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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
DESMOND WALCOTT
8-6 135.66
107.47
 
VS
proj
Dorjan's Team
99 9-5
112.52

DESMOND WALCOTT smirk at expectations, defeat Dorjan's Team in 135.66-99.00 rout

DESMOND WALCOTT rose to the occasion, cruising to a 135.66-99.00 win over Dorjan's Team, who fell short of projections. DESMOND WALCOTT earned an early 9.90-point lead on Thursday. Dorjan's Team came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Tyreek Hill (24.6 points) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (11.6). Not to be deterred, DESMOND WALCOTT made a run later that afternoon, as Miles Sanders (27.6 points) and Robert Tonyan (12.1) put them back on top for good. This marks the first time this season DESMOND WALCOTT have beaten Dorjan's Team, after falling 97.7-84.44 in their last matchup. DESMOND WALCOTT (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Dorjan's Team (9-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  DESMOND WALCOTT   Dorjan's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 3 points, surrendering 220 yards, and intercepting a pass against the Patriots, the Rams defense scored 21 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.28-point projection and was much higher than their 8.79-point season scoring average. The Rams defense ranks #98 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

DESMOND WALCOTT
Points
% of total points 135.66
1
Miles Sanders
RB
27.6
12.27
20.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
24.1
14.05
17.8%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
8.28
15.5%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
14.5
11.47
10.7%
Dorjan's Team
Points
% of total points 99
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
24.6
16.17
24.8%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
16.72
21.87
16.9%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
13.3
9.92
13.4%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
11.6
11.92
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Dorjan's Team became the proud owner of a 47.30-38.10 lead. For DESMOND WALCOTT, James Robinson had a 47-yard run. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for Dorjan's Team with a 44-yard touchdown catch and a 32-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Miles Sanders had an 82-yard touchdown run for DESMOND WALCOTT, helping the team to a 97.06-90.32 lead.

Points By Position

  DESMOND WALCOTT   Dorjan's Team

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. Dorjan's Team has left more points on the bench this season (826.54) than DESMOND WALCOTT (597.8).
Dorjan's Team are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than DESMOND WALCOTT (3 vs 2).
DESMOND WALCOTT should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Dorjan's Team (5 vs 4).
By position, DESMOND WALCOTT have outscored Dorjan's Team at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
Hey Dorjan's Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

DESMOND WALCOTT
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart by doubling up Dorjan's Team at running back this past week (37.9 points to 17.1).
Dorjan's Team
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively saw a grand total of 35 targets in Week 14. With only 20 total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.