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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Fields of Dreams
6-8 88.7
110.95
 
VS
proj
DoubleD3's 5B
67.86 10-4
111.57

Fields of Dreams manage to beat DoubleD3's 5B 88.70-67.86

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but Fields of Dreams did enough to beat DoubleD3's 5B, coming out on top with an 88.70-67.86 win. Fields of Dreams took an 18.40-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar effort from Josh Jacobs, who racked up 114 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown, and never looked back. Tony Pollard (42 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 20 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Harrison Butker (2-2 FG, 45 long, 4-4 XP) led the charge for DoubleD3's 5B in the loss. This marks the second time this season Fields of Dreams have gotten the best of DoubleD3's 5B, after winning 145.14-121.54 in their last matchup. Fields of Dreams (6-8) will look to keep it rolling against 6Ds songs, while DoubleD3's 5B (10-4) take on Awesome Excellent in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Fields of Dreams   DoubleD3's 5B

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 25 points against his 20.24-point projection. In a 34-23 loss to the Lions, he passed for 425 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cousins ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Fields of Dreams
Points
% of total points 88.7
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
25
20.24
28.2%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.4
16.74
20.7%
3
Najee Harris
RB
12
12.28
13.5%
4
Pat Freiermuth
TE
10.8
8.33
12.2%
DoubleD3's 5B
Points
% of total points 67.86
1
Tony Pollard
RB
20.2
13.06
29.8%
2
Harrison Butker
K
11
9.3
16.2%
3
TE
9.1
17.11
13.4%
4
Rachaad White
RB
8.2
10.67
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Fields of Dreams, contributing to an 88.70-25.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Fields of Dreams   DoubleD3's 5B

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two matchup wins against DoubleD3's 5B, Fields of Dreams averaged more points (116.92) than they usually score (102.75).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. DoubleD3's 5B has left more points on the bench this season (724.66) than Fields of Dreams (589.62).
Fields of Dreams laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than DoubleD3's 5B (0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of DoubleD3's 5B - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Fields of Dreams (1) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Fields of Dreams have outscored DoubleD3's 5B at RB and DEF this season.
The starters for Fields of Dreams had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for DoubleD3's 5B (0).
Hey DoubleD3's 5B, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

Fields of Dreams
A couple of 6-8 teams will match up as Fields of Dreams battle 6Ds songs in Week 15. 14 weeks into the season, Fields of Dreams have accumulated the seventh-most points in the league while 6Ds songs (96.51 PPG) are ranked eighth. Over the past two weeks, Fields of Dreams has scored 99.16 points per game, while 6Ds songs has averaged 101.86 per contest.
DoubleD3's 5B
Things don't really get any easier for second-place DoubleD3's 5B, as they now have the privilege of matching up against the league-leading Awesome Excellent next week. 14 weeks into the season, DoubleD3's 5B have accumulated the fourth-most points in the league while Awesome Excellent (117.9 PPG) are ranked first.