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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
We Are Groot
7-7 156.96
105
 
VS
proj
Far From Ma”Home”s
119.68 8-6
118.51

We Are Groot smirk at predictions, earn win over Far From Ma”Home”s in 156.96-119.68 romp

We Are Groot outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 156.96-119.68 win over Far From Ma”Home”s. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in this matchup, as We Are Groot nabbed a 45.16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Evan Engram and Ja'Marr Chase. Engram caught 11 passes for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns for 37.7 points, while Chase caught 10 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown (25.5 points). This marks the first time this season We Are Groot have knocked off Far From Ma”Home”s, after falling 120.28-91.28 in their last matchup. We Are Groot (7-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Far From Ma”Home”s (8-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  We Are Groot   Far From Ma”Home”s

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Engram overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 37.7 points against his 6.22-point projection. In a 36-22 win over the Titans, he caught 11 passes for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns. Engram ranks #4 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Evan Engram

Top Player Comparison

We Are Groot
Points
% of total points 156.96
1
Evan Engram
TE
37.7
6.22
24%
2
RB
30.9
10.5
19.7%
3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
25.5
15.82
16.2%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
18.56
23.2
11.8%
Far From Ma”Home”s
Points
% of total points 119.68
1
RB
30.3
17.26
25.3%
2
QB
24.78
25.88
20.7%
3
Mike Williams
WR
22.6
9.76
18.9%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
14.9
10.4
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was We Are Groot who grabbed the lead, 86.56-41.40. Evan Engram had a 21-yard touchdown catch for We Are Groot, while Joe Burrow had a 45-yard touchdown pass. DeVonta Smith made the highlight reel for Far From Ma”Home”s with a 41-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Mike Williams had a 55-yard catch for Far From Ma”Home”s, who trailed 120.06-64.60 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  We Are Groot   Far From Ma”Home”s

What If

We Are Groot would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Far From Ma”Home”s would have lost to just one other team besides We Are Groot this week.
If they played Far From Ma”Home”s every week, We Are Groot would be 7-7 this season.
Had they played each other last week, We Are Groot would have beaten Far From Ma”Home”s 147.14-98.42.
We Are Groot would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Far From Ma”Home”s.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as We Are Groot, Far From Ma”Home”s would be 3-9.
If We Are Groot had played every team in the league each week, they would be 66-60.
If they played every team every week, Far From Ma”Home”s would be 65-61.

Coach Talk

We Are Groot
Listen, We Are Groot, we certainly appreciate the confidence. It takes true gumption to roll out a player with negative points (the Minnesota Vikings defense) while still getting the win. All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
Far From Ma”Home”s
Well, Far From Ma”Home”s, this week's problem is fairly easy to identify. Going with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up nearly 157 points... let's try to move forward with a full deck of cards next time.