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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Red Raiders
8-6 94.08
91.09
 
VS
proj
The Pennywise Express
33.88 7-7
56.92

The Pennywise Express lose to Red Raiders in 94.08-33.88 landslide

There's no way around it, The Pennywise Express underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Red Raiders rolled to a 94.08-33.88 win. Red Raiders nabbed a 15.90-point lead on Thursday behind K.J. Osborn (11.15 points) and Minkah Fitzpatrick (4.75) and never looked back. Dawson Knox (10 points) and Robbie Gould (8) led the charge for The Pennywise Express in the loss. Red Raiders (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. The Pennywise Express will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Red Raiders   The Pennywise Express

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Steelers in Week 14, Osborn caught 3 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 11.15 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Red Raiders this week. Osborn will play the Bears in Week 15.
K.J. Osborn

Top Player Comparison

Red Raiders
Points
% of total points 94.08
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
22.78
16.16
24.2%
2
Justin Simmons
S
11.25
8.53
12%
3
K.J. Osborn
WR
11.15
4.76
11.9%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
10.25
6.81
10.9%
The Pennywise Express
Points
% of total points 33.88
1
Dawson Knox
TE
10
3.89
29.5%
2
Robbie Gould
K
8
8.25
23.6%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
5.43
18.39
16%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
4.8
7.48
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
K.J. Osborn had a 62-yard touchdown catch for Red Raiders to contribute to a 15.90-0.00 lead for the team.
Monday
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Monday night. For Red Raiders, Matthew Stafford had a 52-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for The Pennywise Express with a 47-yard pass and a 41-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Red Raiders   The Pennywise Express

Game Notes

Red Raiders had six of their 12 starters exceed their projected point totals.
The Pennywise Express had only one of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was The Pennywise Express even trying this week? They started five players who scored zero points.
Red Raiders had five players score more points than the leading scorer for The Pennywise Express.
Red Raiders put up more points than their season scoring average (89.99) while The Pennywise Express fell short of theirs (80.79).
Red Raiders put up more points than their projected total, while The Pennywise Express failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Red Raiders get the W, but they also covered the 34.17-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Red Raiders moves to (6-4), while The Pennywise Express falls to (4-5).
In a losing effort, Dawson Knox recorded 10 points, the third-highest score for a TE this week.

Coach Talk

Red Raiders
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Fueled by a stellar performance from Matthew Stafford, we quadrupled The Pennywise Express at the quarterback position this past week (22.78 points to 5.43). Stafford went 23-for-30 for 287 yards and three TDs in a 30-23 win over the Cardinals.
The Pennywise Express
Wow, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for The Pennywise Express collectively logged only a couple of targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 15!