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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Desert Eagles
8-5-1 99
110.11
 
VS
proj
So Solid Spoilers
76 6-8
88.14

Desert Eagles come back to knock off So Solid Spoilers 99-76

Both teams underachieved compared to expectations, but Desert Eagles did enough to get the best of So Solid Spoilers, rallying for a 99-76 win. Trailing 68-65 heading into Monday night, Desert Eagles charged back behind Cooper Kupp (18 points) and Matt Prater (16). The Cleveland Browns defense (16 points) and Cordarrelle Patterson (11) led the way for So Solid Spoilers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Desert Eagles have gotten the best of So Solid Spoilers, after winning 102-100 in their last matchup. Desert Eagles (8-5-1) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. So Solid Spoilers will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Desert Eagles   So Solid Spoilers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Prater overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 16 points against his 9.45-point projection. In a 30-23 loss to the Rams, he made all 3 of his FG attempts. Prater ranks #7 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Lions next week.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 99
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24
28.55
24.2%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18
14.45
18.2%
3
Matt Prater
K
16
9.45
16.2%
4
D'Onta Foreman
RB
11
6.82
11.1%
So Solid Spoilers
Points
% of total points 76
1
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
16
10.38
21.1%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
11
10.76
14.5%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
11
27.26
14.5%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
10
7.68
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for Desert Eagles to contribute to a 60-58 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 52-yard field goal for So Solid Spoilers, helping the team to a 68-65 lead.
Monday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Monday night. Matt Prater had a couple of 53-yard field goals for Desert Eagles, while Cooper Kupp had a 44-yard catch. Christian Kirk made the highlight reel for So Solid Spoilers with an a 47-yard catch and a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Desert Eagles   So Solid Spoilers

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against So Solid Spoilers, Desert Eagles averaged more points (100.5) than they usually score (95.57).
You can't win if you don't play. So Solid Spoilers has left more points on the bench this season (486) than Desert Eagles (436).
So Solid Spoilers are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Desert Eagles (3 vs 2).
Desert Eagles play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than So Solid Spoilers (1).
Desert Eagles have the clutch gene, with more close wins than So Solid Spoilers (2 vs 1).
Desert Eagles should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than So Solid Spoilers (5 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of So Solid Spoilers - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Desert Eagles (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Desert Eagles have outscored So Solid Spoilers at QB and WR this season.
Desert Eagles has a higher average scoring margin (1) than So Solid Spoilers this season (0).
The starters for Desert Eagles had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for So Solid Spoilers (3).
Desert Eagles are in the playoffs. So Solid Spoilers are currently looking forward to next season.
There's not much good to say about So Solid Spoilers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Desert Eagles
Hey, the key to football is spotting (and then exploiting) the mismatches. Thanks to a stellar showing by Patrick Mahomes, we doubled up So Solid Spoilers at the quarterback position this past week (24 points to 11). Mahomes went 20-for-24 for 258 yards and two TDs in a 48-9 win over the Raiders.
So Solid Spoilers
"Not seeing enough opportunities" can't be an excuse this week for So Solid Spoilers. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively got a hearty 20 targets in Week 14. With only 12 total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.