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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Censored Clowns
9-5 94.06
109.35
 
VS
proj
North Dallas TONGO
90.74 8-6
115.67

Censored Clowns manage to beat North Dallas TONGO in 94.06-90.74 battle despite falling short of expectations

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Censored Clowns did enough to knock off North Dallas TONGO. Predicted to lose 115.67-109.35, Censored Clowns squeaked by for a 94.06-90.74 win over North Dallas TONGO. Censored Clowns led 92.26-90.74 heading into Sunday night with zero player left to play. They were fortunate to have the lead already, as James Conner (1.8 points) didn't do much to pad their point total. Tom Brady (196 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Keenan Allen (9 Rec, 52 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for North Dallas TONGO in defeat. This marks the second time this season Censored Clowns have taken down North Dallas TONGO, after winning 121.82-82.86 in their last matchup. Censored Clowns will look to not lose that winning feeling in next week's semifinals, while North Dallas TONGO attempt to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 5th Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Censored Clowns   North Dallas TONGO

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Raiders in Week 14, Blankenship made all 3 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 14 points and scored 72.0% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Censored Clowns this week. Blankenship will go up against the Texans in Week 15.
Rodrigo Blankenship

Top Player Comparison

Censored Clowns
Points
% of total points 94.06
1
Kyler Murray
QB
20.46
26.21
21.8%
2
Cam Akers
RB
20.4
10.19
21.7%
3
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
14
8.14
14.9%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
12.4
14.28
13.2%
North Dallas TONGO
Points
% of total points 90.74
1
Tom Brady
QB
19.64
24.98
21.6%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
15.7
15.85
17.3%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
13.3
9.93
14.7%
4
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
12
5.96
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Censored Clowns who took the lead, 52.66-48.84. For Censored Clowns, Kyler Murray had a 41-yard pass. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for North Dallas TONGO with a 48-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Censored Clowns   North Dallas TONGO

StatSmack

Censored Clowns don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than North Dallas TONGO (0 vs 1).
Censored Clowns should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than North Dallas TONGO (7 vs 5).
By position, Censored Clowns have outscored North Dallas TONGO at QB, RB, and WR this season.
Censored Clowns don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 3 points, third-highest in the league.
Hey North Dallas TONGO, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Censored Clowns
Three RBs, two WRs, one TE, zero TDs: The six starting offensive skill players on Censored Clowns combined to record a healthy 386 total yards. Not one of those players was able to find paydirt in Week 14.
North Dallas TONGO
Listen, North Dallas TONGO, I've been in this industry long enough to realize that sometimes four extra points will just randomly come out of nowhere... and then in some cases, like this week, they won't! In the grand scheme of things, the most important thing here is that you tried.