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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Molly Hatchet
9-5 159.51
141.17
 
VS
proj
Chicken nuggets
118.57 4-10
134.26

Molly Hatchet knock off Chicken nuggets for third straight win in 159.51-118.57 rout

Molly Hatchet extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Chicken nuggets, cruising to a 159.51-118.57 win. Molly Hatchet earned an early 15.25-point lead on Thursday. Chicken nuggets came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Russell Wilson (23.75 points) and Tyler Lockett (23.45). Not to be deterred, Molly Hatchet rallied later that afternoon, as Joe Burrow (25.97 points) and George Kittle (24.35) put them back ahead for good. This marks the second time this season Molly Hatchet have gotten the best of Chicken nuggets, after winning 146.37-134.98 in their last matchup. Molly Hatchet (9-5) will look to keep it rolling against WinterbothamWankers, while Chicken nuggets (4-10) will attempt to get back on track against Snod Rats.

Matchup Timeline

  Molly Hatchet   Chicken nuggets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kittle overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 24.35 points against his 12.15-point projection. In a 26-23 win over the Bengals, he caught 13 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown. Kittle ranks #77 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Molly Hatchet
Points
% of total points 159.51
1
Joe Burrow
QB
25.97
23.54
16.3%
2
George Kittle
TE
24.35
12.15
15.3%
3
Javonte Williams
RB
20.55
11.61
12.9%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
19.54
21.65
12.3%
Chicken nuggets
Points
% of total points 118.57
1
Russell Wilson
QB
23.75
25.12
20%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
23.45
10.8
19.8%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
21.5
15.75
18.1%
4
Cam Newton
QB
16.57
22.15
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson connected with Tyler Lockett for a 55-yard touchdown pass for Chicken nuggets, helping Chicken nuggets to a 101.12-69.49 lead.
Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 32-yard touchdown pass for Molly Hatchet, contributing to a 159.51-118.57 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Molly Hatchet   Chicken nuggets

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two head-to-head wins against Chicken nuggets, Molly Hatchet averaged more points (152.94) than they usually score (132.8).
Molly Hatchet are on fire, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Chicken nuggets need some help then, averaging just 119.01 versus Molly Hatchet's 132.8.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Molly Hatchet (9-5) have a better record than Chicken nuggets (4-10).
Molly Hatchet don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Chicken nuggets (6 vs 0).
Molly Hatchet are clutch masters, with more close wins than Chicken nuggets (1 vs 0).
Molly Hatchet should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Chicken nuggets (6 vs 2).
By position, Molly Hatchet have outscored Chicken nuggets at QB, RB, and TE this season.
Molly Hatchet has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Chicken nuggets this season (-17).
Time to rest the starters for Molly Hatchet. They've clinched a playoff spot while Chicken nuggets are currently on the outside looking in.
There's not much good to say about Chicken nuggets this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Molly Hatchet
Props to you, Molly Hatchet. Good job deploying a team that blew the competition out by almost 41 points in Week 14. Let's keep this momentum rolling as we step into what could be a favorable Week 15 matchup.
Chicken nuggets
Unless Chicken nuggets wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough opportunities" is definitely not an excuse this week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) collectively received a respectable 20 targets in Week 14. Chemistry and timing appear to be issues as that group tallied only 12 receptions.