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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
AvengerRam
6-8 84.54
80.13
 
VS
proj
Gareth
40.33 5-9
81.73

Offensively challenged AvengerRam beat Gareth, 84.54-40.33

Ranking 13th in the league in points scored for the week, AvengerRam were lucky to earn a win against a foe that had an even worse week, earning an 84.54-40.33 win over Gareth. Gareth leapt out to a 13.03-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Dak Prescott, who passed for 211 yards and a touchdown and ran for 15 yards for 7.72 points, and Nick Chubb, who ran for 59 yards (6.5 points). But AvengerRam held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Davante Adams (10 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Matthew Stafford (287 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). This marks the first time this season AvengerRam have taken down Gareth, after falling 121.06-108.92 in their last matchup. AvengerRam ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-8. Gareth will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  AvengerRam   Gareth

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 14.43 points, Adams scored 73.9% more than that amount by scoring 25.1 points as the Packers beat the Bears 45-30. He caught 10 passes for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on AvengerRam this week. In Week 15, Adams and the Packers will battle the Ravens.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

AvengerRam
Points
% of total points 84.54
1
Davante Adams
WR
25.1
14.43
29.7%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
23.74
17.41
28.1%
3
Dawson Knox
TE
12
5.89
14.2%
4
Darrel Williams
RB
9.9
6.1
11.7%
Gareth
Points
% of total points 40.33
1
Brandon McManus
K
10
8.16
24.8%
2
David Montgomery
RB
8.1
12.61
20.1%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
7.72
22.22
19.1%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
6.5
14.37
16.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Gareth boasted a 23.73-10.70 lead. For AvengerRam, Darrel Williams had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Mecole Hardman made the highlight reel for Gareth with a 44-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 52-yard field goal for Gareth, who trailed 35.70-32.23 after the late slate.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 38-yard touchdown catch for AvengerRam, helping the team to a 60.80-40.33 lead.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 52-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for AvengerRam on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  AvengerRam   Gareth

StatSmack

Gareth would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost five in a row.
You can't win if you don't play. Gareth has left more points on the bench this season (246.8) than AvengerRam (230.73).
Gareth are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than AvengerRam (4 vs 3).
AvengerRam see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Gareth (0).
AvengerRam don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Gareth (0 vs 1).
AvengerRam should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Gareth (6 vs 4).
By position, AvengerRam have outscored Gareth at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for AvengerRam had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Gareth (2).
There's not much good to say about Gareth this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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