
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
12.91
18.24
27.9%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
10
5.17
21.6%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
9.3
9.83
20.1%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
5.62
7.09
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Xheryk who claimed the lead, 49.52-37.14. For Xheryk, Tua Tagovailoa had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for AltiTude Rams with a 48-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Xheryk   AltiTude Rams

Game Notes

Xheryk emerged victorious even though only three of their 10 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
AltiTude Rams had only one of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Xheryk had one starter score zero points, while AltiTude Rams had two.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
Xheryk had the lowest winning score of the week.
The matchup's 23.9-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Xheryk earn the win, but they also covered the 1.28-point forecasted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Xheryk
Listen, Xheryk, we do certainly admire the confidence. It takes a special kind of guts to roll out a starter with zero points (the Baltimore Ravens defense), while still getting the W. All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it when the playoffs roll around, and we're toast.
AltiTude Rams
There's a decent chance that AltiTude Rams may be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only 13 targets as a group in Week 14, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently contributed primarily by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.