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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Laces Out Dan!
7-7 139
117.05
 
VS
proj
Chapel Bulls
123 7-7
104.39

Laces Out Dan! beat expectations, earn win over Chapel Bulls, 139-123

Both teams stepped up and beat their projected point totals, but it was Laces Out Dan! who came out on top, earning a 139-123 win over Chapel Bulls. Laces Out Dan! took an early 9-point lead on Thursday. Chapel Bulls came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by the Kansas City Chiefs defense (24 points) and Patrick Mahomes (22). Not to be deterred, Laces Out Dan! rallied later that night, as Davante Adams (24 points) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Laces Out Dan! have knocked off Chapel Bulls, after winning 112-106 in their last matchup. Laces Out Dan! (7-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Chapel Bulls (7-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Laces Out Dan!   Chapel Bulls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 20 points, Williams scored 84.5% more than his 10.84-point projection as the Broncos beat the Lions 38-10. He ran for 73 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Laces Out Dan! this week. Williams will go up against the Bengals next week.
Javonte Williams

Top Player Comparison

Laces Out Dan!
Points
% of total points 139
1
Taysom Hill
QB
26
21.78
18.7%
2
Davante Adams
WR
24
13.69
17.3%
3
Javonte Williams
RB
20
10.84
14.4%
4
Matt Prater
K
16
8.72
11.5%
Chapel Bulls
Points
% of total points 123
1
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
24
8.24
19.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22
25.91
17.9%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
18
14.45
14.6%
4
Harrison Butker
K
14
8.84
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Chapel Bulls boasted an 88-58 lead. For Laces Out Dan!, Taysom Hill had a 44-yard touchdown run. Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for Chapel Bulls, while Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 38-yard touchdown catch for Laces Out Dan!, contributing to a 123-105 lead for the team.
Monday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Monday night. For Laces Out Dan!, Matt Prater had a pair of 53-yard field goals. Cooper Kupp made the highlight reel for Chapel Bulls with a 44-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Laces Out Dan!   Chapel Bulls

What If

Laces Out Dan! would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Chapel Bulls would not have lost to any other team in the league besides Laces Out Dan! this week.
If Laces Out Dan! played Chapel Bulls every week this season, they'd be 7-7.
Last week, Laces Out Dan! would have gotten the victory over Chapel Bulls 108-100.
Laces Out Dan! would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chapel Bulls.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Laces Out Dan!, Chapel Bulls would be 5-7.
If Laces Out Dan! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 87-66-1.
If they played every team every week, Chapel Bulls would be 94-60.

Coach Talk

Laces Out Dan!
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? With some stellar yardage production from our ball-carriers, our team created a big disparity this week. Our three starting backs recorded 146 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs of Chapel Bulls (238 total yards to 92), and we wound up doubling up them at the position (42 points to 20).
Chapel Bulls
Hey now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for Chapel Bulls collectively logged only a pair of receptions on five targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to draw up some screen plays in Week 15!