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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Joseph Herbert
11-3 154.2
120.78
 
VS
proj
D’ArnestWuhnson
100.42 5-9
118.46

Joseph Herbert defeat D’ArnestWuhnson for eighth straight win in 154.20-100.42 landslide

Joseph Herbert extended their win streak to eight games with an easy victory over D’ArnestWuhnson, cruising to a 154.20-100.42 win. D’ArnestWuhnson got out to a 13.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Joseph Herbert after that. They were led by Justin Herbert, who passed for 275 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 19 yards for 29.9 points, and George Kittle, who caught 13 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown (27.6 points). Kyler Murray (17.42 points) and Matt Prater (16) did their part for D’ArnestWuhnson in the loss. This marks the second time this season Joseph Herbert have beaten D’ArnestWuhnson, after winning 138.34-102.84 in their last matchup. Joseph Herbert (11-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. D’ArnestWuhnson will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Joseph Herbert   D’ArnestWuhnson

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 13 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Kittle put up 27.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.55-point projection and was much higher than his 9.97-point season scoring average. Kittle ranks #77 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Joseph Herbert
Points
% of total points 154.2
1
Justin Herbert
QB
29.9
26.23
19.4%
2
George Kittle
TE
27.6
13.55
17.9%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
22.5
16.67
14.6%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
18
12.38
11.7%
D’ArnestWuhnson
Points
% of total points 100.42
1
Kyler Murray
QB
17.42
26.6
17.3%
2
Matt Prater
K
16
9.13
15.9%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
15.4
16.97
15.3%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
13.9
11.27
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 59-yard touchdown pass for Joseph Herbert, while Deebo Samuel had a 27-yard touchdown run, helping Joseph Herbert to a 140.40-67.00 lead.
Monday
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Monday night. For Joseph Herbert, Van Jefferson Jr. had a 52-yard touchdown catch. Kyler Murray had a 47-yard pass and a 41-yard pass for D’ArnestWuhnson, while Matt Prater had multiple 53-yard field goals.

Points By Position

  Joseph Herbert   D’ArnestWuhnson

Game Notes

Joseph Herbert had seven of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
D’ArnestWuhnson had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Joseph Herbert had five players score more points than the leading scorer for D’ArnestWuhnson.
Joseph Herbert put up more points than their season scoring average (123.12) while D’ArnestWuhnson fell short of theirs (113.91).
Joseph Herbert put up more points than their projected total, while D’ArnestWuhnson fell short of their projection.
Not only did Joseph Herbert get the win, but they also covered the 2.32-point forecasted margin of victory.
Joseph Herbert moves to (8-1) in blowout games this season, while D’ArnestWuhnson falls to (2-6).

Coach Talk

Joseph Herbert
Assembling a lineup that posted more than 154 points this past week... we did what we had to do and took care of business. Let's tip our cap to the GM of D’ArnestWuhnson, take this W in stride, and continue the march towards a fantasy championship.
D’ArnestWuhnson
Hey now, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for D’ArnestWuhnson collectively registered just two receptions on four measly targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to dial up some screen plays in Week 15!