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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
IKnowNothing!
6-8 117.66
107.25
 
VS
proj
Straight Cash Homey
79.34 5-9
105.7

Straight Cash Homey lose to IKnowNothing!, 117.66-79.34

There's no way around it, Straight Cash Homey didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as IKnowNothing! earned a 117.66-79.34 win. Straight Cash Homey grabbed a 5.26-point lead on Thursday, but IKnowNothing! held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Miles Sanders, who racked up 136 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 33.6 points, and the Los Angeles Rams defense, who allowed only 3 points, surrendered 220 yards, and intercepted a pass (22.5 points). Cam Akers (171 Rush Yds, 23 Rec Yds) and DK Metcalf (6 Rec, 61 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Straight Cash Homey in the loss. This marks the second time this season IKnowNothing! have gotten the best of Straight Cash Homey, after winning 178.04-106.96 in their last matchup. IKnowNothing! improve to 6-8 for the season, while Straight Cash Homey fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  IKnowNothing!   Straight Cash Homey

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense (3 Pts Allowed, 220 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 22.5 points against the Patriots in Week 14. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.61-point projection and was much higher than their 11.06-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

IKnowNothing!
Points
% of total points 117.66
1
Miles Sanders
RB
33.6
13.89
28.6%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
22.5
8.61
19.1%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
15
8.2
12.7%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
14.36
18.82
12.2%
Straight Cash Homey
Points
% of total points 79.34
1
Cam Akers
RB
24.4
11.18
30.8%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
18.1
21.38
22.8%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
11.68
13.97
14.7%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
8.8
13.46
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal for IKnowNothing! to contribute to a 61.70-27.76 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Miles Sanders had an 82-yard touchdown run for IKnowNothing! to contribute to a 109.66-60.66 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  IKnowNothing!   Straight Cash Homey

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Straight Cash Homey, IKnowNothing! averaged more points (147.85) than they usually score (114.11).
We heard scoring helps you win. IKnowNothing! are doing a better job of that, averaging 114.11 versus Straight Cash Homey's 104.74.
Even the computers think IKnowNothing! have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (126.06) than Straight Cash Homey (107.83).
Straight Cash Homey are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than IKnowNothing! (8 vs 5).
IKnowNothing! have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Straight Cash Homey (2 vs 0).
By position, IKnowNothing! have outscored Straight Cash Homey at RB and DEF this season.
The starters for IKnowNothing! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Straight Cash Homey (0).
Hey Straight Cash Homey, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

IKnowNothing!
Sure, we ultimately earned the win, but we can't deny it, IKnowNothing!; our wide receivers were thoroughly overmatched this past week. Buoyed by Diontae Johnson (40 total yards, no TDs) and Justin Jefferson (39 yards, no TDs), our three WRs combined for just 17.9 points in Week 14. The starting wideouts for Straight Cash Homey doubled us up with a score of 38.58.
Straight Cash Homey
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) collectively received a hearty 30 targets in Week 14. Chemistry could be the primary problem, as that group tallied only 18 receptions.