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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Elric's Injured Reserve
8-6 147.6
133.24
 
VS
proj
Cecil's Valar
96.82 6-8
119.82

Elric's Injured Reserve defeat Cecil's Valar for fifth straight win in 147.60-96.82 romp

Elric's Injured Reserve extended their win streak to five games with a dominant victory over Cecil's Valar, rolling to a 147.60-96.82 win. It was the third straight loss for Cecil's Valar. Elric's Injured Reserve took a 15.28-point lead on Thursday behind Diontae Johnson (10.53 points) and Harrison Smith (4.75) and never let it go. Davante Adams (30.07 points) and Kyler Murray (23.96) led the charge for Cecil's Valar in the loss. This marks the first time this season Elric's Injured Reserve have gotten the best of Cecil's Valar, after falling 135.18-86.46 in their last matchup. Elric's Injured Reserve (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Cecil's Valar will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Elric's Injured Reserve   Cecil's Valar

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 132 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Bills, Fournette tallied 25.2 points this week. His scoring output was 78.1% more than his 14.15-point projection and was much higher than his 13.52-point season scoring average. Fournette ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Leonard Fournette

Top Player Comparison

Elric's Injured Reserve
Points
% of total points 147.6
1
Tom Brady
QB
40.34
26.53
27.3%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
25.2
14.15
17.1%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
18.13
13.54
12.3%
4
Dustin Hopkins
K
13
8.96
8.8%
Cecil's Valar
Points
% of total points 96.82
1
Davante Adams
WR
30.07
16.07
31.1%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
23.96
26.94
24.7%
3
Javonte Williams
RB
18.13
9.94
18.7%
4
Nick Bosa
DE
6.35
3.85
6.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 58-yard touchdown pass for Elric's Injured Reserve, while Leonard Fournette had a 47-yard touchdown run, helping Elric's Injured Reserve to a 122.87-34.34 lead.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday night, but it was Elric's Injured Reserve who grabbed the lead, 141.00-67.06. For Elric's Injured Reserve, Aaron Jones had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for Cecil's Valar with a 38-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Kyler Murray had a 47-yard pass and a 41-yard pass for Cecil's Valar.

Points By Position

  Elric's Injured Reserve   Cecil's Valar

StatSmack

A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Elric's Injured Reserve have won five straight matchups, while Cecil's Valar have dropped their last three.
We heard scoring helps you win. Elric's Injured Reserve are doing a better job of that, averaging 138.86 versus Cecil's Valar's 118.98.
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Elric's Injured Reserve has left fewer points on the bench this season (167.82) than Cecil's Valar (308.23).
Elric's Injured Reserve don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Cecil's Valar (7 vs 5).
Elric's Injured Reserve are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Cecil's Valar (1).
Elric's Injured Reserve should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Cecil's Valar (9 vs 6).
Elric's Injured Reserve have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Cecil's Valar (73 vs 59).
By position, Elric's Injured Reserve have outscored Cecil's Valar at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Elric's Injured Reserve don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 18 points, highest in the league.
Elric's Injured Reserve are in the playoffs. Cecil's Valar are currently looking forward to next season.
There's not much good to say about Cecil's Valar this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Elric's Injured Reserve
Football is all about identifying the mismatches. Case in point: we really took that to heart by doubling up Cecil's Valar at running back this past week (43.33 points to 18.65).
Cecil's Valar
Posting one catch on only two measly targets this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for Cecil's Valar should work to smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to start checking down more frequently.