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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Yellow Snow
9-5 104.86
102.78
 
VS
proj
Buffalo Dots
94 7-7
96.95

Yellow Snow jump into 1st place, 104.86-94.00

Yellow Snow ascended to the top of the standings in Yahoo Public 1367539 with a come-from-behind victory over Buffalo Dots, coming back for a 104.86-94.00 win. Trailing 52.00-58.16 heading into Sunday night, Yellow Snow came storming back behind Austin Ekeler (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 59 Rec Yds) and Joshua Palmer (4 Rec, 53 Rec Yds). This marks the second time this season Yellow Snow have taken down Buffalo Dots, after winning 129.76-95.74 in their last matchup. Yellow Snow improve to 9-5 on the season, while Buffalo Dots fall to 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Yellow Snow   Buffalo Dots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 7 points, surrendering 322 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Buccaneers, the 49ers defense registered 10 points this week. They scored 28.2% more than their 7.8-point projection and overachieved for the eighth time this season. The 49ers defense ranks #4 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
The San Francisco 49ers defense

Top Player Comparison

Yellow Snow
Points
% of total points 104.86
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.4
18.65
19.5%
2
Daniel Jones
QB
19.36
16.34
18.5%
3
RB
19
17.27
18.1%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
17.9
9.62
17.1%
Buffalo Dots
Points
% of total points 94
1
RB
28.3
17.25
30.1%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
25
20.24
26.6%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
12
8.99
12.8%
4
RB
11.6
13.02
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Daniel Carlson had a 52-yard field goal for Buffalo Dots, helping to stake Buffalo Dots to a 12.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Buffalo Dots, contributing to a 46.80-30.26 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Yellow Snow   Buffalo Dots

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Yellow Snow are doing a better job of that, averaging 116.29 versus Buffalo Dots's 100.3.
Even the computers think Yellow Snow have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (110.53) than Buffalo Dots (104.89).
You can't win if you don't play. Yellow Snow has left fewer points on the bench this season (538.72) than Buffalo Dots (586.64).
Once Yellow Snow put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Buffalo Dots (6 vs 0).
Yellow Snow should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Buffalo Dots (11 vs 7).
Yellow Snow have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Buffalo Dots (59 vs 47).
By position, Yellow Snow have outscored Buffalo Dots at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Yellow Snow don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, highest in the league.
Hey Buffalo Dots, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Yellow Snow
Listen Yellow Snow, the good news is that we won this matchup by almost 11 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this, as our scoring average through Week 13 stood at 117.17. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Buffalo Dots
So, Buffalo Dots, what did your receiving crew do to tick off their quarterbacks this week? Seeing only 10 total targets in Week 14, our three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) clearly got on their respective QBs' bad sides.