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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Ted Lasso Believe Team
9-5 135.52
136.21
 
VS
proj
Gold Rush
50.8 5-9
73.47

Ted Lasso Believe Team hand Gold Rush third straight loss in 135.52-50.80 runaway

Ted Lasso Believe Team rolled to a 135.52-50.80 win to hand Gold Rush their third straight loss. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as Ted Lasso Believe Team took a 62.52-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout performances from Tyler Lockett and Cam Newton. Lockett caught 5 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown for 27.2 points, while Newton passed for 178 yards and ran for 47 yards and a touchdown (14.82 points). Melvin Gordon III (23.1 points) and Matt Prater (16) did everything they could for Gold Rush in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ted Lasso Believe Team have taken down Gold Rush, after winning 124.24-103.64 in their last matchup. Ted Lasso Believe Team (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Gold Rush will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Ted Lasso Believe Team   Gold Rush

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 29-21 win over the Panthers, Koo scored 12 points to beat his 7.11-point projection. He made all 3 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ted Lasso Believe Team this week. Koo will go up against the 49ers in Week 15.
Younghoe Koo

Top Player Comparison

Ted Lasso Believe Team
Points
% of total points 135.52
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
31.3
23.28
23.1%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
27.2
15.13
20.1%
3
Cam Newton
QB
14.82
19.7
10.9%
4
David Montgomery
RB
14.1
15.2
10.4%
Gold Rush
Points
% of total points 50.8
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
23.1
9.41
45.5%
2
Matt Prater
K
16
9.45
31.5%
3
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
5.6
13.21
11%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
3.4
9.65
6.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 55-yard touchdown catch for Ted Lasso Believe Team, contributing to a 63.32-0.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 27-yard touchdown run for Ted Lasso Believe Team, helping the team to an 82.22-31.40 lead.
Monday
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Monday night. For Ted Lasso Believe Team, Cooper Kupp had a 44-yard catch. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for Gold Rush with multiple 53-yard field goals.

Points By Position

  Ted Lasso Believe Team   Gold Rush

StatSmack

Gold Rush would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Gold Rush need some help then, averaging just 109.56 versus Ted Lasso Believe Team's 135.47.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Ted Lasso Believe Team (9-5) have a better record than Gold Rush (5-9).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Ted Lasso Believe Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (900.52) than Gold Rush (1,539.26).
Once Ted Lasso Believe Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Gold Rush (5 vs 2).
Ted Lasso Believe Team play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Gold Rush (2).
Ted Lasso Believe Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than Gold Rush (1 vs 0).
Ted Lasso Believe Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Gold Rush (5 vs 0).
Ted Lasso Believe Team have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Gold Rush (64 vs 36).
Gold Rush have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Ted Lasso Believe Team (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Ted Lasso Believe Team have outscored Gold Rush at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Ted Lasso Believe Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 18 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Ted Lasso Believe Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Gold Rush (2).
Ted Lasso Believe Team are in the playoffs. Gold Rush are currently looking forward to next season.
Ted Lasso Believe Team came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (7) than Gold Rush (3).
Don't worry Gold Rush, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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