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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Silver Ballers
8-6 192.63
150.38
 
VS
proj
anthony's Unreal Team
139.07 9-5
198.56

Silver Ballers beat anthony's Unreal Team, 192.63-139.07

Despite similar records, anthony's Unreal Team held a big season point advantage over Silver Ballers coming into this one (2,624-2,055). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with Silver Ballers earning a 192.63-139.07 win. anthony's Unreal Team grabbed a 23.95-point lead on Thursday, but Silver Ballers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tyler Lockett, who caught 5 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown for 27.2 points, and Joe Burrow, who passed for 348 yards and 2 touchdowns (23.02 points). Javonte Williams (21.8 points) and Saquon Barkley (17.25) led the way for anthony's Unreal Team in the loss. Silver Ballers improve to 8-6 on the season, while anthony's Unreal Team fall to 9-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Silver Ballers   anthony's Unreal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Richardson (3 Tackles, 1 Sack) scored 7 points in a 36-28 win over the Steelers in Week 14. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 2.47-point projection and was much higher than his 1.75-point season scoring average. Richardson ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Bears next week.
Sheldon Richardson

Top Player Comparison

Silver Ballers
Points
% of total points 192.63
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
27.2
10.29
14.1%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
23.02
21.1
12%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
19.25
9.25
10%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
16.66
15.86
8.6%
anthony's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 139.07
1
Javonte Williams
RB
21.8
11.22
15.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.25
15.43
12.4%
3
Greg Joseph
K
11
8.07
7.9%
4
Chase Claypool
WR
10.25
9.87
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 55-yard touchdown catch for Silver Ballers to contribute to a 103.45-65.27 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 32-yard touchdown pass for Silver Ballers, contributing to a 156.23-133.32 lead for the team.
Monday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 40-yard catch for Silver Ballers on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Silver Ballers   anthony's Unreal Team

Game Notes

More than half (13 of the 24) of the starters on Silver Ballers scored higher than their projected point totals.
anthony's Unreal Team had only nine of their 24 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Silver Ballers had three starters score zero points, while anthony's Unreal Team had three.
Silver Ballers put up more points than their season scoring average (146.76) while anthony's Unreal Team fell short of theirs (187.45).
Silver Ballers recorded more points than their projected total, while anthony's Unreal Team failed to reach their projection.
In upset games this year, Silver Ballers moves to (2-0), while anthony's Unreal Team falls to (0-2).

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