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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Brian's Expert Team
10-4 105.88
112.52
 
VS
proj
Bad Boys
103.7 5-9
111.35

Brian's Expert Team knock off Bad Boys for seventh straight win in 105.88-103.70 duel

Brian's Expert Team extended their win streak to seven games with a narrow victory over Bad Boys, squeaking by for a 105.88-103.70 win. Bad Boys had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Brian's Expert Team led 81.78-68.00 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 12.6 points from Tua Tagovailoa on Sunday night for Bad Boys. Brian's Expert Team were led by Jalen Hurts (30.38 points) and Justin Jefferson (27.8). This marks the second time this season Brian's Expert Team have taken down Bad Boys, after winning 112.18-74.76 in their last matchup. Brian's Expert Team (10-4) will look to keep it rolling against frogster, while Bad Boys (5-9) will attempt to get back on track against Catch 22.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's Expert Team   Bad Boys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 27.8 points against his 19.61-point projection. In a 34-23 loss to the Lions, he caught 11 passes for 223 yards . Jefferson ranks #9 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

Brian's Expert Team
Points
% of total points 105.88
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
30.38
24.7
28.7%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
27.8
19.61
26.3%
3
WR
15
14.75
14.2%
4
TE
9.1
17.11
8.6%
Bad Boys
Points
% of total points 103.7
1
Evan Engram
TE
33.7
6.23
32.5%
2
RB
19
17.27
18.3%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
12.6
19.85
12.2%
4
Harrison Butker
K
11
9.3
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Brian's Expert Team had an 81.78-39.10 lead. Jalen Hurts had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 33-yard touchdown pass for Brian's Expert Team, while Justin Jefferson had a 47-yard catch. Evan Engram made the highlight reel for Bad Boys with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Tua Tagovailoa had a 60-yard touchdown pass for Bad Boys to contribute to an 84.70-81.78 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Brian's Expert Team   Bad Boys

StatSmack

Brian's Expert Team are on fire, with victories in seven straight matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Brian's Expert Team (10-4) have a better record than Bad Boys (5-9).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Brian's Expert Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (689.08) than Bad Boys (823.3).
Brian's Expert Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Bad Boys (5 vs 4).
Brian's Expert Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Bad Boys (0).
Brian's Expert Team have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Bad Boys (2 vs 0).
Brian's Expert Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Bad Boys (6 vs 5).
Bad Boys have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Brian's Expert Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Brian's Expert Team have outscored Bad Boys at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Brian's Expert Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 10 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Brian's Expert Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Bad Boys (2).
Time to rest the starters for Brian's Expert Team. They've clinched a playoff spot while Bad Boys are currently on the outside looking in.
Brian's Expert Team was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than Bad Boys (0).
Don't worry Bad Boys, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Brian's Expert Team
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? Not only did we double up Bad Boys at QB (30.38 points to 12.6), we also quadrupled them at WR (48.6 to 12).
Bad Boys
Luckily, this week's problem is pretty easy to diagnose, Bad Boys. Choosing to start Tee Higgins in what was ultimately a tight fantasy matchup... let's all assume something like this won't happen again and move on.