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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Blue Mountain State
4-10 117.94
106.14
 
VS
proj
Ed's Excellent Team
116.62 11-3
117.18

Blue Mountain State beat expectations, defeat Ed's Excellent Team in 117.94-116.62 duel

Blue Mountain State exceeded their projected point total, narrowly earning a 117.94-116.62 win over Ed's Excellent Team, who fell short of projections. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Blue Mountain State led 115.24-75.82 heading into Monday night. Ed's Excellent Team came roaring back behind Cooper Kupp, who caught 13 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown for 24.8 points, and Matt Prater, who made all 3 of his FG attempts (16 points). Blue Mountain State were led by Najee Harris (23.9 points) and Ja'Marr Chase (22.8). This marks the second time this season Blue Mountain State have gotten the best of Ed's Excellent Team, after winning 122.02-71.38 in their last matchup. Blue Mountain State (4-10) will look to sustain their winning ways against Anthony's First-Rate Team, while Ed's Excellent Team (11-3) will try to get back in the win column against REDSKINS.

Matchup Timeline

  Blue Mountain State   Ed's Excellent Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns against the 49ers, Chase scored 22.8 points this week. His scoring output was 75.6% more than his 12.98-point projection and was much higher than his 13.83-point season scoring average. Chase ranks #30 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Blue Mountain State
Points
% of total points 117.94
1
Najee Harris
RB
23.9
16.22
20.3%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
22.8
12.98
19.3%
3
Javonte Williams
RB
20.8
12.24
17.6%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
20.14
19.07
17.1%
Ed's Excellent Team
Points
% of total points 116.62
1
George Kittle
TE
27.6
13.55
23.7%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
24.8
19.23
21.3%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.32
23.98
17.4%
4
Matt Prater
K
16
9.45
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for Ed's Excellent Team, who trailed 51.50-40.42 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Ja'Marr Chase had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Blue Mountain State, helping the team to a 115.24-75.82 lead.
Monday
Matt Prater had a couple of 53-yard field goals for Ed's Excellent Team, while Cooper Kupp had a 44-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Blue Mountain State   Ed's Excellent Team

Game Notes

Blue Mountain State had six of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Ed's Excellent Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
The two highest scorers for Ed's Excellent Team (George Kittle and Cooper Kupp) scored more points than Najee Harris, the leading scorer for Blue Mountain State.
Blue Mountain State put up more points than their season scoring average (109.56) while Ed's Excellent Team fell short of theirs (119.88).
Blue Mountain State put up more points than their projected total, while Ed's Excellent Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 1.32-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a three-match losing streak for Blue Mountain State, while the loss caps an eight-game winning streak for Ed's Excellent Team.
Blue Mountain State moves to (1-2) in close games this season, while Ed's Excellent Team falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, George Kittle tallied 27.6 points, the third-best scoring output for any TE this season.

Next Week Preview

Blue Mountain State
Blue Mountain State (4-10) will go up against Anthony's First-Rate Team (9-5) in Week 15. After 14 weeks of action, Blue Mountain State are ranked fifth in points scored, while Anthony's First-Rate Team have tallied the fourth-highest point total in Yahoo Public 1250861 league. Over the last three weeks, Blue Mountain State has put up 94.32 points per game, while Anthony's First-Rate Team has averaged 110.45 per contest.
Ed's Excellent Team
On the docket for Week 15, first-place Ed's Excellent Team (11-3) will try to bounce back against fifth-place REDSKINS (7-7). Through 14 weeks of action, Ed's Excellent Team have tallied the most points in the league while REDSKINS (and their 104.18 points per game) are ranked sixth.