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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Mexican Pizzas
9-5 135.7
119.53
 
VS
proj
Houston Dashers
46.86 5-9
65.84

Mexican Pizzas hand Houston Dashers third straight loss in 135.70-46.86 runaway

Mexican Pizzas rolled to a 135.70-46.86 win to hand Houston Dashers their third consecutive loss. Mexican Pizzas earned an 18.40-point lead on Thursday behind Josh Jacobs and never gave it up. Joe Burrow (17.56 points) and Brandon Aiyuk (12.7) led the charge for Houston Dashers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Mexican Pizzas have knocked off Houston Dashers, after winning 96.76-65.28 in their last matchup. Mexican Pizzas (9-5) will look to sustain their winning ways against Barab pick #1, while Houston Dashers (5-9) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Fired by Union.

Matchup Timeline

  Mexican Pizzas   Houston Dashers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 12 points, surrendering 309 yards, and forcing 2 fumbles against the Jets, the Bills defense tallied 12 points this week. Their scoring output was 41% more than their 8.51-point projection and was higher than their 8.43-point season scoring average. The Bills defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Mexican Pizzas
Points
% of total points 135.7
1
Jared Goff
QB
26.1
18.56
19.2%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
23.5
15.83
17.3%
3
RB
19
17.27
14%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
18.4
16.74
13.6%
Houston Dashers
Points
% of total points 46.86
1
Joe Burrow
QB
17.56
21.8
37.5%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
12.7
9.21
27.1%
3
Justin Tucker
K
11
9.26
23.5%
4
TE
4.8
8.09
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Mexican Pizzas had a 108.80-29.36 lead. Jared Goff had a 48-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for Mexican Pizzas, while Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for Houston Dashers with a 45-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Brandon Aiyuk had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Houston Dashers, who trailed 116.70-42.06 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Mexican Pizzas   Houston Dashers

Game Notes

Mexican Pizzas had seven of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Houston Dashers had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Houston Dashers even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Mexican Pizzas had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Houston Dashers.
Mexican Pizzas put up more points than their season scoring average (116.68) while Houston Dashers fell short of theirs (80.2).
Mexican Pizzas put up more points than their projected total, while Houston Dashers failed to reach their projection.
The showdown featured both the league's highest (135.7) and league's lowest (46.86) scores of the week.
The matchup's 88.84-point margin is the largest in the league this year.
Not only did Mexican Pizzas win, but they also covered the 53.7-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Mexican Pizzas moves to (5-1), while Houston Dashers falls to (1-7).

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