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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Naperville Methlab
8-6 96
78.07
 
VS
proj
Hoffman Hillbillies
83 4-10
87.19

Back-and-forth battle ends with Naperville Methlab coming back to beat Hoffman Hillbillies, 96-83

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Naperville Methlab rallied to earn a 96-83 win to hand Hoffman Hillbillies their seventh consecutive loss. Naperville Methlab trailed 83-81 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Van Jefferson Jr. (15 points). Josh Allen (308 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Ja'Marr Chase (5 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the charge for Hoffman Hillbillies in defeat. This marks the first time this season Naperville Methlab have beaten Hoffman Hillbillies, after falling 114-76 in their last matchup. Naperville Methlab (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Hoffman Hillbillies will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Naperville Methlab   Hoffman Hillbillies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson Jr. (10 Rush Yds, 58 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 15 points in a 30-23 win over the Cardinals in Week 14. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.96-point projection and was much higher than his 8.5-point season scoring average. Jefferson Jr. ranks #89 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Van Jefferson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Naperville Methlab
Points
% of total points 96
1
Russell Wilson
QB
30
28.85
31.3%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
17
8.01
17.7%
3
Van Jefferson Jr.
WR
15
6.96
15.6%
4
Dawson Knox
TE
12
5.89
12.5%
Hoffman Hillbillies
Points
% of total points 83
1
Josh Allen
QB
41
28.87
49.4%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
19
9.7
22.9%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
9
8.35
10.8%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
5
13.57
6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Naperville Methlab, contributing to a 55-18 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Ja'Marr Chase had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Hoffman Hillbillies, contributing to an 83-81 lead for the team.
Monday
Van Jefferson Jr. had a 52-yard touchdown catch for Naperville Methlab on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Naperville Methlab   Hoffman Hillbillies

What If

Naperville Methlab would have beaten five other teams besides Hoffman Hillbillies this week.
Hoffman Hillbillies would have lost to seven other teams besides Naperville Methlab this week.
If Naperville Methlab played Hoffman Hillbillies every week this season, they'd be 10-4.
Last week, Hoffman Hillbillies would have been victorious over Naperville Methlab 66-62.
Naperville Methlab would be 7-4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hoffman Hillbillies.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Naperville Methlab, Hoffman Hillbillies would be 3-9.
If Naperville Methlab had played every team in the league each week, they would be 96-56-2.
If they played every team every week, Hoffman Hillbillies would be 53-100-1.

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