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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Second half scrubs
8-6 116.36
107.3
 
VS
proj
Rookie
74.44 7-7
90.76

Rookie fall short of predictions, lose to Second half scrubs in 116.36-74.44 rout

Rookie fell short of projections, as Second half scrubs rolled to a 116.36-74.44 win. Second half scrubs grabbed an 8.12-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Kyler Murray (18.46 points) and Melvin Gordon III (9.1) and never looked back. Miles Sanders (25.6 points) and Tom Brady (15.64) were the leaders for Rookie in the loss. This marks the second time this season Second half scrubs have beaten Rookie, after winning 109.8-89.28 in their last matchup. Second half scrubs will look to keep it going in the semifinal round next week, while Rookie attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 5th Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Second half scrubs   Rookie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 165 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Raiders, Taylor tallied 28.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.14-point projection and was much higher than his 10.32-point season scoring average. Taylor ranks #52 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Jonathan Taylor

Top Player Comparison

Second half scrubs
Points
% of total points 116.36
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
28.5
13.14
24.5%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
18.46
23.6
15.9%
3
Davante Adams
WR
17.5
15.74
15%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
12
9.02
10.3%
Rookie
Points
% of total points 74.44
1
Miles Sanders
RB
25.6
10.89
34.4%
2
Tom Brady
QB
15.64
21.35
21%
3
Tyler Bass
K
8
8.19
10.7%
4
Darren Waller
TE
7.5
9.36
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Second half scrubs had a 38.56-30.44 lead. For Second half scrubs, Kyler Murray had a 41-yard pass. Tom Brady had a 48-yard touchdown pass for Rookie, while Duke Johnson had a 48-yard catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Second half scrubs owned a 116.36-63.54 lead. Jonathan Taylor had a 62-yard touchdown run for Second half scrubs, while Davante Adams had a 56-yard touchdown catch. Miles Sanders made the highlight reel for Rookie with an 82-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Second half scrubs   Rookie

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against Rookie, Second half scrubs averaged more points (113.08) than they usually score (99.44).
Second half scrubs don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Rookie (7 vs 3).
Second half scrubs should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Rookie (6 vs 3).
By position, Second half scrubs have outscored Rookie at QB and WR this season.
Second half scrubs don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, highest in the league.
Hey Rookie, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Second half scrubs
Football is all about finding the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Rookie at the wide receiver position (28.7 points to 4.5).
Rookie
Unless Rookie wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many chances" isn't really an excuse this week. As a group, our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) were targeted a hearty 24 times in Week 14. With just 12 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.