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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Keenan & Kelce
7-7 116.12
110.13
 
VS
proj
The dirty birds
93.04 9-5
101.75

Keenan & Kelce overcome starter's goose egg, defeat The dirty birds in 116.12-93.04 runaway

Both teams were impeded by starters who put up 0 points, but Keenan & Kelce were able to persevere and earn the victory, cruising to a 116.12-93.04 win over The dirty birds. Keenan & Kelce nabbed an early 12.46-point lead on Thursday. The dirty birds came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Hunter Renfrow (28.7 points) and Chuba Hubbard (9.3). Not to be deterred, Keenan & Kelce made a run later that afternoon, as Josh Allen (35.22 points) and Stefon Diggs (14.4) put them back on top for good. Keenan & Kelce ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 7-7. The dirty birds (9-5) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Keenan & Kelce   The dirty birds

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Buccaneers in Week 14, Allen passed for 308 yards , ran for 109 yards and scored 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 35.22 points and scored 59.8% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Keenan & Kelce this week. Next week, Allen will face the Panthers.
Josh Allen

Top Player Comparison

Keenan & Kelce
Points
% of total points 116.12
1
Josh Allen
QB
35.22
22.04
30.3%
2
Rashaad Penny
RB
26.8
7.18
23.1%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.4
19.2
12.4%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
13.5
10.22
11.6%
The dirty birds
Points
% of total points 93.04
1
Hunter Renfrow
WR
28.7
13.46
30.8%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
14.04
18.87
15.1%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
13
9.9
14%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
12.9
17.79
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kirk Cousins had a 62-yard touchdown pass for The dirty birds for the team, who trailed 26.50-14.04 after the opening game of the week.
Sunday Early
Rashaad Penny had a 47-yard touchdown run and a 32-yard touchdown run for Keenan & Kelce, who trailed 67.14-59.00 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 27-yard touchdown run for The dirty birds, who trailed 108.62-93.04 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Keenan & Kelce   The dirty birds

StatSmack

Once Keenan & Kelce put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The dirty birds (6 vs 5).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The dirty birds - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Keenan & Kelce (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Keenan & Kelce have outscored The dirty birds at QB and TE this season.
There's not much good to say about The dirty birds this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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