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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Cool Brees
8-6 119.22
122.85
 
VS
proj
Fly Eagles Fly
90.76 9-5
117.01

Cool Brees defeat Fly Eagles Fly for fourth straight win in 119.22-90.76 rout

Cool Brees extended their win streak to four games with a convincing victory over Fly Eagles Fly, rolling to a 119.22-90.76 win. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as Cool Brees jumped out to a 30.34-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Travis Kelce (23.6 points) and Robby Anderson (13.7). Miles Sanders (27.6 points) and Deshaun Watson (16.56) carried the flag for Fly Eagles Fly in the loss. This marks the second time this season Cool Brees have gotten the best of Fly Eagles Fly, after winning 124.14-120.76 in their last matchup. Cool Brees (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Fly Eagles Fly (9-5) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Cool Brees   Fly Eagles Fly

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 14.35 points, Taylor more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 29.5 points as the Colts beat the Raiders 44-27. He racked up 165 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cool Brees this week. Next week, Taylor will play the Texans.
Jonathan Taylor

Top Player Comparison

Cool Brees
Points
% of total points 119.22
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
29.5
14.35
24.7%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
23.6
15.28
19.8%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
16.72
21.87
14%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
13.7
13.47
11.5%
Fly Eagles Fly
Points
% of total points 90.76
1
Miles Sanders
RB
27.6
12.27
30.4%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
16.56
21.67
18.2%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
15.7
15.85
17.3%
4
James Robinson
RB
10.3
15.54
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 48-yard pass for Fly Eagles Fly, while James Robinson had a 47-yard run for the team, who trailed 60.10-29.76 after the early action.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Cool Brees had a 119.22-90.76 lead. For Cool Brees, Jonathan Taylor had a 62-yard touchdown run. Miles Sanders made the highlight reel for Fly Eagles Fly with an 82-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Cool Brees   Fly Eagles Fly

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two matchup wins against Fly Eagles Fly, Cool Brees averaged more points (121.68) than they usually score (113.5).
Cool Brees are looking unstoppable, with victories in four straight weeks.
Cool Brees are clutch masters, with more close wins than Fly Eagles Fly (1 vs 0).
Fly Eagles Fly have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Cool Brees (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Cool Brees have outscored Fly Eagles Fly at TE and DEF this season.
Don't worry Fly Eagles Fly, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Cool Brees
Whoa, the Falcons secondary didn't stand a chance! 36 completions on 44 attempts... good enough for an 82% completion percentage for Justin Herbert. We know the GM of Cool Brees is appreciative of this type of attention to detail.
Fly Eagles Fly
Keep your head held high, Fly Eagles Fly! Listen, we've been at it long enough to realize that every once in a while, free points just seem to magically appear out of nowhere. And then sometimes, like in your case this week, they don't! Well, hmmm, okay; finding an extra 29 points for you this past matchup really would've required some serious wizardry.